by Friends of the Blue Hills | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog, Preservation Campaigns
Department of Conservation and Recreation is creating a Master Plan for Ponkapoag Pond, which includes improving the parking at Fisherman’s Cove and building a new bog board walk. The plan also calls for signage at entrances to the park in Randolph. The...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | May 4, 2022 | Blog, Preservation Campaigns
A number of wildfires have burned in the Blue Hills recently, disrupting some visitors’ plans and requiring state and local fire resources. The fires, however, may have delivered some benefits to the Blue Hills fire-dependent ecosystems. In the last month,...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog, Preservation Campaigns
Please urge your state representative to increase investment in our state parks through the FY23 state budget. The need for investment in our parks system has been apparent for years, but has become more urgent as the Commonwealth struggles to respond to accelerating...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Feb 4, 2022 | Blog, Preservation Campaigns
Thanks to our members and partners… the Invasive Species Bill is moving out of Committee! The Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture passed the Invasive Species bill out of committee. Thank you to everyone who responded to the action...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Preservation Campaigns
Today you have a chance to better protect native habitats in the Blue Hills — and throughout the state. There is currently a bill that is before the the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Environment that would could help better control...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Jan 3, 2022 | Blog, Preservation Campaigns
Have you ever climbed Buck Hill to enjoy the exhilarating 360-degree view, only to descend the Skyline Trail and experience fear and frustration trying to cross the stream of cars racing along Route 28? As Randolph Town Councilor Jesse Gordon says, “crossing Route 28...