Video: Explore New England Interview with Matt Panucci
Click below to watch the Explore New England’s interview with Friends’ president, Matt Panucci!Get Your Guide to the Blue Hills!
Download the Blue Hills Guide Explore the Blue Hills with the guide Chickatawbut A short hike with great views, this trail is lots of fun for children who like rock scrambling. Great Blue Hill Thousands of hikers ascend Great Blue Hill each year to enjoy the fantastic...The Changing Face of the Blue Hills: Shifting Plant Populations Past, Present, and Future
UMass Biology Professor Rick Kesseli discusses the habitat and biodiversity changes that have occurred in the Blue Hills over the last couple hundred years as well as current trends and impacts that are affecting the region. You will get a glimpse into the future and...
Your Chance to Win a Picnic of a Lifetime!
Imagine your very favorite place in the Blue Hills…is it the top of Buck Hill? The flowering lily pads on St. Moritz Pond? Fisherman’s Beach at Ponkapoag? Now imagine inviting five friends or family members to join you for a mouth-watering picnic at this beautiful...Principles of Diversity
At the June 1st Board Meeting, the Trustees of the Friends of the Blue Hills voted to adopt a diversity statement that had been in the works for two years. Notably, the timing of this agenda item coincided with the news of racially-based incidents in the United States...Upcoming Events
Aug
10
Wed
2022
9:30 am
Weeding Wednesday with Charlie a...
Weeding Wednesday with Charlie a...
Aug 10 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Join Charlie and Sturdy for ‘Weeding Wednesday!’ On the second Wednesday of the month, you can help protect the forest by removing invasive species in the park. Your work will protect endangered species in the[...]
Aug
13
Sat
2022
9:00 am
Trail Maintenance with Bob
Trail Maintenance with Bob
Aug 13 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Get some fresh air and exercise… and give back to an amazing park that serves tens of thousands of visitors each year. You will be helping to care for the trails by improving erosion structures,[...]
Aug
19
Fri
2022
9:00 am
Invasive Removal or Trail Mainte...
Invasive Removal or Trail Mainte...
Aug 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am
Get some fresh air and exercise… and give back to an amazing park that serves tens of thousands of visitors each year. Depending on current needs, you will help maintain the trails or remove invasive[...]