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Starting your week with a hike on World Health Day is a great way to set the tone for a healthy week ahead. It’s a simple way to jumpstart your Monday by boosting your physical health—improving your heart, strength, and energy. Mentally, it helps clear your mind and reduce stress, giving you a fresh perspective as you dive into the week. Taking time to connect with nature not only sets a positive mood for the day but also helps you feel more focused and grounded throughout the week. It’s the perfect way to begin your week on the right foot.

Join the Friends of the Blue Hills

• If there is snow or ice, please wear microspikes/crampons
• If you have hiking poles, please bring them.
• Sturdy walking shoes required.
• Dress in layers for the weather.
• Inclement weather will cancel.
• Bring at least 1 liter of water and a snack.

Join Friends of the Blue Hills as part of Milton’s town-wide clean-up day on Saturday, April 12.

The plan is go around the Houghton’s parking area and along Headquarters Path as far as the State Police station and clean up as we go. We’ll leave the bags for Green Up Milton to pick up at the kiosk near the playground.

Green Up Milton is providing the bags. We just need to provide the people power!

Bring gloves and a grabber tool if you have them. Otherwise, we’ll supply you with what you need.

As always, bringing some water, a snack, bugspray, and even sunscreen are a good idea.

Thank you for being part of our team!

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LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

4-mile hike with moderate hills, rocky terrain and some larger obstacles.

This hike will be meeting in the Houghton’s Pond parking lot by the children’s playground.

Join the Friends of the Blue Hills on a Hike!  Thank you to Rosa for leading!

• If you have hiking poles, please bring them.
• Sturdy walking shoes required.
• Dress in layers for the weather.
• Inclement weather will cancel.
• Bring at least 1 liter of water and a snack.
• No children under 12 and no pets, please.

We start as a group and end as a group; nobody is left behind.

Important Reminders:

Commitment: Please do not sign up unless you are certain you can attend, as spaces are limited.

Pace and Duration: The hike is designed to be a leisurely walk, not a race. Expect to spend about 2 hours exploring the trails, with plenty of time to appreciate the scenery.

Sign up below!

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iNaturalist is an online citizen-science platform that helps identify the wildlife around you while generating data for science and conservation. iNaturalist’s Boston Area City Nature Challenge (CNC), is part of a worldwide collaborative bioblitz in cities across the world to document and identify as much wildlife as possible.

We invite you to participate in the Boston area CNC from April 25-28. Join Ann Schunior on a zoom session on April 17 to learn how to use iNaturalist. Then join Suzanne Mrozak on April 26 at Houghton’s Pond to make observations of wildlife and become part of one of the largest community science events in the world. Help us better understand – and therefore, take care of – nature that lives in and around urban areas.

The two events are independent. You can sign up for either or both.

Not familiar with the iNaturalist app? Don’t worry! We understand that some might be new to the app, which is why we’re offering a LIVE training session before the walk. During this training, Ann will guide participants through the app’s features, showing how to easily upload observations, identify species, and explore the wealth of information it offers. Whether you’re new to the app or just want to become more comfortable with it, this session will make sure you’re ready for the walk and the four days of the City Nature Challenge.

We ask that you download the iNaturalist app prior to the zoom call to help follow along!

A zoom call link for the April 17th iNaturalist app LIVE training session will be sent with 48 hours of signup!

Make sure you check out the Boston Area City Nature Challenge here: Boston CNC

Sign up for the Houghton’s Pond City Nature Challenge walk with Suzanne Mrozak here.

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