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Saving Baby Birds: Controlling Deer Populations
If we do nothing, baby birds will die. That’s how a scientist with National Audubon recently explained the troubling problem of too many deer and the related problem of too many invasive plants. While it is painful to allow hunting of any sort in the Blue Hills, we...
Eagle Project Seeks Funds for Bog Bridge in Fowl Meadow
My name is Sal Spada, and I am an Eagle Scout Candidate in Troop 1 Dedham. As a Boy Scout, I have been hiking in the Blue Hills area for well over a decade, primarily from the Trailside Museum to the Quarries. However, on a Friends of the Blue Hills trail maintenance...
Winner of the Raffle!
Congratulations to Sam Briseno of New Paltz, NY for winning the raffle for six for a mouth-watering picnic in the Blue Hills, catered by the award-winning restaurant The Plate in Milton! As part of the raffle, Sam also received an outdoor entertaining tableware for...
Line Dance Fundraiser for Mass Park Rangers Mounted Unit
DCR Approves Deer Management Plan for Blue Hills State Reservation
Controlled Hunt Authorized to Manage Deer Overpopulation Boston –Wednesday, October 14, 2015- Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Matthew Beaton and Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Carol Sanchez, with the guidance of...
Three DCR Public Meetings on Deer Management Proposal
The following is a press release from the Department of Conservation and Recreation about a series of public hearings on deer management in the Blue Hills. Massachusetts Department of Conservation aÂnd Recreation Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game State Senator...
Honoring Founding Members of the Hilltop Society
This week, a special group of Friends were celebrated as the founding members of the Hilltop Society. This new club recognizes generous members who have given $1,000 or more to the Friends of the Blue Hills. Society members were honored at a special cocktail party at...
Volunteer Spotlight: Liz Tran
How long have you been going to the Blue Hills? I've been going to the Blue Hills since high school, so roughly 10 years? That seems like such a long time! What is your favorite spot in the Blue Hills? Any spot with a view. We tend to frequent Buck Hill when in the...
Blue Hills makes a great neighbor
Who wouldn't want to live near the Blue Hills?! Â Check out this article by Mass Realty about the beauty of the Blue Hills Reservation.
Green up the Blue Hills May 31
Team Up with Friends of the Blue Hills to Green Up the Blue Hills! You are invited to join the Friends of the Blue Hills for a spring festival of stewardship and fun. The annual Green Up will be held on Sunday, May 31, from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Ponkapoag AMC...
Petition to Support Blue Hills Buildings
Petition to Support Blue Hills Buildings With just a cursory look at some Blue Hills landmark buildings, you’ll find:  A leaky roof on the Blue Hills Observatory that if not repaired, could destabilize the building Walls on the Trailside Museum that need support or...
Join us for Peek a Blue Hikes — Starting April 14!
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Celebrate Earth Day at Fruit Center Marketplace (Just don’t forget your bag!)
Fruit Center Marketplace and Friends of the Blue Hills Celebrate Earth Day In celebration of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, the Fruit Center Marketplace will donate $2 for every customer who uses a reusable grocery bag in the store that day. All proceeds of the...
Creating a Coalition for a Better Blue Hills
Historic buildings crumbling, no lease security and inadequate funding… these are the issues that we will work to address with other Blue Hills organizations as part of the new Coalition for a Better Blue Hills. The Friends of the Blue Hills has brought together Blue...
Protecting Conservation Land from a Hotel
You probably don’t think of a hotel when you think of parkland, but that didn’t stop an individual from proposing to build a hotel on DCR conservation land near Little Blue Hill. Luckily, Friends of the Blue Hills worked with local and state officials to oppose the...
Hotel on Park Land? Not Happening!
Proposal to build a hotel on Little Blue Hill conservation land: thwarted! You probably don’t think of a hotel when you think of parkland, but that didn’t stop an individual from proposing to build a hotel on DCR conservation land near Little Blue Hill. Luckily,...
Member Challenge: Make Your Gift Go Further
As an Friends of the Blue Hills member, you have made great things happen for the Blue Hills - through your support, you've cleared trails, kept the forests healthy and make sure that people for generations can enjoy the Blue Hills. You now have a unique chance to...
Who will make your Chili February 26?
You are in for a treat at the Blue Hills Winter Fest, Tuesday, February 24, from 5-8 p.m. at Blue Hills Ski Area, 4001 Washington St, Canton! Join us for a free chili tasting from some of the best local restaurants...  tap your feet to Irish music... enjoy crafts with...
Best Present for Two and Four Legged Friends
Mary McGinnis of Milton wanted to give back to the Blue Hills -- and celebrate the holiday with two of her favorite hiking buddies, Muffin Millington and Lincoln McGinnis. She figured that all of them enjoy the Blue Hills, so why not Sponsor a Trail in their name? ...
It’s Getting Hot in Here! Weather or Climate?
Quincy Climate Action Network (QCAN) and the Thomas Crane Public Library invite you to: It's Getting Hot in Here! Is it just the weather or is the climate really changing? The Science of Climate Change and Current Changes in Northeastern North America Stephen S....
Peek a Blue Hikes Continue in the Spring
Many thanks to everyone who attended the Peek a Blue hikes this year! Thanks to support from the Milton Junior Woman’s Club, over 300 people – youngsters and their caregivers – explored the Blue Hills together through bi-weekly Peek a Blue Hikes. While we will be...
Volunteer Spotlight: Therese Joyce
Name: Therese Joyce Town:Â Milton FBH Volunteer activities: Program Committee Chair Favorite thing to do in the Blue Hills: Look at the beautiful views Favorite activities with Friends of the Blue Hills:Â New Year's Day Walk, Sunset Hike in the fall...
Enjoy the Strive for 35 Challenge Video
David Dobrindt of Milton is the founder of the Milton Running Club. Each weekend, members train in the Blue Hills Reservation, so David was thrilled to hear about the Strive for 35 Challenge. He registered himself and the MRC and both have completed the Challenge! ...
Donate to the 35 Years and Counting Campaign
Please join people like Laura Beebe and donate to the ’35 Years and Counting’ Campaign’ to make sure all of us can continue to enjoy the Blue Hills for years to come. With your donation, you are joining a proud 35-year tradition of protecting the park....