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Volunteer Spotlight: Colleen B.
Name: Colleen Brombacher Town: Randolph. MA FBH volunteer activities: Trail clean up, anything else I can participate in. FBH member since: 2013 Favorite Hike: It’s a combination of trails but I like to park on 28 and run or hike across part of the Forest Path loop...
Join Award Winning Scientist to Learn About Natural Pest Control with Raptors
Project Bird Box Israel Presented by Dr. Motti Charter Tuesday, March 11, 7:15-8:30 Blue Hills Trailside Museum 1904 Canton Ave, Milton Join award winning scientist Dr Motti Charter from Tel Aviv Israel  to learn about a unique program which uses barn...
What yummy chili will you taste at the Winter Fest February 25th?
Who will the winner be at this year's Winter Fest chili cook-off? Why you of course!  You'll not only taste chili from four great restaurants - but also enjoy live Irish music, a night hike, crafts and discounted downhill skiing rates. Did we mention Blue Hills...
Do You Have A Boston Globe Subscription?
If you have subscription to Boston Globe, you'll receive a voucher and can designate an organization to receive free advertising space in The Boston Globe. Please consider designating the Friends of the Blue Hills! Learn more about the Boston Globe's program. Photo...
Your Stories of the Blue Hills
We all have so many memories of the Blue Hills. Here are just a few. As part of our 35 year celebration, we’d love to hear yours! We look forward to reading yours in the comments below (or if you'd like - on Facebook or Twitter!) David Murphy (Milton) I remember my...
Volunteer Spotlight: Erica Quigley
Name: Erica Quigley Town: Jamaica Plain Volunteer activities: I help out on the programming committee with event planning, particularly children's activities. We try to go beyond standard crafts so that kids are engaging with the natural world and using their...
Looking for Gift Ideas?
What better way to show appreciation for your loved ones than a Gift Membership to the Friends of the Blue Hills! Give the Gift of the Blue Hills
Award Money Donated to the Blue Hills
Friends of the Blue Hills member and volunteer Jim Lafond-Lewis was honored recently by Blue Hills Bank for being a "Hometown Hero." He received a $1,000 check for charity, and he selected Friends of the Blue Hills to receive the donation. Jim was one of 11...
Volunteer Caleb Blankenship & DCR Blue Hills Rangers Recognized
Friends of the Blue Hills volunteer Caleb Blankenship (center) and DCR rangers Tom Bender (left) and Ray McKinnon received awards for their commitment to the Blue Hills at this year’s Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network Conference. Caleb earned this year’s...
Why You Might Want to Get a New Map…
Lost and Found on Blue Hill By Judith Wurtman (FBH member living in Boston) [Photo: Judy with her dog, Simon] We were lost. Again. The trail from the top of Blue Hill should have ended at  Ponkapoag Pond and the parking lot. Instead it ended in a dense mass of thorny...
Help name the Blue Hills’ own ‘Amazing Race’!
To celebrate our 35th year anniversary, we’re organizing a 35-place challenge, where people are encouraged to visit 35 places on a list to be entered into a raffle for a prize. Because we’ve been told “Amazing Race’ is already taken, we need your help with a name!...
Action Alert: Fowl Meadow
Take Action:Â Please write to Natural Resource Co-chairs Anne Gobi and Marc Pacheco to urge them to support Bills H.818 and H.819 which would protect Fowl Meadow wetlands. (See sample letter below.) Background:Â A private company has proposed building 276 housing...
Action Alert: Protect Endangered Species
Two bills would repeal the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. The Committee on Natural Resources is holding a hearing on these bills on Monday.  The chairs of that Committee need to know that we oppose the bills that would destroy protections for endangered...
What’s Your Top 35 places in the Blue Hills?
For the Friends of the Blue Hills 35th Anniversary, we’re creating a Top 35 list of places to visit in the Blue Hills. (People who visit all 35 places will be entered into a raffle for a great prize!) Please help us create the Top 35 Things to Do and See in the Blue...
Preliminary Approval Given to Development near Fowl Meadow
A Texas-based company was given preliminary approval this month to move forward on a 276-unit housing development near the part of the Blue Hills called Fowl Meadow. Despite letters submitted by the Friends of the Blue Hills and others opposing the project, the...
Barn Raising (or at least stable repairing) this Sunday (Oct 27)
If I had a hammer... Volunteers Needed for Stable Repairs DCR Brian T. Broderick (aka Blue Hills Stable) 705 Hillside Street, Milton Sunday, October 27, 8:00 - noon Mass Parks is looking for volunteers this Sunday to help rehab two horse paddocks by the Broderick...
Boot Camp at the Blue Hills
The DCR and YMCA Boot Camp Mondays and Fridays, September 30 – November 22 Every Monday and Friday – 8 week program 9:00am, approximately 1 hour DCR MassParks and YMCA/Hyde Park co-sponsor the first Boot Camp Exercise Program at the Blue Hills Reservation. A...
Volunteer Spotlight: Owen Hartford
Name: Owen Hartford Town: Milton, MA Volunteer Activities:Â While occasionally I attend the trail maintenance events, I devote most of my volunteer efforts with FBH to graphic design. I've been doing the layout for the newsletter since 2008, and also have worked on...
Help or Run at the Houghton’s Pond Trail Race
The 10th annual Houghton’s Pond Trail Race will take place on Sunday, October 6th, beginning at 9 AM near the Houghton’s Pond main parking lot on Hillside Street in Milton The net proceeds from the race are divided between Colonial Road Runners and Friends of the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Casey Ajalat
Name: Casey Ajalat Town: Billerica, MA Volunteer activities: Trail Maintenance in the Blue Hills, Organizer of the Blue Hills Hiking Club (Meetup), Assistant Organizer for the Random Group of Hikers (Meetup), AMC 3 season Hike Leader, AMC Spring Hiking Program...
Tribute to Judi Houghton
We're so saddened by the death of Judi Houghton, FBH member and mother of FBH Board Member, Denny Swenson. Denny wrote the following tribute to her mother after her mother's passing last month. We remember Judi with much love and our hearts go out to Denny and her...
Friends of the Blue Hills & Merrell at Legacy Place
Join Friends of the Blue Hills and Merrell at Legacy Place Thursday, August 15, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Kids Crafts Recipes Blue Hills IQ Quiz Prizes 716 Legacy Place, Dedham, MA Click for flyer.
Enjoying the Outside While Protecting Themselves and Others from Lyme Disease
Hugh Cronin was one of over 300 fourth graders who created colorful and informative posters about the dangers of Lyme disease. The Friends of the Blue Hills teamed up with Milton Town Nurse Caroline Kinsella and Milton Fourth Grade Future Problem Solvers at the end of...
Change that Supports FBH
Turn your coins into CASH with the new coin counting machine located at Bank of Canton’s 557 Washington Street branch! The coin counting service is free for Bank of Canton customers. Non-customers are subject to a 6% fee of all coins counted. But for the month of...