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The boarded up barn in front of the Blue Hills headquarters is not an eyesore to long-time FBH member, Alex Whiteside.  To Alex, the stable on Hillside Street, called the Broderick Stables, has a rich 100-year history and potentially a vibrant future. Alex is the...

Enter the Seasons of the Blue Hills Photo Contest to Win $500 gift certificate to LLBean or REI backpack Do you love the Blue Hills all year long?  You have until February 2nd to show it!  Submit up to five of your favorite seasonal photos of the Blue Hills and you...

Leave your winter blues behind and join the fun at this year’s Blue Hills Winter Fest, the evening of Tuesday, February 26th 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Blue Hill Ski Area, 4001 Washington St. (Rte 138), Canton.  Come for a night hike with a naturalist or get your...

The Department of Conservation and Recreation invites you to learn about proposed changes to the agencies' rules on how to manage our state parks. PUBLIC MEETING DCR DRAFT PARKS AND RECREATION RULES AND REGULATIONS Thursday, January 10, 2013 – 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m....

There's a high-density building complex proposed on property near the portion of the Blue Hills called Fowl Meadow.  A developer is in the process of buying homes on Brush Hill Rd (near the entrance of Fuller Village) with plans to demolish the existing houses to make...

At the Friends of the Blue Hills Annual Celebration last weekend, we were thrilled that Rep Walter Timilty helped honor three tremendous leaders in our community.  The following people were recognized for their work to make sure visitors will continue to enjoy the...

Friends of the Blue Hills 2012 Adopt-A-Trail Classroom Training will be held on Saturday, October 27th at the Brookwood Conference Center, 11 Blue Hill River Road, Milton beginning at 9 am. This training is only offered once a year and is required for those volunteers...

Ward Four Quincy City Councilor Brian Palmucci in conjunction with the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority will host a tour of the MWRA’s water storage facility on Chickatawbut Road in the Blue Hill Reservation 10:00 a.m, Saturday, September 29. The site now...

If you walk through parts of the Blue Hills where trees give way to roads or fields, you’ll find goldenrod.  Since goldenrod is a native species, you would correctly assume that it provides excellent nutrition to insect pollinators and herbivores.  But you might not...

Throughout the month of April, fourth graders at all four Milton elementary schools learned about healthy forests and the growing prob­lem of Lyme Disease in our community. Students saw live ticks in petri dishes and learned the steps they could take to help prevent...

Tell your State Representative to Urge Speaker DeLeo to Keep the Bottle Bill Update Amendment! On July 19, the State Senate passed the Bottle Bill Update. It was introduced as an amendment by Sen. Bob Hedlund (R-Hull), a longtime supporter of the bill. After 14 years,...

Interview with Steven O'Shaughnessy on the Brookwood Farm Barn Steven O'Shaughnessy is head of the Carpentry Preservation Department at North Bennett Street School (NBSS).  Students and faculty at NBSS restored and rebuilt the Brookwood Farm’s historic 1791 barn. How...

About two dozen volunteers helped cut brush and dig four water bars on the trails in this morning's heat.  Many thanks to the trail leaders and volunteers!  For photos, check our FaceBook page.

DCR invites us all to the 'ribbon cutting' for the great new bath house at Houghton's Pond. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Houghton’s Pond Bath House Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Monday, July 9, 2012 9:30 A.M.   DCR’s Houghton’s Pond Recreation Area 848 Hillside Street,...

We pass this action alert on from the Environmental League of Massachusetts.  Please call or email your state representative and senator today. The Massachusetts Legislature is considering revisions to the state Endangered Species Act (MESA) which would result in an...

The Environmental League of Massachusetts reports that the proposal to update the Bottle Bill to include non-carbonated beverages was effectively killed last Thursday. The legislature's Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy (TUE) voted 10 to 7 to place...

We've all seen trash in the the Reservation.  Here's a way to help clean it up. Each year, 1 billion bottles end up as litter or trash that we could recycle if we expanded the Bottle Bill to include bottled water, sports drinks, iced teas and other beverages. That's...

Beginning June 17th you can hike, bike and enjoy the view on part of Chickatawbut Road every Sunday without worrying about traffic. The Department of Conservation and Recreation will close Chickatawbut Road between Route 28 in Milton and Willard Street in Quincy to...