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Climate change is here, and waterways like the Neponset River and the neighborhoods around them are already seeing real impacts. In this talk, sponsored by the Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition, Ian Cooke and Kerry Snyder of the Neponset River Watershed Association...

Thanks to everyone who picked up trees... and planted them! We have given away all the trees and shrubs. Many thanks to REI Co-op for its support!    

April 22, 4:00 pm online Join REI, the Friends of the Blue Hills, Wakefield Estate and the Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition for a virtual workshop on Earth Day. You will learn how to plant a tree that’s native to your area and discuss the benefits it has on the...

The Ponkapoag Trail is a scenic route with beautiful views of the pond.  A great trail if you’re looking for a long, peaceful, and scenic walk.  Be aware of your surroundings as hikers, bicyclers, and horses frequent the trail. The trail that loops around the entirety...

Although the rise of sea levels due to climate change have fairly direct impacts on coastal bird populations, changes in temperature and precipitation patterns also raise less obvious challenges for breeding birds in the Blue Hills and Massachusetts as a whole. This...

Today, your gift will care for the Blue Hills.. and inspire others to give. Donate now, and your gift, along with each dollar raised in response to this letter, will be pooled to form the Blue Hills Member Challenge Fund.  During the spring campaign, we’ll ask others...

During the pandemic, more people than ever have visited… and fallen in love with the Blue Hills. Enter this year’s photo contest to show why we all love the Blue Hills! Submit a photo to the FREE Blue Hills Photo Contest! Even if you don't want to submit a photo, you...

Although you may not know it, your experience of the Blue Hills has been influenced by David Hodgdon, the Friends’ first president who passed away this February at the age of 78. Those numbers on the intersections of trails that help you find your way…  Dave designed...

For his entire life, David Morse loved hiking the Blue Hills and being in the outdoors.  He grew up in the heart of the Blue Hills on Hillside Street in Milton and hiked the park throughout his childhood.  As an adult, he lived in the same house where he grew up,...

COVID-19 makes two Boston urban parks quieter, but another is noisier When the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown reduced human activity across the United States last spring, Boston University researchers expected a similar decrease in noise pollution in Boston’s parks. While...

Recording Blue Hills Weather: What do the Climate Trends Tell Us?   The Blue Hill Observatory is the longest continually operating weather observatory in the entire country. This makes it an excellent climate study resource.  Don McCasland, Program Director at...

Stuart Dearborn Babb, 55, of Milton, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2021. Stuart was an exceptionally kind man with a big heart and a deep love for bad dad jokes and playing pranks on his daughters. He loved all animals (except cats) but his heart belonged to...

My two love stories began in the Blue Hills.  seven years ago, I met Cody, a handsome chestnut with a heart of gold.  The two of us explored Blue Hills trails year-round most weeks until his work was done on January 30, 2019.  Cody literally and figuratively carried...

Sponsored by the Blue Hills Climate Action Coalition How will climate change alter the Blue Hills over your lifetime… and beyond?  How has the park – and the climate - already changed and what can we do to address it? Watch the videos from the 'Climate Change in the...

Find Your Way on Cross Country Skis in the Blue Hills By Sue Christensen of Jamaica Plain Friends of the Blue Hills According to FBH members Allen Lapey of Milton and Barbara Meyer’s of Medfield, the Blue Hills offers cross country skiing experiences for everyone,...

Enduring Love of the Blue Hills Inspired Romantic Courtship and Support for the Blue Hills By Mary Ellen C. Welch The late Rev. Dr. Theodore “Ted” Klein considered the Blue Hills an extremely fine and dear friend. He left this life quite unexpectedly but also left his...