Pesticides & Children's Health: How can we protect our community? We are a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the protection of Newton's open space, for wildlife and for the community.
More Than Just the Buzz: Using ecological data to restore native pollination systems (and why it matters) Join Dr. Robert J. Envi Sci Program for Teens
The Importance of Ferns Ferns are more important than you might think! In this brief video essay, fern expert Don Lubin explains the important role that
Nibbling on Native Plants in your Backyard and Beyond Growing up in Newton Highlands in the 1960s and 70s, Bob Mallard was fascinated with the network of streams within striking
Bountiful Backyards Part 1 Planting for Pollinators
The most sensitive biological indicator of climate change is phenology, the timing of natural events. As a result of a warming Most people think ferns are pretty. They lend texture to our landscapes. But that's not all. Don Lubin will discuss the contributions Fall Color and Seed Dispersal - How do they do that?
Renée Scott and David Falk, both founders of Green & Open Somerville in 2014, were instrumental in getting a groundbreaking Newton's Street Trees: Past, Present, and Future
Our landscapes have a tremendous impact on bird diversity, and with so many native bird populations in steep decline, Newton Conservator Watertown Dam removal letter-final 3-3-23.docx Walking, Biking, and Canoe Routes - Newton Conservators
What is a Native Plant Ordinance and How You Can Get One? "Invasive Alien Plant Update - A Newton Perspective" - The City of Newton is under attack from alien invaders. They have come News - Newton Conservators
Set the Table for our 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting! Cold Spring Park: Problems, Progress and Possibilities Living With Wildlife in Newton Part 1
A reflective look at the Charles River featuring the photography of Carole Smith Berney and the music of Anne Marie David (Birch Cheesecake Brook exemplifies the challenges facing urban streams. Today, the brook drains a watershed that is over 40%
Newton's (Buried) Streams - Now you see them . . . Now you don't! Phenology Shows the Biological Effects of Climate Change Did you know, each spring, thousands of migratory fish return to the Charles river to spawn in the lakes, ponds, and tributaries?
Newton Conservators hosted a FREE Guided Winter Walk in Cold Spring Park on Sunday, January 29, 2023 as part of Newton Newton Conservators 63rd Annual Meeting in 2024 featured a presentation on "Seeds of Change: Promoting Plant Biodiversity in
Why We Should Remove the Watertown Dam Sarah Evans, Assistant Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
Meet the Monarchs A 70-page booklet by the Newton Conservators, with detailed maps and descriptions of things to see and do in 30 Newton conservation areas. Fish: The Missing Link in Suburban / Urban Conservation
Hemlock Gorge and Echo Bridge - A Short Virtual Visit One Year in the Webster Woods/Hammond Pond Open Space Join expert Newton birder Pete Gilmore for a virtual walk through Cold Spring Park to enjoy the birds there. Pete will point out how
Newton Angino Community Farm The Board of the Newton Conservators voted to express support for the ongoing efforts to restore the Charles. River, including the removal of
Jumping Worms in Field and Forest Newton Community Farm, Newton's last farm, is turning out crops again after many dormant years. This program tours the farm, A 70-page guide containing detailed trail maps and other information about 34 parks and conservation areas in Newton. Almanac. Spend 12 months getting to know
"Jumping Worms in Field and Forest" was originally presented online by Dr. Annise Dobson of the Yale School of the Environment This video is a quick one minute look at some of the aspects of the Monarch Butterfly life cycle. It shows the eggs (before and after Saving Newton's Last Farm
Trees of My City Other Voices: Newton Conservators Events · Newton Christmas Bird Count 2025 · Winter Seed Sowing Workshops · Bare Trees & Naked Shrubs: Woody Plant ID at Kennard Park · Webinar: Vernal Pools and
Invasive Alien Plant Update - A Newton Perspective Part 1 Creating Landscapes for Bird Diversity
This program takes viewers on a tour of Newton's Aqueduct pathways, highlighting both their special joys and the need to Rediscovering and Revitalizing Cheesecake Brook
Urban forested natural areas provide numerous ecosystem services and places for urban residents to recreate, interact with MassRealty Interview with Ted Kuklinski, President of Newton Conservators. Join us speaking with Ted Kuklinski, the president of
Are you interested in improving your plant or animal identification skills? Did you ever wonder how many species of plants and "Bountiful Backyards - Fruit Trees and Vegetables" features a lecture by Greg Maslowe, Farm Manager at Newton Angino
Kesseler Woods Conservation Area | City of Newton, MA Learn from experts Jennifer Forman-Orth and Doug Bidlack about mosquito biology, hear the real science about what you can do
Why Care About Invasive Plants "Living With Wildlife in Newton - Part 1" provides background perspective on the phenomenon of why we see more wildlife in Newton Conservators
Who We Are - Newton Conservators Why Care About Invasive Plants? Dr. Eric Olson, Ecologist Newton Conservators Fall Webinar Series - 2020 Presented on
In New England, we prize our trees' fall color – the reds, yellows, oranges and purples. And starting in August, we notice how Without the work of pollinators, we would not have food to eat. However, pollinator populations are decreasing at an alarming rate.
Produced by Girl Scout Troop 3451 in honor of the Newton Conservators for their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October 27 at 7 A National Historic Landmark, the handsome stone bridge known as Echo Bridge in Newton Upper Falls contains the Sudbury
Black swallow-wort invasive plant pull in Newton, MA Fall Plumage: Virtual Bird Walk in Cold Spring Park
Brandeis biology professor Eric Olson explains why black swallow-wort is bad, at a Newton Conservators invasive weed pull at Ep. 36 Let's Talk About Owls Is Newton the Greenest Town in Massachusetts? The Newton Conservators & Conservation of Green Spaces
In this video webinar, we tour some of the fun and unique, natural and unnatural, historical and current, features of Cold Spring December 2025 · Thu 4. December 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Newton Conservators Webinar: Welcome to the Dark Side: Discovering Moths. Virtual RSVP for meeting LINK,
Trees growing along the roadways of Newton have been a part of the fabric of the community for over 100 years. How did these Seeds of Change: Promoting Plant Biodiversity in Our Community
Newton Conservators - Newton Beacon Rewilding our Communities for Climate Resistance
Kesseler Woods - Community Preservation in Action Plant species are expected to respond to warming temperatures and changes in precipitation in the face of climate change by
Charles River Reflections The Web of Life in a Freshwater Pond
How Small Mammal Personalities May Shape Forests Under Changing Climates Recognizing and Removing Invasive Plants
More Than Just the Buzz Identify this place at
This program focuses on the acquisition of Kesseler Woods via a public/private partnership. This was one of the last large, A Monarch is Born In this episode, Barbara Bates, a board member of Newton Conservators, shares her thoughts about owls in Newton, MA. Barbara
Did you know that Newton Conservators offers grants to support conservation, stewardship and understanding of Newton's open spaces and environmental "Living With Wildlife in Newton - Part 2" shows practical steps that can be taken to help residents coexist peacefully with their Pond life includes a wide variety of aquatic animals and plants, including some turtles, frogs, and snakes as well as wading and
Events - Newton Conservators Newton's Aqueducts
Contest Spring 2018 Learn about the invasive traits of exotic woody plants infesting our local woodlands and yards and why these traits are a Newton was once dotted with wetlands and crisscrossed by streams flowing to the Charles River. But one doesn't see many
"Trees of My City: Other Voices" includes interviews with and testimony from leading tree advocates. In this segment we interview Living With Wildlife in Newton Part 2
Ferns: More Important Than You Might Think and How to Know the Common Ones Newton Conservators, Inc. is a land trust organization in Newton, MA dedicated to the protection of Newton's open space for the community and for wildlife. What holds some 500 species, sequesters 500 pounds of CO2/year, is 10°F cooler than its surroundings, soaks up lots of
Getting Real About Dealing with Mosquitoes Newton Conservators: Home "Saving Newton's Last Farm" describes the history and background of Angino Farm and the efforts to acquire the property to
Monarch butterflies are colorful and delightful garden visitors that depend on milkweed as a host for their eggs and food for their Using iNaturalist to Improve Your Identification Skills
Caterpillars: The Whole Story Newton Conservators - YouTube WinterFEST 2023 Guided Walk in Cold Spring Park
"Nibbling on Native Plants in Your Backyard and Beyond" was originally presented online by Russ Cohen on Wednesday, April 6, Kesseler photo Detailed Trail Info, History, and Photos from Newton Conservators. One of the Commission's most recent acquisitions, this 3.18-acre parcel is
A quick photographic journey through the seasons at the Webster Woods/Hammond Pond open space areas in Newton, MA In our busy suburban world, kids don't get to experience nature much unless it's planned into their schedules. That's why Newton's
Newton Conservators is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that promotes the preservation Newton's open spaces and encourages the enjoyment of the City's Sam Jaffe, Director of The Caterpillar Lab, presents "Caterpillars: The Whole Story." which explores backyard pollinators, plants, Protecting Urban Forested Natural Areas: Making the Case for Conservation