by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Blog
On the agenda of numerous town meetings is the proposed development that would harm the portion of the Blue Hills called Fowl Meadow. If you live in Canton or Milton, we encourage you to attend these meetings to encourage our town representatives to protect the...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | May 28, 2013 | Blog
Take Action:Â Please write to your state legislators to support Bills H.818, H.819 and H.820 which would protect Fowl Meadow wetlands. (See sample letter and legislator contacts below.) Background:Â A private company has proposed building 276 housing units...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | May 25, 2013 | Blog
An amendment sponsored by Senator Brian A. Joyce to protect the critical environment and wildlife of the Fowl Meadow habitat in Milton and Canton has been voted into the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget. “Fowl Meadow is an irreplaceable environmental area of critical...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | May 24, 2013 | Blog
Many thanks to all of you who contacted your state Senators to support the update of the Bottle Bill. Thanks to you calls, emails and letters, this week the state Senate approved an amendment to the Senate budget that updates the Bottle Bill to include non-carbonated...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | May 23, 2013 | Friend of the Month
Name: Pete Tierney Town: West Roxbury Volunteer activities: Trail work FBH member since: 2011 (I should have joined way before) Favorite Hike: Skyline, although as I explore the many other areas of the Blue Hills I am adding a lot of “favorites.” Favorite...
