by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jul 6, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jul 1, 2012 | Preservation Campaigns
Posted July, 2012 In 2011, Friends of the Blue Hills collaborated with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to make sure all park visitors and people who care about the park could participate in setting priorities for maintenance, repair and...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 28, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 22, 2012 | Blog
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...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 7, 2012 | Blog
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...
