by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Blog
Adults and children from Milton, Canton and Quincy climbed Great Blue Hill yesterday to explore butterflies and caterpillars with Sam Jaffe. We all learned why Great Blue is one of the best places to see these beautiful creatures! To continue exploring the Blue...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | May 9, 2011 | Blog
Channel 5 News reported on deer and problems with deer ticks in the Blue Hills. Here’s an excerpt from the article:An area inside Blue Hills Reservation may look like nothing more than a bunch of dried out, broken plants, but Tom O’Shea of the Division of...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | May 2, 2011 | Friend of the Month
Town: South Easton Volunteer activities: FBH Board, BioWatch (program to contain invasive species that threaten rare and endangered species.) staffing an FBH information table at park events like Maple Sugar Days. FBH member since: 2009 Favorite Hike: Ponkapoag Pond...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Blog
Healthy populations of deer mean that deer populations are about 10 deer per square mile. According to Sonja Christensen from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the deer population in the Blue Hills is closer to 30 deer per square mile.That was just...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 6, 2011 | Blog
On Sunday evening in Fowl Meadow, FBH Board member Steve Olanoff led a group in search of the American Woodcock. Steve assured us that if we ever hear one, “we’re in for a treat.” The male has a rather unusual mating ritual which includes a low nasal...
