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Clues to the rock-solid businesses of history

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Oct 12, 2018 | FaceBook Live

On A-Live, join Director Judy Lehrer Jacobs and Al Bina on a small tour through time, uncovering the industrious history of the quarrying business in the Blue Hills. Learn about the transition that rock made from raw material into ready-to-build solid rock, to be...

The Blue Hills as a Trail Runners’ Playground

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog

When we are born, we first learn to sit up. Then eventually we move about on all fours, crawling from spot to spot. Next we practice standing and taking our first steps, learning to walk and falling occasionally, but always getting back up. Then we master walking,...
Farnham-Connolly Park Trail Work Day

Farnham-Connolly Park Trail Work Day

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Sep 13, 2018 | Uncategorized

Farnham-Connolly Park Trail Work Day Saturday, Sept. 22, from 8:30am – noon Meet: Farnham & Connolly Memorial Park (AKA Airport Park),  657-697 Neponset St, Canton Join us to clear brush and pull weeds at the Farnham-Connolly Park on Neponset St in Canton....

Blue Hills A-Live, a historic weather observatory

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog, FaceBook Live

Imagine having continuous, homogeneous weather data from over 100 years. What trends and changes could we notice? What amazing storms would we be able to track? What innovations in weather measurement and data analysis would we witness? The Blue Hills Observatory has...

Blue Hills A-Live, discovering trees with Laura Beebe

by Friends of the Blue Hills | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog, FaceBook Live

Trees play an important role in our ecosystems. They provide shelter and food for many species, they dull noise from industry and traffic, and they convert carbon dioxide to oxygen! Learn in this episode of Blue Hills A-Live how trees act as important buffers in the...
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