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...
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...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Aug 30, 2018 | Blog
The following is the press release from the Department of Conservation. For more information about the management plan visit the DCR website. DCR Approves 2018 Deer Management Plan for Blue Hills State Reservation BOSTON – The Department of Conservation and...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog, FaceBook Live
Did you know that the northeastern-most part of the Blue Hills helped fuel a booming business that provided granite to many historic monuments and buildings? Just next door to the Blue Hills lies the amazing remains of the Lyon’s Turning Mill. Explore the...
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog, FaceBook Live
Check out this week’s Blue Hills A-Live to learn about rock climbing in Quincy Quarries in the Blue Hills. Doug Martland from Eastern Mountain Sports tells us how to get started, identify good routes, and how to get climbing in Quincy Quarries!
by Friends of the Blue Hills | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog, FaceBook Live
In this week, on Blue Hills A-Live, we learn from Rick Kesseli about the plant life that survives on top of these Blue Hills. Next time you climb Great Blue, Buck, or Chickatawbut hill, be sure to not only take in the vast views but to observe the life right at your...
