by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Dec 17, 2013 | Blog
Friends of the Blue Hills member and volunteer Jim Lafond-Lewis was honored recently by Blue Hills Bank for being a “Hometown Hero.” He received a $1,000 check for charity, and he selected Friends of the Blue Hills to receive the donation. Jim was one...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Dec 9, 2013 | Blog
Friends of the Blue Hills volunteer Caleb Blankenship (center) and DCR rangers Tom Bender (left) and Ray McKinnon received awards for their commitment to the Blue Hills at this year’s Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network Conference. Caleb earned this year’s...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog
Lost and Found on Blue Hill By Judith Wurtman (FBH member living in Boston) [Photo: Judy with her dog, Simon] We were lost. Again. The trail from the top of Blue Hill should have ended at  Ponkapoag Pond and the parking lot. Instead it ended in a dense mass of thorny...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Nov 14, 2013 | Blog
To celebrate our 35th year anniversary, we’re organizing a 35-place challenge, where people are encouraged to visit 35 places on a list to be entered into a raffle for a prize. Because we’ve been told “Amazing Race’ is already taken, we need your help with a name!...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Nov 12, 2013 | Blog
Take Action:Â Please write to Natural Resource Co-chairs Anne Gobi and Marc Pacheco to urge them to support Bills H.818 and H.819 which would protect Fowl Meadow wetlands. (See sample letter below.) Background:Â A private company has proposed building 276 housing...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Nov 1, 2013 | Blog
Two bills would repeal the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. The Committee on Natural Resources is holding a hearing on these bills on Monday.  The chairs of that Committee need to know that we oppose the bills that would destroy protections for endangered...
