by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Aug 1, 2012 | Blog
Throughout the month of April, fourth graders at all four Milton elementary schools learned about healthy forests and the growing probÂlem of Lyme Disease in our community. Students saw live ticks in petri dishes and learned the steps they could take to help prevent...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jul 26, 2012 | Blog
Tell your State Representative to Urge Speaker DeLeo to Keep the Bottle Bill Update Amendment! On July 19, the State Senate passed the Bottle Bill Update. It was introduced as an amendment by Sen. Bob Hedlund (R-Hull), a longtime supporter of the bill. After 14 years,...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jul 22, 2012 | Blog
A canopy tour proposal has been approved by the Quincy City Council. This approval starts a process with the City of Quincy and the Department of Conservation and Recreation to review the proposal and evaluate the environmental impacts and its affect on current...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jul 12, 2012 | Blog
Interview with Steven O’Shaughnessy on the Brookwood Farm Barn Steven O’Shaughnessy is head of the Carpentry Preservation Department at North Bennett Street School (NBSS).  Students and faculty at NBSS restored and rebuilt the Brookwood Farm’s historic...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Jul 8, 2012 | Blog
About two dozen volunteers helped cut brush and dig four water bars on the trails in this morning’s heat. Many thanks to the trail leaders and volunteers! For photos, check our FaceBook page.
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...