Opportunities Organized by Region
Blue
Hills Reservation:
Events
Adult Walking Club:
Explore
the hills and wetlands, woods and rocky crags of this exquisite
parkland with neighbors from around your Watershed.
Boston:
Family
Movie Series:
Dorchester. Enjoy
a free movie series at sunset in July and August. Location: Pope John Paul II Park, Gallivan Blvd.,
Dorchester. Sponsored by DCR and BNAN. For more info., call
617-542-7696.
BNAN
Events:
Boston. The Boston Natural Areas Network
hosts a variety of events in the
Boston area, year-round.
Arnold
Arboretum:
Jamaica Plain. Participate
in a variety of workshops and events at this peaceful and
well-maintained parkland in Boston. Free, guided walking tours
available on various days & times in October. View upcoming environmental
events,
or call 617-524-1718, X 100.
Boston
Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary Programs:
Mattapan. Enjoy
nature trails, a Nature Center, year-round activities and urban
gardens.
Dept.
of Environmental, Earth & Ocean Sciences,
UMass-Boston:
Attend
expert-led seminars on a variety of environmental subjects.
Franklin
Park Zoo:
The
Zoo offers 1/2-price admission from 10:00AM-Noon on the first
Saturday of every month.
DotBike:
Dorchester. Dotbike is a community of local cyclists who promote
increased awareness, opportunity, and safe cycling in Dorchester
through advocacy and bicycling events.
Dorchester
Environmental Health Coalition Enviro Events Listing
Mattapan
Square Farmers Market:
Mattapan. Enjoy
local produce on summer Saturdays from 9AM-1PM. Through August 18,
the market will be in at the parking lot of the Church of the Holy
Spirit. From 8/25-9/29, the market will be in the parking lot of the
Jubilee Christian Church at 1500 Blue Hill Ave. Produce is grown at
the Brookwood Community Farm. Call Vivien Morris at 617-414-6878 or
Spencer DeShields at 617-296-2000, with questions.
Franklin
Park Farmers Market:
Dorchester. Support
local farmers by attending this market. Open-air/seasonal: Sundays,
1-4PM, July-October. WIC Coupons. Franklin Park Rd., next to
zoo main entrance, Boston. For more information: Jamiese Martian,
617-822-7134.
Codman
Square Health Center Farmers Market:
Dorchester. Support
local farmers AND get fresh produce! Thursdays, 4-7PM. the market
will set-up in the municipal parking lot in front of the
health center, and will open on June 12 and run to October 23.
Learn more by contacting Ella Lee at moukwa@bc.edu.
Fields
Corner Mall Farmers Market:
Dorchester. Support
local farmers! Open-air/seasonal: Saturdays, 9AM-Noon, July 5 -
October 25, 2008.
WIC Coupons. Capitol Supermarket parking lot, Dorchester. For more
information: Ronnie Hastings, 617-323-5525.
Farmers
Market:
Dorchester/Roxbury. Run
by the Food Project/Youth Program and featuring produce grown by
Dorchester & Roxbury farmers! Open-air/ seasonal: Tuesdays &
Thursdays, 4-7PM, June-October 31.
WIC Farmers' Market coupons, Food Stamps (EBT Machine) & cash
accepted. All staff are bilingual. Special events like art
activities, musical performances & cooking demo.'s are held the
last Thurs. of each month. Location: Dudley Town Common (Corner of
Blue Hill & Dudley).
Canton:
MassAudubon Society's Visual Art Center:
Art
exhibits, events, a nature center and trails....
See
Brookwood Farm
listed under Milton, below.
Milton:
Farmers
Market: Support
local agriculture! Open-air/seasonal: Thursdays, 1-6PM,
June-October. Location: Wharf St. off of Adams St., at Milton Lower Mills.
Thursdays, 1-6PM. Rain or shine. For more information:
Martha Curtis, 617-696-2433 tel. WIC Coupons.
Brookwood
Farm: Enjoy
walks through this old farm property, guided tours, maple sugaring
and more! AND, buy fresh produce
from the community-supported farm.
Norwood:
Farmers
Market: Support
local agriculture! Open-air/seasonal: Tuesdays, 1-6PM, May-October.
Municipal parking lot at Manhattan and College Streets. For more
information: Federation of MA Farmers Markets: 781-893-8222 or thefmfm@speakeasy.net.
WIC Coupons
Quincy:
Monthly
Nature Walks:
Join
the Environmental Treasures Program of the Quincy Parks Department
for local nature walks.
Farmers
Market:
Support
local agriculture and small farms; visit this Farmers' Market
- an open-air public market that takes place from 11:30AM-5:00PM on
Fridays from June 23-October 27, at the John Hancock Municipal
parking lot! For more info., contact Anneli Johnson: 617-479-1601,
annelijohnson1@netzero.net.
WIC Coupons.
Sharon:
Borderland
State Park:
Hiking,
site-seeing, stone mansion on this park by the Easton Boundary.
Sharon
Friends of Conservation:
Hikes
galore along wooded trails....
MassAudubon's
Moose Hill Sanctuary:
Activities
and hikes through this natural area.
Westwood:
Family
Walking Club at Hale Reservation, Sundays, 1-2:30PM: A
Hale Reservation naturalist will lead a walk exploring the
seasonal landscape of Hale and sharing the wonders of its
natural history. Strollers welcome, no dogs please. Meet at
Hale Reservation's main office, in Westwood. This event is
free of charge. For more information and to register, call
781-326-1770.
Regional
or Outside the Neponset River Watershed:
Metro
Boston: Green
World Blog: Learn
about environmental and outdoor happenings around Boston.
Regional:
Massachusetts
Riverways Program Event Listing
New
England: University
of Massachusetts Amherst publishes the on-line "Town
Board," advertising conservation learning opportunities:
Lectures
& Events
Cambridge:
Harvard
University Center for the Environment:
Lecture
& Event Series,
or contact Lisa Matthews at the Harvard University Center for
Environment at 617-495-0368 or lisa_matthews@harvard.edu
to learn more or be added to the e-mail list.
Cambridge:
Harvard University's
Museum of Natural History:
Lectures
& Events
Somerville:
Tufts
University Global Development & Environment Institute:
Lectures
& Events
Framingham:
Garden in the Woods/New England Wild Flower Society: Come
explore trails in a woodland garden with 1500 native plant
species and cultivars, including 200 rare and endangered
species, pick up some native plants at the nursery, take
classes, or volunteer! Tours are available on weekdays at 10AM and on
weekends at 2PM, and are included with admission (no
reservations necessary). Admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors and
students with ID, $4 children 3-18. Free for members and
children under 3. Hours: 9AM-7PM. All proceeds support plant
conservation. Location: New England Wild Flower Society, 180
Hemenway Rd., Framingham, MA. Learn more at: www.newenglandwild.org.
Norfolk:
MassAudubon
Society's Stony Brook Sanctuary:
Activities
& hiking over a beautiful expanse of land, with a lake.
Providence,
RI: Brown
University Center for Environmental Studies:
Lectures
& Events
New
Hampshire: High
Pond Farm Natural History Weekends - Workshops for Amateur
Naturalists. Come learn at weekend workshops for amateur
naturalists in botany, lichenology, bryology, geology,
odonatology, herpetology, entomology, ornithology, ecology,
and any other - ology that strikes your fancy. Our natural
history workshops are taught by recognized experts in their
respective fields and are designed to provide an opportunity
for an intensive learning experience for serious amateur
naturalists. Pariticpants should be reasonably fit and able to
hike to field sites over fairly challenging terrain. Friday
and Saturday evenings are spent in the classroom, while
Saturday and Sunday are full field days. Learning continues
over meals, which are taken together. Arrival is Friday
evening and departure is late Sunday afternoon. All workshops
are strictly limited to 10 participants. Learn more about upcoming
workshops!
