Sunday, September 15 from 1-4 pm (Rain Date, September 22). Various Locations. The Second Annual Newton Pollinator Garden Tour will offers visitors a chance to view public and private pollinator gardens with mostly native plants in Newton Center, Newton Highlands, … Read More
During a talk by Douglas W. Tallamy, an entomologist at the University of Delaware, he suggested controlling mosquitos at the larval stage instead of the adult stage. Spraying adult stage mosquitos requires spraying at such high concentration that it kills … Read More
Saturdays in August from 10am-12pm. Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan. Drop in at the Boston Nature Center (BNC) on Saturday mornings and learn all about honey bees from the Boston Area Beekeepers. The BNC hosts apiaries on the … Read More
Saturday, September 14 from 9-11:30am (rain date, September 15). Wellington Park, West Newton (entrances on Kilburn Road and Princess Road). Attendance is free and preregistration is encouraged for the Fourth Annual Newton Monarch Festival. Butterfly oriented kids games, activities, and … Read More
Osamequin Farm in (Walnut St and Prospect Street, Seekonk, MA) is offering workshops on how natural plants can be used as paints and dyes. Paints from Grown and Foraged Plants Sunday, August 11 from 10am-1pm $90 per person In this … Read More
All released balloons return to Earth as ugly litter – including those marketed as “biodegradable latex”. Balloons kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages. They can travel thousands of miles and pollute the most remote and pristine places. Balloons … Read More
If mosquitoes have been ‘bugging’ you this summer, you’re not alone. But before you reach for chemical solutions, consider prevention first. Here are some ways to reduce mosquito breeding in your yard and prevent mosquito bites. Mosquitoes breed in standing … Read More
Please be on the lookout for the Black Swallow-wort (BSW) vine. It’s a non-native invader now infesting Newton. It can be found in many of your yards, hiding in hedges and shrubs and climbing fences. It reduces biodiversity and degrades … Read More
When you come across a helpless-looking baby bird out of its nest, it’s hard to resist the overpowering urge to come to the rescue. But most of the time it’s best to do nothing. Many birds that people try to … Read More
Saturday, May 18 at 9:30 am. Cold Spring Park (1094 Beacon St., Newton) Alan Nogee, Friends of Cold Spring Park President, will take visitors on a tour of this beloved park. See and learn about native and invasive plants in … Read More
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