Join the Boston Nature Center for its 10th Anniversay this Saturday September 22 from 1-4pm All Free!
Featuring:
Live Raptors from Blue Hills Trailside Museum
Animal Adventures Petting Zoo
Radio 92.9/WBOS Games & Prizes
Branches Steel Orchestra
Green Bag Raffles
Cookout, Cake, & Ice Cream
Face Painting and Arts & Crafts
Fun Activities for All Ages
Boston Nature Center
500 Walk Hill Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
617-983-8500
bnc@massaudubon.org
This award-winning documentary by local filmmakers Susan Edwards and Dorie Clark tells the inspiring story of how Stoddart, a self-described ordinary woman in Groton, Massachusetts, was able to accomplish the extraordinary in mobilizing the clean-up of the Nashua River, beginning in the early 1960s. The Nashua River, which flows through north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, was once one of the 10 most-polluted rivers in America.
The Boston Tree Party is introducing a workshop! The workshop is a great opportunity for hands-on learning about tree care and maintenance. There will be personal instructions all on aspects of caring for trees. This includes pest control, pruning, soil building, fertilization and many more! The workshop will go from 10am to 11:30am at the Nightingale Community Garden (512 Park Street, Dorchester). Register for the event by calling 617-542-7696 or email 
Boston Nature Center will be hosting a Boston Compost Visioning Meeting on Thursday, March 29, at 3:00 p.m. Come together with others interested in working together to improve and expand composting in the City of Boston. Explore the history of composting in Boston, the status of current Boston leaf composting program, which will involve a viewing or tour of the site. At the meeting, the group will also work on determining what needs to be done to achieve their vision. Boston Nature Center is located at 500 Walk Hill Street in Mattapan, 02126.
Support the Talbot Norfolk Triangle Greenspace Master Plan! On Wednesday, January 18, the Department of Neighborhood Development will seek feedback from the neighborhood on future uses for numerous city-owned, vacant parcels of land. The Talbot Norfolk Triangle (TNT) Norfolk lots in question are 2 Woodrow Ave, 4-6 Woodrow Ave, 93 Norfolk Street, 106 Norfolk Street and 131-133 Southern Ave. The January hearing will take place at The Great Hall in Codman Square (located at 6 Norfolk Street in Dorchester) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on January 18. Please note, this event's date changed from Jan. 17 to Jan. 18. For additional information, please contact Bernard Mayo, DND Project Manager at 
Join Franklin Park neighbors and volunteers on a crisp fall day to rake leaves and spruce the park up just before winter! Feel free to bring your favorite gloves or an extra rake. Meet at the Shattuck. For more events and more information about Franklin Park and events, check out the Franklin Park Coalition 
