All About Us is exactly the same as the Volunteer Spotlight, but with a focus on the Board of Directors and staff. Many of you know us very well, but some of you only know…
By Sheri Qualters Dozens of Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation members gathered for the annual meeting last month to learn about the organization’s progress and spend time with old and new friends. On May…
By Rebecca Redelmeier If an old geodetic observatory exists in the forest, but no one is able to find it, does it even exist at all? This is the question that two Boston-area hikers, Brian…
On February 1, we held our annual Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Party at the American Fresh Brewhouse on Assembly Row in Somerville. An estimated 50 or so guests joined us for a well-deserved night of…
Name: BSCES Younger Members Group Town: Boston area Profession: Civil, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineer Involved Since: 2016 They tell us: About a dozen members of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Younger Members Group enjoyed…
By Gabe Denton & Yianni Zavaliagkos We regularly partner with local Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops. Check out this blog post from the Medford Girl Scouts for more on how you can get your…
Thank you to the close to 70 volunteers who came out to help for Park Serve Day 2016! It is a state-wide event where the DCR works with local partners--like us!--to prep the parks for…
We've got a bit of a theme going with our Spotlights this month. Meet Lauren, who heads the community service program at Winchester High School. Learn more about it here. She's yet another resident who…
Check out our newest Spotlight on Susan Tremonte! Susan is with the SEEM Collaborative in Stoneham. We've also placed their students as interns. Although Susan is sometimes wearing a professional hat in the Fells, she…
Name: Diana Lomakin Town: Cambridge Profession: Font designer Involved Since: 2015 Diana tells us: I have vivid memories of scrambling up to the top of Mount Monadnock when I was very young. My love of…