Note the temporary new location! Saturday, October 6-Sunday, October 21, 2018 “Count Down to Fall” by Fran Hawk, illustrated by Sherry Neidigh. Count backwards from 10 to one during one of the most colorful times…
The Friends of the Fells is delighted to offer the restorative practice of Forest Bathing, known in Japan as "Shinrin-yoku". The intention is to nurture our relationship with the natural world, and to decompress from…
Read on for a message from Claire O'Neill, President of Earthwise Aware, about our new joint programming initiative: By Claire O'Neill I am very excited to see Earthwise Aware (EwA) and the Friends of the Fells offering a new…
Join DCR’s Step into Spring StoryWalk® during April School Vacation Week and beyond. The program will run from April 14-29. Walk a trail, read a story, use your senses and connect with your surroundings. Enjoy…
The slightly slower winter season is almost over! The early blooms will be emerging, and you'll also be more likely to see our fabulous volunteer teams out in the forest and fields. We have a…
The StoryWalk® Kickoff Event Saturday, October 7 10:00 – 11:00 am Location: Greenwood Park across from Stone Zoo, Stoneham (see map) Join us as we kickoff this fall StoryWalk® at the Fells! We will meet…
The Friends of the Middlesex Fells is seeking artists of various media for its 7th annual Fells Art Month in September, 2017, at the Beebe Estate Gallery, 235 West Foster in Melrose. The opening reception…
MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS – After its successful Forest Kindergarten (“FK”) launch in 2014, the Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation (“FoF”) is offering even more forest programming in the summer of 2017. FoF’s programs provide a…
Hidden Treasures month is a region-wide celebration of the natural, cultural and historic “treasures” located within the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. The first year Freedom’s Way proposed the Hidden Treasures concept, they highlighted a…
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…