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…
Saturday, April 15 – Sunday, April 30, 2017 It’s Spring! by Linda Glaser is our next StoryWalk®. What a great way to combine literature, exercise, and family fun! It’s Spring! celebrates the coming of spring and…
Children have always craved nature, and the Middlesex Fells Reservation will always supply it. In the spring of 2017 the Friends of the Fells will offer a series of opportunities for preschool children (ages 4-5)…