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)…
It's almost time for the VERT Sasquatch! This trail race is pretty much a tradition at this point. Come join us as either a runner or a volunteer! There will be a shuttle to and…
Hidden Treasures week is a region-wide celebration of the natural, cultural and historic “treasures” located within the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area. Hidden Treasures 2016 features a unique variety of regional treasures to explore during…
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…
It’s Winter by Linda Glaser is our next StoryWalk™ and it is running from December 19th to January 3rd. What a great way to combine literature, exercise, and family fun! The book combines a cheerfully…
We hope you all enjoyed our summer storybook walk in August, and you will not have long to wait for the next one: It’s Fall! by Linda Glaser is the next book for our collaborative…