We'd like to announce the return of our popular Volunteer Spotlight column--now online! Our first featured volunteer is Sheri Qualters. Her involvement is somewhat more recent, but she's been busy! Name: Sheri Qualters Town: Melrose…
By Angelika Paul Small actions make a big difference. Hello - I'm Angelika, and I was invited onto the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Fells in January this year. I'm originally from…
By Laurie Adamson FOF Member and Volunteer Photography by Dennis Crouse My husband and I joined Pete Costello and six other birders on a cool Saturday morning in May to bird watch. Pete has been…
Growing up on Cape Cod, I spent at least a third of my childhood playing in the woods. My dad is a land surveyor and my mom and avid walker and horseback rider, so the…
In the spring of 2014, the Friends of the Fells launched an updated Fell Trail Adopter Program. Two dozen interested volunteers attended an information session and ultimately 17 individuals and groups applied to adopt a…
I've adopted this trail through the Friends Adopt-a-Trail program, but in some ways I feel like it's adopted me.
Hello! My name is Sarah Trinh and I'm a summer intern for the Friends of the Middlesex Fells. I’ve been helping out with the Hike ‘n’ Seek and Babes in the Woods programs. Before this,…
On September 25th, Friends of the Fells hosted it's 2014 Volunteer Appreciation Reception at the Beebe Estate. About 20 guests joined us that night including Friends' staff and board members, Trail Adopters, Babes in the Woods…
The 31th Annual Stoneham Town Day is fast approaching and is now only a few days away. The Friends are still looking for volunteers to assist with our booth! The event will be held Saturday, September 13th from 11:00…
The Forest Kindergarten education style worked perfectly for the three to six year old student who is naturally curious and longs to explore the world around them. The Fells Kindergarten program understood this concept and thus created a lesson plan that is student lead.