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Fall Bird Walk
Cold Spring Park 1094 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesFall is an excellent time to look for birds. Take an easy walk on fairly fat woodland trails to look for fall migrants like warblers and vireos as well as early winter birds such as White-throated Sparrows and our resident birds such as Northern Cardinals. Park at the Beacon St. parking lot and meet at the circle. Bring binoculars if you have them. Beginners as well as experienced birders are welcome. Boots are recommended. If in doubt about the weather, please call. This walk is cosponsored by the Brookline Bird Club, Trip Leader is Newton Conservators board member and frquent newsletter contributor Pete Gilmore (617-610-2477). Sponsored by the Newton Conservators and Brookline Bird Club
Newton Aqueducts Hike
Join a fve-mile hike through woods, meadows, and felds along the Newton sections of the Sudbury and Cochituate aqueducts. This is a steady but not fast hike. Participants should be in sufciently good shape to keep up with the group (there are cutofs for those who wish to shorten the hike). Meet in front of the Starbucks cofee shop near the Waban MBTA station. Trip Leader: Henry Finch (617-964-4488)
Newton Conservators’ Webster Woods Walk
Autumn is time for fall foliage in New England. Learn why leaves change color and drop off in October, and how climate change is altering the season. We might even see beautiful witch hazel flowers, the last plant to flower. We will also discuss past land use, and current efforts to protect Webster Woods. Tour leader is Richard Primack, Botany Professor at BU, Cell phone: 857-636-8378. Meet at the end of Warren Street. Please park up Warren a few houses (in the address range 40 to 56 Warren), so as not to clog the end of this small dead end street. Visit the Conservators' Webster Woods page for more on what you can do to save the woods.