Want to learn about creatures that bump in the night? The Boston Park Rangers will be having an open house at their Nature Center at Jamaica Pond; find out about owls, bats, and other nighttime critters you might find in Boston's Parks. For this open house we will have a special guest in the form of one of the Boston Park Ranger's horses and a bonus presentation on mounted operations.
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Park biologists and volunteer stewards remove invasive plants and restore native habitats on Cathleen Stone Island, departing from EDIC pier.
Boston Birding with Family at Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Mattapan, open to all ages.
Stewardship Saturday on Cathleen Stone Island offers plant removal with park biologists and volunteer stewards.
Sinister plants demonstrate spiky thorns, sticky latex, chemical defenses, explosive seed bursts, and black‑light glow on Hunnewell Lawn, with a storytime at 1 pm, all ages.
Meet the gorilla troop in the Tropical Forest exhibit and learn about Zoo New England’s conservation efforts for gorillas and rainforest habitats.
Docent Paul Eldrenkamp leads a ninety‑minute tour of Peters Hill, highlighting notable trees, landscape collections, Arboretum history, and a skyline view from the city’s second‑highest point.
Weekly coffee hours at Thinking Cup, 85 Newbury Street, with Mayor’s Office neighborhood liaisons for city department support and neighborhood feedback.
Coffee Hours at Anna Mae Cole Center let residents meet neighborhood liaisons for city department support and feedback.
Meet kangaroos, wallabies and other Outback Trail animals at Franklin Park Zoo, greeting them with a “G’day Mate!” if weather permits.
Nature journaling in the Wild (Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan) — all ages.
Coffee Hours with Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services liaisons at Soul on Shawmut, offering support connecting to city departments and a chance to discuss neighborhood concerns.
Boston Park Rangers lead a spooky historic tour of the Walter St. Burying Ground at 139 Walter Street.
