Stewardship Saturday at Cathleen Stone Island

Sat · Nov 14·10 AM – 2 PM·Boston Harbor Islands State Park (DCR)

Stewardship Saturday on Cathleen Stone Island offers plant removal with park biologists and volunteer stewards.

Sat · Oct 31·Departure will be from EDIC pier. · Boston

Park biologists and volunteer stewards remove invasive plants and restore native habitats on Cathleen Stone Island, departing from EDIC pier.

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 11 AM·Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary , Mattapan

Boston Birding with Family at Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Mattapan, open to all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·12 PM – 3 PM·Hunnewell Lawn, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA

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.

Sat · Oct 31·2 PM – 3 PM·Jamaica Pond Nature Center, 345 Jamaicaway, Boston, MA

Boston Park Rangers host an open house at Jamaica Pond Nature Center featuring owls, bats, a ranger’s horse, and a mounted‑operations presentation.

Sat · Oct 31·2 PM·Tropical Forest, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Meet the gorilla troop in the Tropical Forest exhibit and learn about Zoo New England’s conservation efforts for gorillas and rainforest habitats.

Sat · Oct 31·2 PM – 3:30 PM·Poplar Gate, Poplar Gate, Boston, MA

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.

Sat · Oct 24·10 AM – 2 PM·Boston Harbor Islands State Park (DCR)

Park stewards and The Trustees guide volunteers in landscape and ecosystem management on World’s End’s drumlins.

Sat · Nov 14·10 AM – 2 PM·Boston Harbor Islands State Park (DCR)

Special cruise and excursion to Peddocks Island honors veterans and active service members, for ages 18 and up.