Friends of the Blue Hills

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Friends of the Blue Hills

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695 Hillside St, Milton, MA 02186
Phone (781) 828 - 1805
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Our mission

The mission of Friends of the Blue Hills is to protect and preserve the Blue Hills Reservation in its natural state and serve as a watchdog of activities that might adversely affect it.
Opportunities

Administrative Volunteer

Publish with us! Submit your photos and write articles for our newsletter.
You can also help get mailings out. We have over 1000 members and you can help us reach them all! Maybe you like to talk to people. We’d love your help making calls to thank people or invite them to events!
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings

Youth and Community Group Activities

Contact us if your youth group is looking for outdoor community service activities. Each year, we lead groups of all ages in activities that help make the forest healthier. We also have some trail maintenance activities for older teens. We also have activities appropriate for Eagle Scout projects; for example, Eagle Scout Max Montalto worked to build water barrels and remove invasive species in Ponkapoag Pond.
  • Occasional
  • Children, Teens
  • Groups (2-10), Groups (10+)
  • Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Event Planning

Help plan community festivals in the park and other programs designed to encourage people to enjoy the Reservation and garner public support for the park. Volunteers are part of a well-run committee, dedicated to accomplishing the maximum effect with the fewest number of meetings.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Event support
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Campaign-related Activities

Every potential threat to the park – whether it’s lack of funding for key park resources or potentially damaging proposals from developers – requires FBH to adopt a different approach. Learn about one of these issues and some of the methods used in a campaign. Activities could include organizing a letter-writing campaign, sending letters to the editor, or working with other groups to promote the issue.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Adopt-A-Trail

Want to maintain the trails on your own time? Contact us and choose a trail (or section of trail), or ask for a suggestion. We’ll provide training – and furnish you with a tip sheet and report form. Adoption commitments are for a minimum of two years. Just let us know by e-mail each time you work on the trail, if you need help, and the state of the trail before and afterwards.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • Adults, Child with Adult
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10), Families
  • Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Individual Trail Events

You don’t need any experience to start maintaining the trails. You’ll be trained and be given tools too! Just bring your hands, gloves (if you have them), some water and a can-do attitude. We also have a family-friendly event to engage all ages in removing invasive species that threaten the forests.
  • One-time, Occasional
  • Adults, Child with Adult
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10), Corporate Teams, Families
  • Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends
How you help

People like you make a big difference to the Blue Hills by volunteering. You can choose when and how often you volunteer. opportunities include clean up, preservation, event planning, events, administration tasks and more.
About us

The Friends of the Blue Hills was formed in the mid-1970s by a group of people that recognized the vulnerability of the Reservation. FBH advocates for actions that will enhance the Reservation, guides enthusiasts in exploring the nearby remoteness of the Blue Hills, encourages involvement in the protection and preservation of the Reservation by all users, and works with the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation to maintain the quality of the Reservation and provide input for its management.