Virtual Spring Blooms Map | April 13, 2020
Spring is still happening in our parks, and so are all of the exciting, natural blooms that happen each [...]
Meet the Trees: The Dawn Redwood | April 13, 2020
When you think of a coniferous tree, what do you think of? Pines, firs and spruces are the trees [...]
Shaw 54th Restoration to Begin in April | February 18, 2020
The Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Memorial Restoration Project will begin in April! The Friends and our project partners [...]
Science in the Soil Part II | January 16, 2020
Remember the 6 billion microorganisms found in a single teaspoon of healthy soil? Well, now we know more about [...]
January 14, 2020 | 50th Anniversary Kick-off
The celebration begins! The Friends kicked off their 50th Anniversary year on the morning of Tuesday, January 14. Park [...]
Science in the Soil | November 18, 2019
A single teaspoon sample of healthy soil can contain over 6 billion microorganisms. Yes, that’s 6 billion with a [...]
Who Was Samuel Eliot Morison? | November 18, 2019
On the Exeter-Fairfield block of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, you’ll find the statue of Samuel Eliot Morison. It was [...]
December 3, 2019 | Morison Statue Lighting
Morison Statue Lighting Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:00 p.m. Samuel Eliot Morison Statue Commonwealth Avenue Mall Join the Friends [...]
‘Snow’ Falls on Boston Common – Sort Of | November 8, 2019
Photo by David Ryan, Boston Globe This article is a duplication of an article that originally appeared [...]
Meet the Trees | The Linden and the Story of a Crutch
The Friends’ consulting arborist, Norm Helie, noticed a growing number of people taking photos while sitting on a long horizontal [...]