"Flora, Fauna of the Charles" celebrates the Charles River with a virtual walk along the one-mile stretch of the river from Watertown Square to Bridge Street. Photographer and naturalist Carole Smith Berney presents a colorful and entertaining look at the river and pathway, featuring the wildflow...
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"Living With Wildlife in Newton - Part 2" shows practical steps that can be taken to help residents coexist peacefully with their wildlife neighbors and to minimize conflicts with coyotes, turkeys, geese and other wild Newton creatures. The show is based on a Newton Conservators Lecture given by ...
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This program focuses on the acquisition of Kesseler Woods via a public / private partnership. This was one of the last large, privately owned pieces of open space in Newton. By connecting the existing 20-acre Saw Mill Brook Conservation Area with the 5-acre Bald Pate Meadow Conservation Area, thi...
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Saving Newton's Last Farm describes the history and background of Angino Farm and the efforts to acquire the property to operate under the Community Supported Agriculture model. The show interviews those who knew Jerry Angino who last farmed the land as well as those involved in the effort to sav...
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Naturalist and author Peter Alden presents Part 1 of a lecture / slideshow on the most prevalent invasive alien plants in Massachusetts and suggests what can be done about them. The City of Newton is under attack from alien invaders. They have come from far away and are taking over our back yards...
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Naturalist and author Peter Alden presents Part 2 of a lecture / slideshow on the most prevalent invasive alien plants in Massachusetts and suggests what can be done about them. The City of Newton is under attack from alien invaders. They have come from far away and are taking over our back yards...
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"A Naturalist's View of Cold Spring Park" features colorful birds, plants and amphibians found in this 67-acre public preserve in Newton, Massachusetts. Dan Perlman, Biology Professor and Director of Environmental Studies at Brandeis University, will show how plants grow and change in the park du...
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Learn to eat your way through the woods with the help of professional environmentalist and wild foods enthusiast Russ Cohen. His lecture slide presentation on the Wild Edible Plants of New England, was originally presented as the Newton Conservators Fall lecture (September 20, 2007) at the Newton...
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Newton Angino Community Farm, Newton's last farm, is turning out crops again after many dormant years. This program tours the farm, the greenhouse, and the various plantings with Farm Manager Greg Maslowe, farm educator Liz Gleason and her students. Angino Farm was once one of several small famil...
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"Newton's Aqueducts" takes viewers on a tour of Newton's Aqueduct pathways, highlighting both their special joys and the need to preserve these beautiful greenways for future generations. Beautiful footage shows where the paths begin along the Charles River and run through Waban and Newton Highla...
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Learn to eat your way through the woods with the help of professional environmentalist and wild foods enthusiast Russ Cohen. His lecture slide presentation on the Wild Edible Plants of New England, was originally presented as the Newton Conservators Fall lecture (September 20, 2007) at the Newton...
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"Reflections on the Charles" is an excerpted look at the seasons along the Charles River through the eyes of Watertown photographer / naturalist Carole Smith Berney. The beautiful river scenes are complemented by Anne Marie David's piano composition, Birch Pennings from her CD, The First Morning ...
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