This natural area is home to beautiful rock outcrops, heritage trees, and attractions like the Bear Dens. However, it needs our help to stay healthy and remain an important park for us and future generations. We hope that by bringing people together to work towards restoring the ecological health of the Long Crouch Woods, we can showcase this area's beauty and potential.

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The focus of the event is to remove invasive understory plants, cleanup trash from the site, and build habitat walls with the brush generated, all of which are done to improve overall forest health and increase visibility into the woods. There will be lots of learning opportunities for residents of all ages and backgrounds.

Staff will provide all the tools, supplies, and instruction needed for the project. Please dress in weather-appropriate, comfortable clothes that you are okay with getting dirty, as well as closed-toe shoes. We recommend participants bring their own water, snacks, sunscreen, and bug spray.

The event will happen, rain or shine. We will cancel in the case of extreme weather such as thunderstorms.

We encourage you to bike, walk, or take public transit, but there will be parking available via entry from the Zoo's rear parking lot (see below).

Expect to be utilizing hand cutting tools like loppers and pruners, moving brush, raking, and maybe even kneeling/crouching. We would also love to hear your ideas for future projects!

Join the Friends of Dell Rock and the Urban Wilds Program on Saturday October 4, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Rain date scheduled for: Sunday October 5), and help us expand the pollinator meadow at the Dell Rock Urban Wild!

At this event, we will be installing native plugs to expand a small existing meadow along Harvard Ave. Plantings will include a variety of grasses and flowering species that will provide beauty and a food source for pollinators through multiple seasons. We will also be installing additional native plants in other areas on the site to provide beauty and wildlife habitat. Urban Wilds staff will also work with volunteers to care for other native plants on site. We will meet at the bench near Dell Ave. Look forward to seeing you there!

Planting tools and gloves will be supplied, but if you have a favorite planting tool or pair of gloves, feel free to bring them!

• Crisp air, Crunching leaves, and golden trails await! Join a guided Fall Nature Walk led by a Boston Park Ranger, and explore Scarborough Pond and its inhabitants. Discover local wildlife, autumn plant life, and the history that shaped our parks into what we enjoy today! It's a perfect way to slow down and connect with nature this fall. 
• For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers, visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

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Join us for the opening of Journey of Light: A 1975 Memory Field, led by artist Ngọc-Trân Vũ and the project team, on Sunday, September 28, 2025, from 6–9pm at Town Field Park in Dorchester. Experience an illuminated landscape of conical hats (nón lá), intergenerational stories, and large-scale projections that transform the park into a space of remembrance and reflection, part of the community-led vision for the 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial. This special evening honors the Vietnamese diaspora and the war’s lasting impact on families and communities. Free and open to all, rain or shine, with bilingual Vietnamese interpretation and light refreshments provided. Bring your family and friends to share in this meaningful gathering!

Please join Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, Codman Square neighbors, and the local community as we officially celebrate the completion of the new Codman Square Park.