Boston nature events

Swan Boats

Sunday, May 19 10:00a

It's time to feed your soul (but not the birds, please) with a 15-minute cruise around the Public Garden Lagoon...

Spring has Sprung

Sunday, May 19 1:00p

Mount Auburn Cemetery Entrance Gate, Cambridge

Springtime at Mount Auburn is one of our regions’ truly ineffable experiences. With a cornucopia of flowers enhancing our designed landscape, there is seemingly no view that fails to interest us...

Pathways to Nature Preschool Family Play Date

Friday, Jun 14 10:00a

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Boston

Families are welcome to visit Pathways to Nature with their children to engage them in meeting other students and become familiar with the site, staff, and activities...

The Future of Water

Monday, Jun 10 6:30p

Virginia Wimberly Theatre, Boston

The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts will co-host a three-part lecture series with WBUR that will bring national and global leaders to Boston to share their solutions to the most critical conser...

Howl Do You Do?

Sunday, Jun 2 2:00p

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Boston

Coyotes now live in every state in the U.S. except for Hawaii, and some are even living in large cities like Boston...

Early Childhood Project Learning Tree

Saturday, Jun 1 9:00a

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Boston

Project Learning Tree's "Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood" is a nature-based exploration of art, literature, math, music, movement, and outdoor play just for early learners, aged 3-6...

Pathways to Nature Preschool Open House

Thursday, Jun 13 6:00p

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Boston

Parents and guardians are invited to visit Pathways to Nature to see the site, meet the staff, and preview the curriculum that engages students at all levels...

Birds of Prey

Saturday, May 25 10:30a

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Boston

Birds of prey are also known as raptors and they are hunting birds characterized by hooked beaks and powerful grabbing feet armed with sharp talons...

Spring Bird Walk

Friday, May 24 7:00a

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Boston

Observe resident birds and spring migrants at a unique urban habitat that is a favorite stomping ground for many bird species...

Memorial Day Bird Walk

Monday, May 27 8:00a

Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge

Begin this day of remembrance by experiencing the beauty of nature as the spring season unfolds. Our local nesting birds will be defending territories & feeding their young...

Fresh Pond Day

Saturday, Jun 8 11:00a

Fresh Pond Reservation, Cambridge

Cambridge Water Dept's 6th annual Fresh Pond Day celebrating the land, water, wildlife, and people at Fresh Pond...

Mount Auburn's Organic Cut-Flower Gardens

Saturday, Aug 10 12:00p

Mount Auburn Cemetery Entrance Gate, Cambridge

An opportunity to visit one of Mount Auburn’s hidden gems. The cut-flower gardens behind the greenhouse are spectacular this time of year...

New England Forests Gallery

Sunday, May 19 9:00a

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

A multi-media exhibition that explores the natural history and ecology of our regional forests, their responses to human activity, and their environmental significance...

Summer Blooming Trees and Shrubs

Wednesday, Jul 17 7:00p

Mount Auburn Cemetery Entrance Gate, Cambridge

Enjoy an early evening walk with Mount Auburn President & CEO Dave Barnett to observe the ornamental trees and shrubs that show off their flowers in late July...