Explore South Shore 2024: 365 Nature Places To Know
Since 2020, our Explore South Shore program has highlighted places in our watershed and beyond where the public can go to enjoy the natural world. Walking trails and fishing spots, boat ramps and beaches; parks, playgrounds, historic sites, and so much more. To keep things fresh, each year we change the program’s theme. This year it’s “365 Nature Places to Know.”
Care to join us? Every morning beginning January 1st, we’ll feature one of the South Shore’s best nature places on Facebook and Instagram. Not on social media? We’re listing all the spots here on our website as well!
All of these “Nature Places to Know” can also be found in the Get Outdoors section of NSRWA.org, which now boasts more than 550 listings! Make Get Outdoors your first stop when seeking information about local trails, kayak launches, and even picnic tables. We are constantly updating our database to provide the facts you need to go out and explore.
Walking trails are by far our most popular listings, so we’ll feature at least two of those each week – a longer route on Saturday, and a shorter one on Sunday. Mondays will be for family-friendly places, and on Tuesdays we’ll feature spots that promote accessibility. On Wednesdays, we’ll highlight water access, while Thursdays will offer a mix of themes, such as “Birders Love” “Herring Runs,” and “Up For a Challenge?” On Factoid Fridays, we’ll share some facts.
We’re changing up our trivia contest this year too! Once a month, we’ll present a “Where In the Watershed?” photo, and invite you to guess where it was taken. (Share your guesses by commenting on our Facebook page and Instagram feed.) At the end of each month, one lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a custom NSRWA prize package. Click here for contest rules.
As always, we encourage you to share photos from your Explore South Shore adventures with the hashtag #ExploreSouthShore.
365 Nature Places To Know (Scroll to the bottom to see prior months)
APRIL
April 1 • Family-Friendly • Hingham Community Playground
April 2 • Accessibility • Pond Meadow Park, Braintree (Paved trail)
April 3 • Water Access • West Monponsett Boat Ramp, Halifax
April 4 • Up For a Challenge? • Quincy Quarries State Reservation, Quincy
April 5 • Factoid Friday • Keene’s Sawmill, Duxbury
April 6 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Cornhill Woodland, Marshfield
April 7 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Dixon Preserve at Hio Hill, Plymouth
April 8 • Family-Friendly • Julia Road Park, Weymouth
April 9 • Accessibility • King Oak Hill Park, Weymouth (Paved trail)
April 10 • Water Access • Long Pond Boat Ramp, Plymouth
April 11 • Herring Runs • Herring Run Park Conservation Area, Pembroke
April 12 • Factoid Friday • Nathaniel Thomas Mill, Hanson
April 13 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Lansing Bennett Forest, Duxbury
April 14 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Denham Pond, Hanover
April 15 • Family-Friendly • Allerton Street Playground, Plymouth
April 16 • Accessibility • Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth & Carver (Many paved trails)
April 17 • Water Access • Norwell Town Landing
April 18 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided May 1)
April 19 • Factoid Friday • Hatch Mill, Marshfield
April 20 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Cole Conservation Land, Carver
April 21 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Pape Reservation, Cohasset
April 22 • Family-Friendly • Weir River Farm, Hingham
April 23 • Accessibility • Town Brook Trail, Plymouth (Large section of trail is paved)
April 24 • Water Access • Nantasket Beach Reservation, Hull
April 25 • Herring Runs • Foundry Pond, Hingham
April 26 • Factoid Friday • Plimoth Grist Mill, Plymouth
April 27 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Muddy Pond Wilderness Preserve, Kingston
April 28 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Burns Memorial Park, Hingham
April 29 • Family-Friendly • Hartsuff Park, Rockland
April 30 • Accessibility • Wompatuck State Park, Main Entrance, Hingham (Many paved trails.)
MAY
May 1 • Water Access • Howland’s Landing Park, Duxbury
May 2 • Herring Runs • Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park, Weymouth
May 3 • Factoid Friday • Stockbridge Grist Mill, Scituate
May 4 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Smith-Nawazelski Conservation Area, Hanson
May 5 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • South River Bog, Duxbury
May 6 • Family-Friendly • Hollis Field & Community Playground, Braintree
May 7 • Accessibility • Driftway Multi-Purpose Path, Scituate (Paved trail)
May 8 • Water Access • Leo F. DeMarsh State Boat Ramp, Plymouth
May 9 • Herring Runs • Herring Run Pool Park, Weymouth
May 10 • Factoid Friday • Indian Head River Fish Ladder, Pembroke/Hanover
May 11 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Whitney & Thayer Woods, Cohasset (Don’t miss the rhododendrons on the Milliken Path!)
May 12 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Rockland Town Forest
May 13 • Family-Friendly • Scituate Skatepark
May 14 • Accessibility • Mabbett Park, Plymouth (Paved trail)
May 15 • Water Access • James Avenue Wharf, Hull
May 16 • Herring Runs • Iron Hill Park, Weymouth
May 17 • Factoid Friday • Triphammer Park, Kingston
May 18 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Sampson Park & Memorial Forest, Kingston
May 19 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Mildred Cushing Woods, Hingham
May 20 • Family-Friendly • Holmes Playground and Plymouth Skate Park, Plymouth
May 21 • Accessibility • Osprey Overlook Park (Paved trail)
May 22 • Water Access • Mound Street Field & Park, Quincy
May 23 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided June 1)
May 24 • Factoid Friday • Plympton Town Green
May 25 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Simon Hill and Bowker Street Conservation Area, Norwell
May 26 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Stewart/Person Preserve, Kingston
May 27 • Family-Friendly • Veterans Memorial Playground, Plymouth
May 28 • Accessibility • Veterans Memorial Park, Marshfield (Concrete trail)
May 29 • Water Access • Jericho Road State Boat Ramp, Scituate
May 30 • Up For a Challenge? • South Triangle Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
May 31 • Factoid Friday • Old Plympton Cotton Factory, Plympton
JUNE
June 1 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Ludden’s Ford Park, Pembroke
June 2 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Higgins-MacAllister Preserve, Scituate
June 3 • Family-Friendly • Newell Playground, Weymouth
June 4 • Accessibility • Berrybrook Fields (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
June 5 • Water Access • Joseph Carven Boat Ramp, Weymouth
June 6 • Birders Love … • Hathaway Preserve, Kingston
June 7 • Factoid Friday • Mordecai Lincoln Mill & Homestead, Scituate
June 8 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Black Cat Preserve, Plymouth
June 9 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Great Brewster Woods & Dean’s Meadow, Cohasset
June 10 • Family-Friendly • Sirrico Memorial Playground, Plymouth
June 11 • Accessibility • Kibby Property & Abigail Adams State Park, Weymouth (Paved trail)
June 12 • Water Access • Nantasket Pier Marine Ramp, Hull
June 13 • Dog Walkers Love … • Stodders Neck, Hingham
June 14 • Factoid Friday • Capt. David Cushman Jr. Preserve, Duxbury
June 15 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Donovan-Wildcat Conservation Area, Norwell
June 16 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Poor Meadow Brook Conservation Area, Hanson
June 17 • Family-Friendly • Uncle Bud Skate Park, Marshfield
June 18 • Accessibility • St. Catherine’s Chapel Park, Plymouth (Crushed stone trails)
June 19 • Water Access • Bathing Beach, Hingham
June 20 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided July 1)
June 21 • Factoid Friday • Butterfly Park, Abington
June 22 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Forge Pond Park, Hanover (Includes French’s Stream Trail, Summer Street Conservation Lands, Old Rockland Fireworks Trail, and Clark Bog)
June 23 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Pratt Farm, Marshfield
June 24 • Family-Friendly • Stephens Field, Plymouth
June 25 • Accessibility • Webb Memorial State Park, Weymouth (Crushed stone trails)
June 26 • Water Access • Oldham Pond Town Landing, Pembroke
June 27 • Shipyard Site • Brick Kiln Yard, Pembroke
June 28 • Factoid Friday • Morton Park, Plymouth
June 29 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Nelson Memorial Forest, Marshfield (Connects with Union Street Woodland and Phillips Farm Preserve)
June 30 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Cow Tent Hill, Duxbury
JULY
July 1 • Family-Friendly • Watson Park, Braintree
July 2 • Accessibility • Lawrence Wharf, Cohasset
July 3 • Water Access • The Spit, Scituate
July 4 • “Where In The Watershed?” (Location details to be provided August 1)
July 5 • Factoid Friday • Holmes Reservation, Plymouth
July 6 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Cuffee Hill Conservation Area & Black Pond Bog, Norwell
July 7 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Bouve Conservation Area, Hingham
July 8 • Family-Friendly • Rexhame Beach, Marshfield
July 9 • Accessibility • Jacobs Pond Conservation Area, Norwell (Assistive kayak ramp)
July 10 • Water Access • White Horse Beach, Plymouth
July 11 • Shipyard Site • Fox Hill Shipyard, Norwell
July 12 • Factoid Friday • Reynolds-Maxwell Garden, Duxbury
July 13 • Weekend Walks – Longer • World’s End, Hingham
July 14 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • The Nook Preserve, Kingston
July 15 • Family-Friendly • Nelson Memorial Park, Plymouth – splash pad
July 16 • Accessibility • Creedon Memorial Park & Hewitts Landing Walkway, Hingham (Paved trail)
July 17 • Water Access • George Lane Beach, Weymouth
July 18 • Shipyard Site • Wanton Shipyard, Norwell
July 19 • Factoid Friday • Minot Beach, Scituate
July 20 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Plymouth
July 21 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Masthead Drive Trail, Norwell
July 22 • Family-Friendly • Gray’s Beach Park, Kingston
July 23 • Accessibility • Scituate Harborwalk (Paved trail)
July 24 • Water Access • Blueberry Island, Marshfield
July 25 • Shipyard Site • Mary’s Garden & Rogers Yard, Marshfield
July 26 • Factoid Friday • Government Island Historic District, Cohasset
July 27 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Center Hill Preserve, Plymouth
July 28 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • James Landing Walkway, Scituate
July 29 • Family-Friendly • Arthur Boyson Park, Quincy
July 30 • Accessibility • Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth (Paved trails)
July 31 • Water Access • Stetson Pond Beach, Pembroke
AUGUST
August 1 • Shipyard Site • White’s Ferry, Marshfield
August 2 • Factoid Friday • Monument Park and Hingham Town Landing
August 3 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Marshfield Bridle Path & Rail Trail
August 4 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Couch Beach, Marshfield
August 5 • Family-Friendly • Sunset Lake, Braintree
August 6 • Accessibility • Harbor Park & Harbor Walk, Marshfield (Concrete and paved trails)
August 7 • Water Access • Humarock Beach, Scituate
August 8 • Birders Love … • Foothills Preserve, Plymouth
August 9 • Factoid Friday • Lawson Common & Tower, Scituate
August 10 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Norris Reservation, Norwell
August 11 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Ellisville Harbor State Park, Plymouth
August 12 • Family-Friendly • Maquan Pond at Cranberry Cove, Hanson
August 13 • Accessibility • Hingham Shipyard Waterfront Walkway, Hingham
August 14 • Water Access • Plymouth Long Beach
August 15 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided September 1)
August 16 • Factoid Friday • Packet Landing, Marshfield
August 17 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Great Esker Park, Weymouth
August 18 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Passanageset Park at Broad Meadows Marsh, Quincy
August 19 • Family-Friendly • Hedges Pond Recreation Area, Plymouth
August 20 • Accessibility • King’s Cove Park, Weymouth (Paved trail)
August 21 • Water Access • Smith Beach, Braintree
August 22 • Unusual Walk • Hull Art Walk, Hull
August 23 • Factoid Friday • Mayflower II / Frazier State Pier, Plymouth
August 24 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Twin Ponds Trail, Rockland
August 25 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Brass Kettle Conservation Area, Cohasset
August 26 • Family-Friendly • Gaffield Park, Norwell
August 27 • Accessibility • Green Harbor Beach, Marshfield (Accessibility mat)
August 28 • Water Access • Duxbury Beach Park
August 29 • Birders Love … • John Little Conservation Area, Marshfield
August 30 • Factoid Friday • Scituate Lighthouse
August 31 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Halfway Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
SEPTEMBER
September 1 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Patuxet Park, Kingston
September 2 • Family-Friendly • Island Grove Park, Abington
September 3 • Accessibility • Wompatuck State Park – Leavitt Street Entrance, Hingham (Paved trails)
September 4 • Water Access • Black Rock Beach, Cohasset
September 5 • Up For A Challenge? • Plymouth Harbor Jetty
September 6 • Factoid Friday • South River Park, Marshfield
September 7 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Stetson Meadows, Norwell
September 8 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Historic O’Neil Farm, Duxbury
September 9 • Family-Friendly • Weston Park, Weymouth
September 10 • Accessibility • Wheeler Recreation Campus, Marshfield (Paved trail)
September 11 • Water Access • John’s Pond Recreation Area, Carver
September 12 • Birders Love … Camp Wing Conservation Area, Duxbury
September 13 • Factoid Friday • Fort Revere Park, Hull
September 14 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Indian Head River Trails, Hanover
September 15 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Griffin Dairy Farm, Abington
September 16 • Family-Friendly • Forges Field Recreation Facility, Plymouth
September 17 • Accessibility • Carlson Fields, Hingham (Paved walking loop)
September 18 • Water Access • Hanover Public Launch
September 19 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided October 1)
September 20 • Factoid Friday • John Howland Site, Kingston
September 21 • Weekend Walks – Longer • North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Duxbury
September 22 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • McCarthy Farm Conservation Area, Rockland
September 23 • Family-Friendly • Birch Street Playground, Pembroke
September 24 • Accessibility • North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield (All-access sensory trail)
September 25 • Water Access • Pembroke Town Forest
September 26 • Mountain Bikers Love … • Round Pond Conservation Area, Duxbury
September 27 • Factoid Friday • Governor Long Bird Sanctuary, Hingham
September 28 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Holbrook Town Forest
September 29 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Comassakumkanut Preserve, Plymouth
September 30 • Family-Friendly • House Rock Park, Weymouth
OCTOBER
October 1 • Accessibility • Forge Pond Park, Hanover (Paved loop trail)
October 2 • Water Access • Marshfield Launch and Brooks-Tilden Shipyard
October 3 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided November 1)
October 4 • Factoid Friday • Bumpus Park, Duxbury
October 5 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Cranberry Pond Conservation Area, Braintree
October 6 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Crooked Meadow River Area, Hingham
October 7 • Family-Friendly • Jack Medeiros Recreation Area, Plymouth
October 8 • Accessibility • Bare Cove Park, Hingham (Paved trails)
October 9 • Water Access • Mulliken’s Landing, Kingston
October 10 • Mountain Bikers Love … • Carolina Hill Reservation, Marshfield
October 11 • Factoid Friday • Billington Street Park, Plymouth
October 12 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Brockton Audubon Preserve
October 13 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Hubbell Preserve, Scituate
October 14 • Family-Friendly • Caddy Memorial Park, Quincy
October 15 • Accessibility • Wompatuck State Park – Doane Street Entrance (Paved trails)
October 16 • Water Access • Francis Keville Footbridge, Marshfield
October 17 • Up for a Challenge? • Cavern Rock Park, Weymouth
October 18 • Factoid Friday • Cushing Memorial State Park, Scituate
October 19 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Emery Preserve West, Plymouth
October 20 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Triphammer Pond Conservation Area, Hingham
October 21 • Family-Friendly • French’s Common, Braintree
October 22 • Accessibility • Hobart Pond, Whitman (Paved trail)
October 23 • Water Access • Whitman’s Pond Park, Weymouth
October 24 • Birders Love … • Crawley Woodlands Preserve, Plymouth
October 25 • Factoid Friday • Veterans Memorial Town Forest, Hanson
October 26 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Ames Nowell State Park, Abington
October 27 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Weir River Woods, Hull
October 28 • Family-Friendly • Wadsworth Road Playground, Duxbury
October 29 • Accessibility • Penniman Park, Braintree (Paved trail)
October 30 • Water Access • Winsor Shores, Cohasset/Hull
October 31 • Birders Love … • Pudding Hill Reservation, Marshfield
NOVEMBER
November 1 • Factoid Friday • Pembroke High & Hobomock Elementary Trails, Pembroke
November 2 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Hanover Senior Center Trails / Nava-Stasiluk Conservation Area / Myrtle Street Fields / Tindale Bog (All connected by trails)
November 3 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Emery Preserve East, Plymouth
November 4 • Family-Friendly • Siever Field, Plymouth
November 5 • Accessibility • Norwell Pathway (Paved trail)
November 6 • Water Access • Weymouth Landing Access Ramp, Weymouth
November 7 • Birders Love … • Cranberry Watershed Preserve, Kingston
November 8 • Factoid Friday • Town Brook Patuxet Preserve, Plymouth
November 9 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Furnace Brook Watershed Conservation Area, Marshfield
November 10 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Crosbie Family Preserve & Appleton Field, Scituate
November 11 • Family-Friendly • Richard Gifford Playground, Weymouth
November 12 • Accessibility • Hanover Branch Rail Trail, Hanover (Paved trail)
November 13 • Water Access • Peter Igo Park, Marshfield
November 14 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided December 1)
November 15 • Factoid Friday • Burial Hill, Plymouth
November 16 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Wompatuck State Park – Grove Street Entrance, Norwell
November 17 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Savery Avenue Conservation Area, Carver
November 18 • Family-Friendly • Purple Dinosaur Playground, Scituate
November 19 • Accessibility • Hollingsworth Park, Braintree – (Accessible playground)
November 20 • Water Access • Musquashcut Brook Launch, Scituate
November 21 • Birders Love … • Hoyt Hall Preserve, Marshfield
November 22 • Factoid Friday • National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth
November 23 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Bates Conservation Area, Scituate
November 24 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Shingle Mill Brook Trail, Hanover
November 25 • Family-Friendly • Kress Field, Hingham
November 26 • Accessibility • Holbrook Playground & Sumner Field (Paved walking loop at Sumner Field)
November 27 • Water Access • Woodbine Island Conservation Area, Weymouth
November 28 • Birders Love … • Russell Mill Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
November 29 • Factoid Friday • Old Mouth, Marshfield
November 30 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Thaddeus Chandler Conservation Area, Duxbury
DECEMBER
December 1 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • George Ingram Park, Cohasset
December 2 • Family-Friendly • Right Field Playground, Kingston
December 3 • Accessibility • North Plymouth Rail Trail, Plymouth (Paved and crushed stone trail)
December 4 • Water Access • Shifting Lots Preserve, Plymouth
December 5 • Where In The Watershed? (Location details to be provided January 1)
December 6 • Factoid Friday • Camp Kiwanee, Hanson
December 7 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Willow Brook Farm Preserve & Misty Meadows Conservation Area, Pembroke (Connected by trail)
December 8 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Silver Lake Sanctuary, Kingston
December 9 • Family-Friendly • Sarah Brassil Park, Weymouth
December 10 • Accessibility • Libby Field, Weymouth (Paved walking loop)
December 11 • Water Access • Chittenden Yard & Canoe Launch, Norwell
December 12 • Up For a Challenge? • Beaver Dam Conservation Area, Plymouth
December 13 • Factoid Friday • Union Street Bridge, Marshfield
December 14 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Wheelwright Park & Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary, Cohasset
December 15 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Eel River Woods, Hingham
December 16 • Family-Friendly • Buckman Park Playground, Carver
December 17 • Accessibility • Historic Sylvester Field, Hanover (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
December 18 • Water Access • Damon’s Point, Marshfield
December 19 • Birders Love … • Clear Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
December 20 • Factoid Friday • Sea Street Bridge, Marshfield
December 21 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Ellis Estate Trails, Scituate
December 22 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Whiton Woods & Cedar Crest, Duxbury
December 23 • Family-Friendly • Legion Memorial Field, Weymouth
December 24 • Accessibility • Marshfield Town Pier (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
December 25 • Water Access • Peterson’s Sawmill Pond, Duxbury
December 26 • Birders Love … • Striar Conservancy, Halifax
December 27 • Factoid Friday • Straits Pond Tide Gate, Hull
December 28 • Weekend Walks – Longer • McKenna Marsh & Marchesiani Farmlands, Hingham
December 29 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Damon Preserve, Scituate
December 30 • Family-Friendly • Reynolds Playground, Norwell
December 31 • Accessibility • Pemberton Point, Hull (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
Looking back to … JANUARY 2024
January 1 • Family-Friendly • Melzar Hatch Preserve, Hanover
January 2 • Accessibility • Widows Walk Golf Course, Scituate (Paved paths are open to the public in the winter)
January 3 • Water Access • Wampatuck Pond, Hanson
January 4 • Birders Love … • Bay Farm Conservation Area, Duxbury & Kingston
January 5 • Factoid Friday • Russell & Sawmill Ponds Conservation Area, Plymouth
January 6 • Weekend Walks – Longer • More Brewer Park, Hingham (Also Brewer Reservation, across the street)
January 7 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Blackwater Memorial Forest, Kingston
January 8 • Family-Friendly • Cohasset Library Playground
January 9 • Accessibility • Brant Rock Beach, Marshfield – (Park along the sea wall to enjoy the view)
January 10 • Water Access • Sampsons Pond, Carver
January 11 • Birders Love … • Tubbs Meadow, Pembroke
January 12 • Factoid Friday • Souther Tide Mill, Quincy
January 13 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Thompson Pond Trail, Abington
January 14 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Miller Woods, Norwell (Continue your walk on the Norwell Pathway, immediately adjacent.)
January 15 • Family-Friendly • Beaver Brook Playground, Abington
January 16 • Accessibility • Skating Club Pond, Hingham (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
January 17 • Water Access • Harding’s Pond Conservation Area, Whitman
January 18 • Where In The Watershed? Location revealed! Photo taken on the trail that connects Marshfield’s Union Street Woodland to Nelson Memorial Forest.
January 19 • Factoid Friday • Webster-Billings Conservation Area, Hanson
January 20 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Bradford Torrey Bird Sanctuary, Weymouth
January 21 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Herring River Trail, Scituate
January 22 • Family-Friendly • HOPS Playground, Halifax
January 23 • Accessibility • Studley Pond, Rockland (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
January 24 • Water Access • Great Herring Pond Access Site, Bourne
January 25 • Birders Love … • Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
January 26 • Factoid Friday • Monatiquot River Walk, Braintree & Weymouth
January 27 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Braintree Town Forest
January 28 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Indian Crossway Conservation Area, Hanson
January 29 • Family-Friendly • Marshfield Kids at Play Park
January 30 • Accessibility • Turkey Hill (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
January 31 • Water Access • Furnace Pond Beach, Pembroke
Looking back to … FEBRUARY 2024
February 1 • “Where In The Watershed?” Heritage Park, Weymouth
February 2 • Factoid Friday • Washington Street Bridge, Hanover & Pembroke
February 3 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Eel River Preserve, Plymouth
February 4 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Lapham Woods, Duxbury
February 5 • Family-Friendly • Webb Park, Weymouth
February 6 • Accessibility • Route 3A Bridge, Scituate (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
February 7 • Water Access • Indian Head Pond, Hanson
February 8 • Birders Love … • Clear Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
February 9 • Factoid Friday • Border Street Bridge, Cohasset & Scituate
February 10 • Weekend Walks – Longer • J.J. Shepherd Memorial Forest, Pembroke (Also visit the Alton Smith Reserve and Sleeper Conservation Area in Hanson. All 3 places are connected by trails.)
February 11 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Lehner Conservation Area, Hingham (Also visit Jacobs Meadow, next door, and connected by a trail.)
February 12 • Family-Friendly • Whitman Town Park
February 13 • Accessibility • Driftway Conservation Park (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
February 14 • Water Access • Crocker Park and Island Creek, Duxbury
February 15 • Birders Love … • Great Pond Trail, Weymouth
February 16 • Factoid Friday • Town Brook Park, Plymouth
February 17 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Fogg Forest, Norwell
February 18 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Ellis Nature Sanctuary, Marshfield
February 19 • Family-Friendly • Kenberma Playground, Hull
February 20 • Accessibility • Shipyard Lane Beach, Duxbury (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
February 21 • Water Access • Lake Holbrook, Holbrook
February 22 • Birders Love … • Webster’s Wilderness, Marshfield
February 23 • Factoid Friday • Cole’s Hill, Plymouth
February 24 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Hanson & Halifax
February 25 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Plymouth River Complex, Hingham
February 26 • Family-Friendly • Braintree Highlands Community Playground
February 27 • Accessibility • Great Hill Park (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
February 28 • Water Access • Little Sandy Bottom Pond Beach, Pembroke
February 29 • Birders Love … • Williams Preserve, Duxbury
Looking back to … MARCH
March 1 • Factoid Friday • Phillips Sanctuary & Firehouse Loop, Hanover
March 2 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Two Brooks Preserve, Plympton
March 3 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Hingham Street Reservoir, Hanover
March 4 • Family-Friendly • North Scituate Seaside Fun Playground, Scituate
March 5 • Accessibility • Bluefish River Firehouse and Grist Mill, Duxbury (Drive up and enjoy the view!)
March 6 • Water Access • Fresh Pond Park, Plymouth
March 7 • Birders Love … • Veterans Commemorative Town Forest, Plymouth
March 8 • Factoid Friday • Green’s Harbor Path & Kettle Hole Loop/Knapp Town Forest, Duxbury
March 9 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Colby-Phillips Trails – Hanover
March 10 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Carter Preserve, Kingston
March 11 • Family-Friendly • Hanover Playground
March 12 • Accessibility • Whitney Spur Rail Trail, Cohasset (Trail is graded crushed stone.)
March 13 • Water Access • Powder Point Bridge, Duxbury
March 14 • Birders Love … • Crowell Conservation Area, Duxbury
March 15 • Factoid Friday • Last Meadows, Hanson
March 16 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Duxbury Bogs
March 17 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • David E. Alper Preserve, Plymouth
March 18 • Family-Friendly • Duxbury Library Playground
March 19 • Accessibility • Brewster Gardens, Plymouth (Paved trail)
March 20 • Water Access • Bourne Island Lagoon, Marshfield
March 21 • Herring Runs • Thomas Memorial Park, Middleborough
March 22 • Factoid Friday • Plymouth Town Forest
March 23 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Cato’s Ridge Conservation Area, Plympton
March 24 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Wharf Creek Conservation Area, Marshfield
March 25 • Family-Friendly • Carver Community Playground
March 26 • Accessibility • Rockland Rail Trail (Paved trail)
March 27 • Water Access • Marshfield Town Landing
March 28 • Where In The Watershed? • Coast Guard Hill, Marshfield
March 29 • Factoid Friday • Old Oaken Bucket Pond, Scituate
March 30 • Weekend Walks – Longer • Folly Hill and Bog Iron Trails, Hanover
March 31 • Weekend Walks – Shorter • Monatiquot River Nature Trail, Braintree