Community Work Days
Each spring and fall the Friends organize work parties to remove the trash, and invasive plants and restore the sanctuary with new plantings. The 2024 Spring Community Work Day is Sunday, May 5, 11:00-2:00.
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Spring Bird Walks at Hall’s Pond
Three consecutive Mondays -April 29, May 6, and May 13, 7:00 to 8:30 AM Friends of Hall’s Pond will conduct guided bird walks timed for spring migration, on an easy half-mile loop, led by Neil Gore. Whether it’s sunny, cloudy, or light rain!
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Visit & Enjoy Hall’s Pond Sanctuary Year Round
A 5-acre sanctuary adjacent to Amory Playground, including a natural pond, wetlands, upland area, formal garden, short trail with wetland overlooks, handicapped accessible trail, gazebo and benches.
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Photographs
Photographs: Pond Birds, Amory Woods; Garden Sanctuary
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Join Friends of Hall’s Pond for our Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 7-8:30 PM
Friends of Hall’s Pond Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 7-8:30 PM at the Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room. Featured Speaker Ken Liss: Public Squares and Parks Reserved:
A History of Brookline’s Open Space, Parks, and Playgrounds.
Hall’s Pond I-Spy for Spring 2024
As you walk around the sanctuary, can you see us?
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Spring Bird Walks at Hall’s Pond
Three consecutive Mondays -April 29, May 6, and May 13, 7:00 to 8:30 AM Friends of Hall’s Pond will conduct guided bird walks timed for spring migration, on an easy half-mile loop, led by Neil Gore. Whether it’s sunny, cloudy, or light rain!
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Community Work Days
Each spring and fall the Friends organize work parties to remove the trash, and invasive plants and restore the sanctuary with new plantings. The 2024 Spring Community Work Day is Sunday, May 5, 11:00-2:00.
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Join Friends of Hall’s Pond for our Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 7-8:30 PM
Friends of Hall’s Pond Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 7-8:30 PM at the Coolidge Corner Library Meeting Room. Featured Speaker Ken Liss: Public Squares and Parks Reserved:
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A History of Brookline’s Open Space, Parks, and Playgrounds. -
Join Friends of Hall’s Pond for our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 6-8 PM
Friends of Hall’s Pond Annual Meeting on June 14, 6-8 PM at the Brookline Senior Center, 93 Winchester Street. Guest Speaker Susan Helms Daley: “Harriet Hemenway and Brookline’s Pivotal Role in the Bird Protection Movement”
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Join Friends of Hall’s Pond for our Annual Meeting on Zoom on June 29, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tom Brady, Town Conservation Administrator, will give us an update on the state of the Sanctuary and our Guest Speaker, Arlene Mattison, President of Brookline Greenspace Alliance, will fill us in on the larger issues of Brookline green space and how BGSA is addressing them.
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History of Cottage Farm and Hall’s Pond” by Ferris Hall
Slides presented at Friends of Hall’s Pond Annual Meeting, June 2019
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2021 December Newsletter
When COVID struck, Hall’s Pond was one of the few places people felt safe getting outside and a steady stream of visitors visited the Sanctuary at a much increased tempo, deriving delight from nature.
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2022 December Newsletter
OVER the years, the seasons at Hall’s Pond are similar, yet each year has its own signature. If 2021 was wet, 2022 was marked by a drought that deepened over the summer and only let go with the autumn rains. Even so, the Sanctuary held up fairly well, confirming the wisdom of planting with an eye towards drought resistance.
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2023 December Newsletter
OVER THE YEARS, the seasons at Hall’s Pond are similar, yet each year has its own signature. If 2022 was dry, 2023 was marked by abundant summer rains. The Sanctuary was exuberantly green. Our avian visitors cycled through the seasons, and we were blessed with families of Wood Ducks and Mallards. The Wood Duck family was the first one in a very long time and successfully added three new members to their community.
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2020 December Newsletter
AS WE WIND DOWN the fall season and begin our transition into winter, it is a perfect time to reflect on what has been accomplished and what needs and issues will need to be addressed in 2020.
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2019 December Newsletter
AS WE WIND DOWN the fall season and begin our transition into winter, it is a perfect time to reflect on what has been accomplished and what needs and issues will need to be addressed in 2020.
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2018 December Newsletter
THE AUGUST DOLDRUMS hit Hall’s Pond hard, with unusually hot and humid afternoons. Not a bird in sight—a sad situation for an avid birder. As I stood on the north boardwalk platform, all I could think of was the heat. Staring down at the water I started to notice abundant life.
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