Year: 2015

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Nature Sanctuaries – Hall’s Pond Sanctuary & Amory Woods
Amory St. and Freeman St.
Brookline, MA 02446

Hall’s Pond and Amory Woods

Hall’s Pond Sanctuary together with the adjacent Amory woods, it is the only land in North Brookline set aside for conservation purposes. The sanctuary, which is administered by the Brookline Conservation Commission, consists of a pond, wetlands, an upland area, a formal garden area, and a short trail with wetland overlooks that circles the pond.

“She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head!” Illustrated Book (PDF)

Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway, two very well bred Boston ladies, decide that something must be done. Fashionable ladies are parading around town with dead birds on their hats! So Minna and Harriet gather together the most prominent women and men in town and form a club to protect the birds. Thus is born the Massachusetts Audubon Society.

About the Friends

The Friends partners with the Conservation Commission as stewards of the sanctuary. Their initiatives include Community Work Days, tending the Formal Garden and raising funds for the Horticultural Fund.

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.

Sanctuary Work Plan

In 2009, The Commission, the Town Parks & Open Space Division, and the Friends of Hall’s Pond volunteer group developed this work plan to guide ongoing collaboration, to preserve and protect the sanctuary, and to express a management approach based on respect for wildlife areas as natural habitat.

Things to See

The sanctuary is used for habitat for plants and animals, environmental education and passive exploration.

Special Events

Photographs

Photographs: Pond Birds, Amory Woods; Garden Sanctuary
Check back for latest photos of Sanctuary wildlife, Amory Woods and the Garden Sanctuary!

Annual Meetings

View highlights from past meetings.