New Video! Hall’s Pond Sanctuary Re-Opening Celebration Ribbon Cutting – July 15, 2026
On Wednesday, July 15, 2006, the Brookline Department of Public Works, in partnership with the Friends of Hall’s Pond, hosted a re-opening celebration for the sanctuary. This family-friendly gathering offered a short speaking program, opportunities to learn about the sanctuary’s wildlife and restoration efforts, and light refreshments. Guests explored the boardwalk, woodland trails, and pond overlook, with natural resource staff and local volunteers available to share information about ongoing stewardship efforts. (video credit Fran Perler)
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Hall’s Pond Tree I-Spy
Can you find each of the following trees in the Hall’s Pond Sanctuary?
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Hall’s Pond Sanctuary Re-Opening Celebration
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 4 PM – 6 PM
15 AMORY ST. BROOKLINE MA 02446
Ribbon Cutting – Nature Exploration – Family Activities – Light Refreshments
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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.
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Fall/Winter 2015 Newsletter
ANOTHER YEAR is running to the finish line. As with all of our friends and families, life sure sees changes. Hall’s Pond Sanctuary is settling in for its long winter nap with the trees, shrubs and perennial going dormant, migratory birds are flying and the animals of all varieties are settling in.
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A Brief Historical Overview
At the time of European settlement, much of the area that is now North Brookline was wetland. Amory Park and Hall’s Pond were part of a particular kind of wetland—an Atlantic White Cedar swamp—that extended to the Charles River. The high level of acidity and the low level of oxygen in such a swamp greatly slow down decay, building up peat.
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2014 Annual Meeting Highlights
June 16, 2014, At the Annual Meeting we were treated to a superb presentation by historian Susan Helms Daley who shared her continuing research on Minna Hall’s partner in the creation of the Massachusetts Audubon Society entitled “Who Was Harriet Hemenway.”
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2010 Annual Meeting Highlights
June 16, 2010, Friends of Hall’s Pond Service Awards and A Presentation by Priscilla Geigis, Assistant Commissioner and Director of the Division of State Parks and Recreation at the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
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2009 Annual Meeting Highlights
June 10, 2009, Debbie Raptopoulos, a long term supporter and board member of The Friends of Hall’s Pond Sanctuary, gave a memorable review honoring Nancy and Ferris Hall at the June Annual Meeting of The Friends of Hall’s Pond.
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2008 Annual Meeting Highlights
Monday, June 16, 2008, New and old Friends gathered together at the Annual Meeting of the Friends of Hall’s Pond on June 16, 2008. The Friends awarded the MIT Epsilon Theta Fraternity an Outstanding Service Award.
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