Category: Events

  • 2007 Spring Cleanup

    2007 Spring Cleanup

    The Friends and the DCR (formerly the MDC) extend heartfelt thanks to all the many volunteers who helped despite the rainy and cool weather.

  • Annual Summer Picnic 2006

    A special annual treat for the Friends is our Summer Picnic, a time at which we all get together on the property to enjoy the fruits of our labors. At the 2006 picnic we and the Hemlock Gorge Boys bade farewell to longtime Friends member and supporter Bobbi Demers, who has moved back to her family…

  • 2006 Spring Cleanup

    2006 Spring Cleanup

    On Saturday, April 29, 2006, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge were joined by a goodly number of volunteers to undertake our spring cleanup. We generally thought the property was in excellent shape, but the day revealed many concerns.

  • 2006 Fall Cleanup

    2006 Fall Cleanup

    On Saturday, April 29, 2006, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge were joined by a goodly number of volunteers to undertake our spring cleanup. We generally thought the property was in excellent shape, but the day revealed many concerns.

  • 2005 Fall Cleanup

    2005 Fall Cleanup

    On Saturday, November 11, 2005, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge were joined by a goodly number of volunteers to undertake our fall cleanup. The property appeared to be in surprisingly good shape on this gorgeous fall day.

  • The Friends Honored by the Green Decade Coalition!

    The Friends Honored by the Green Decade Coalition!

    On Thursday, June 16, 2005, The Friends of Hemlock Gorge were recognized with an Environmental Leadership Award by the Green Decade Coalition. Friends’ Webmaster John Mordes had an opportunity to deliver a PowerPoint Presentation about the work of the Friends. Green Decade is an organization of people living or working in Newton and neighboring communities,…

  • 2005 Spring Cleanup

    2005 Spring Cleanup

    The Friends and the DCR (formerly the MDC) extend heartfelt thanks to all the many volunteers who helped despite the rainy and cool weather.

  • 2004 Fall Cleanup

    2004 Fall Cleanup

    At this event, we celebrated Hannah Sherman’s many years of service to the Friends as our Secretary and awarded her a lifetime membership

  • 2004 Spring Cleanup

    2004 Spring Cleanup

  • 2003 Fall Cleanup

    2003 Fall Cleanup

  • Ken Newcomb Bench Dedication

    Ken Newcomb Bench Dedication

    The memorial to Ken Newcomb was made possible by financial contributions from many of his friends and family and by the unstinting volunteers who conceived and designed and transported the stone bench. To all of these thoughtful people, too numerous to list, the Friends extend their deepest gratitude. The Friends sited Ken’s memorial bench at…

  • 2003 Spring Cleanup

    2003 Spring Cleanup