Stewardship Saturday at Cathleen Stone Island

Sat · Nov 14·10 AM – 2 PM·Boston Harbor Islands State Park (DCR)

Stewardship Saturday on Cathleen Stone Island offers plant removal with park biologists and volunteer stewards.

Sat · Oct 31·Departure will be from EDIC pier. · Boston

Park biologists and volunteer stewards remove invasive plants and restore native habitats on Cathleen Stone Island, departing from EDIC pier.

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM·Nature's Neighborhoods Children's Zoo, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Red pandas chat at Nature's Neighborhoods Children's Zoo, showcasing the cute ring‑tailed “firefox” and its unique traits.

Sat · Oct 31·10 AM – 11 AM·Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary , Mattapan

Boston Birding with Family at Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Mattapan, open to all ages.

Sat · Oct 31·10:30 AM · 1 PM·in front of the Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA

Docent‑led 90‑minute tour in front of the Hunnewell Building explores over a mile of the Arboretum’s 281‑acre landscape, highlighting woody plant collections and current blooms.

Sat · Oct 31·11:30 AM·African Penguin Coast, Franklin Park Zoo, 1 Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02121

Learn about African penguin adaptations and conservation efforts at the African Penguin Coast exhibit, weather permitting.

Sat · Oct 31·12 PM – 3 PM·Hunnewell Lawn, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA

Sinister plants demonstrate spiky thorns, sticky latex, chemical defenses, explosive seed bursts, and black‑light glow on Hunnewell Lawn, with a storytime at 1 pm, all ages.

Sat · Nov 7·10 AM – 2 PM·Boston Harbor Islands State Park (DCR)

Park stewards and The Trustees guide volunteers in landscape and ecosystem management on World’s End’s drumlins.

Sat · Nov 14·10 AM – 2 PM·Boston Harbor Islands State Park (DCR)

Special cruise and excursion to Peddocks Island honors veterans and active service members, for ages 18 and up.