annantonellis
- Sep 7
POLLINATOR MEADOWS
McLaughlin Pollinator Meadows Current conditions- Â the Playground has some of the highest elevations in the city, these meadows are on...
dpultinas
- Mar 29, 2022
Decline of Norway maple stand behind the Little League field at McLaughlin
Behind the Little League outfield fence is part of the McLaughlin woodlands that was once overgrown with Norway maples. Norways were...
dpultinas
- Mar 29, 2022
Parcels adjacent to the McLaughlin woodlands are owned by the Boston Planning Development Agency
Several natural area parcels adjacent to the McLaughlin woodlands are owned by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) not the...
dpultinas
- May 5, 2021
Just a memory...
The majestic Cottonwood at the base of the Oscar-Parker community garden is pictured above at daybreak on the morning of March 19, 2021;...
dpultinas
- May 5, 2021
The Story of the 23 Old Parker Hill Apple Trees
Bill Taylor is a horticulturist and environmental/social activist who noticed the abundance of large, old apple trees in the McLaughlin...
dpultinas
- Jan 14, 2021
2020 Looking back on Mission Hill Natural Areas
Mclaughlin Woodlands Tree blow downs were frequent. The Black locust forest on the Meadow/Parker hilltop south facing slope has been...
dpultinas
- May 14, 2020
Taking care of the soil at McLaughlin Woodland
A basic principle of forest restoration is to protect the soil of the forest floor from erosion and compaction. Logs, leaf mulch,...
dpultinas
- Feb 7, 2020
