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Newton Park and Conservation Lands
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Saw Mill Brook
Conservation Area |
LONGEST WALK : 0.8 miles (a longer walk that includes this park)
ACQUIRED: 1979 to 1985
ADMINISTERED BY: Conservation
Commission
FEATURES:
Trail follows along brook through wooded
upland and wetland and by old stone fences. Walking, bird watching,
nature study. Dramatic puddingstone outcroppings.
Area connects to a much larger green corridor
running through West Roxbury and South Newton. Near the Marla Circle
end of the trail, you can walk into St. Joseph's Cemetery and from
there, cross Baker Street to Brook Farm
Historic Site. From here, trails lead to Millennium
Park and to Charles River Path--Wells
Avenue.
HISTORY:
| 1979 |
City acquired
northwest parcel using state self-help funds. |
| 1982 |
City acquired
southern parcel from Temple Beth Avodah and from Benjamin Kaplan, using self-help funds. |
| 1985 |
City acquired
middle parcel by eminent domain, using state self-help funds. |
| 2004 |
City uses Community Preservation Act funds to acquire Kesseler Woods, adjacent to Saw Mill Brook. |
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