This natural area is home to beautiful rock outcrops, heritage trees, and attractions like the Bear Dens. However, it needs our help to stay healthy and remain an important park for us and future generations. We hope that by bringing people together to work towards restoring the ecological health of the Long Crouch Woods, we can showcase this area's beauty and potential.

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The focus of the event is to remove invasive understory plants, cleanup trash from the site, and build habitat walls with the brush generated, all of which are done to improve overall forest health and increase visibility into the woods. There will be lots of learning opportunities for residents of all ages and backgrounds.

Staff will provide all the tools, supplies, and instruction needed for the project. Please dress in weather-appropriate, comfortable clothes that you are okay with getting dirty, as well as closed-toe shoes. We recommend participants bring their own water, snacks, sunscreen, and bug spray.

The event will happen, rain or shine. We will cancel in the case of extreme weather such as thunderstorms.

We encourage you to bike, walk, or take public transit, but there will be parking available via entry from the Zoo's rear parking lot (see below).

Expect to be utilizing hand cutting tools like loppers and pruners, moving brush, raking, and maybe even kneeling/crouching. We would also love to hear your ideas for future projects!

• Crisp air, Crunching leaves, and golden trails await! Join a guided Fall Nature Walk led by a Boston Park Ranger, and explore Scarborough Pond and its inhabitants. Discover local wildlife, autumn plant life, and the history that shaped our parks into what we enjoy today! It's a perfect way to slow down and connect with nature this fall. 
• For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers, visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at Roxbury Heritage State Park, 183 Roxbury St, Boston, MA  02119 for the Urban Agriculture Fair. The Trustees, Agricultural Hall, Grow Boston, The Department of Conservation and Recreation, and a growing partnership of grassroots urban agriculture practitioners are proud to present the ninth Urban Agriculture Fair! This free, family-friendly event will create a vibrant hub of hands-on learning, fun & games. Learn directly from local urban farmers and gardeners who are on the ground feeding our community, and helping us stay connected to the land.

Event Highlights include:

• Educational demonstrations on gardening, beekeeping, mushroom growing, composting, maple sugaring, acorn and other native nut processing, growing and nurturing backyard fruit trees, raising chickens and caring for pigeons in your backyard, and more!
• Live music from Boston’s own Branches Steel Orchestra
• Free food from Dorchester’s Fresh Food Generation, and juice from Baba Rumas
• Kids art activities from Yes2ArtKidz
• Hands-on cooking classes using farm-fresh produce - hot sauce from Michelle Green Thumbz, Dry Spice blends from Heal The Hood, and Canning by Elnora Thompson of Nightingale Garden
• Fresh cider-making with an antique cider mill, and a pedal-powered smoothie machine
• A judging table, where gardeners and farmers are encouraged to enter their homegrown fruits and vegetables for a chance to win ribbons, prizes, and bragging rights, including the coveted “Pome d’Or” gold ribbon and $100 cash prize!
• Community conversation on race, power, and land access in the city lead by leaders from Paige Academy

For more information, volunteer opportunities, judging-table and other contest registration, visit the website or contact arabiyah@thetrustees.org.