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Earth Day All Around Natick this weekend: 50-plus activities include chainsaw artist, goats at work & lots of cleanups

April 26, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Earth Day All Around Natick, a two-day event this coming weekend (April 30/May 1), has piled up 50-plus activities across town that offer something for everyone whether you like to hike, play, volunteer, or learn.

“When we decided to create an Earth Day that would be hands-on and all over town, we said we’d be happy with offering 10 events,” says Debby Marion, on behalf of EcoNatick.org and the Earth Day All Around Natick team. “The fact that we have over 50 events shows how much we all long to connect with the web of life that feeds us, gives us air to breathe and water to drink, and surrounds us with beauty.”

Uh yeah. Our goal is actually more to check out some funky stuff. Bring on the guy using a chainsaw to turn a tree into a work of art at the new Erica Ball Community Garden (72 South Main St.) and the goats chowing down on invasives at the Community Organic Farm.

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We might get nosy too and visit some people’s yards, which have been opened up for garden tours and to show off their edible hedges, among other environmentally friendly setups for energy generation and water capture.

From the looks of the schedule, we’re not going to recognize Natick come Monday. Cleanups are in store at Camp Arrowhead, Johnson Elementary Schoo, and other locations. What’s more, the town’s trails will get a makeover, including at Hunnewell Forest, where the beavers have had their say about one of the existing trails. Guided walks on town trails will teach you about things you’ve probably walked past a zillion times.

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Be sure to consult the event website before heading to activities, as some require signups. The site does include a nice sorting of activities by categories like kids, gardens, and green energy if you select the Deep Dive tab.

There might still be a need for some volunteers as well, including at the Big Clean-Out at Natick High on April 30 from 9am-12pm, where numerous stations will be set up for recycling various items (some for a fee).

In case you’re wondering, the reason the activities didn’t take place last weekend given that Earth Day was on Friday, April 22, is that the team wanted to avoid school vacation week to maximize the opportunity for families with school-age children to participate. Earth Day All Around Natick includes bunches of kids activities, including art projects and games.

While the town’s Earth Day activities won’t center on Natick Common as usual, that area won’t be left out. Town muckety-mucks will be on hand from 10am-12pm to talk about the town’s sustainability efforts, such as use of electrical vehicles and building electrification. If that’s not entertaining enough for you, Natick Sustainability Chair Leo Ryan and fellow musicians will be playing tunes.


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Save the date: Rotary shredding event on April 23

April 19, 2022 by Admin Leave a Comment

The Charles River Rotary Club is holding its Annual Shredding Day event on Saturday, April 23 at the Fisk Church 106 Walnut St., in Natick from 9 a.m. until Noon.

The cost is $10 per banker box-sized container. Cash or check accepted.

On site shredding will be performed by Highland Shredding on Demand out of Woburn.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Charles River Rotary Scholarship fund for Keefe Tech students. Each year the club gives scholarships  to seniors who are going in to the trades industry to help pay for continuing education costs and or tools.

Questions can be sent to jonfetherston@comcast.net


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Natick sweeps us off our feet

April 14, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Thanks to Natick’s Public Works team for sweeping the streets clean in parts of town this week. The Easter crowd will be wowed.

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In Natick’s 2020 Annual Report (most recent), the town said its annual street sweeping took longer than usual, and “as a result we finished in June and collected approximately 1,200 tons of debris.” In fact, Natick swept our area in October of that year due staffing and other issues. The sweeping is usually wrapped up in April/May.


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Natick Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is April 30—get your tickets

March 24, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

Natick Board of Health’s 36th annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

Saturday, April 30,   9am – 12pm at the Natick Dept. of Public Works, 75 West St.

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Tickets must be purchased in advance in one of the following ways:

  • in person at the Board of Health office, 13 East Central St., Town Hall, 2nd floor with cash or check payable to Town of Natick, you will be given your ticket
  • with a check payable to the Town of Natick either via US Mail or via the drop box to the right of the Town Hall front door.  Please address envelopes: Board of Health, 13 East Central St., Natick MA 01760.  Be sure to include your US Mail address so we can mail your ticket to you. NOTE: if you wish to get your ticket by mail, please have the payment into the Board of Health office by Friday, April 22
    Tickets will not be sold on site; autos without a ticket will be turned away
  • Natick Residents only
  • $10.00 per car, limited to 300 cars 

Learn more about what you can or can’t bring, as well as about hazardous waste days in other communities that have reciprocal agreements with Natick. Sorry, no ammo, radioactive materials, or asbestos allowed.


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Celebrate Earth Day at Bacon Free Library in Natick with a free tree and other fun

March 24, 2022 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Natick’s Earth Day organizers have been filling up April 30 & May 1 with lots of events and invite you to celebrate by planting a free tree sapling. Parents or guardians can register here for kids to receive a tree. Pick up will be April 30, 10am-2pm, at the Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot St.

Natick Common, new trees

Also on April 30, 1oam-2pm at the library, enjoy an activity and art event sponsored by Wilson School. “Project Sapling” will engage kids in a hands-on arts and crafts activity: a “DIY” bird feeder that kids can hang in their own backyard, made from pine cones, bird seed, sun-nut butter, and string, along with a paper bag to take it home.

Don’t miss the story walk on April 30 & May 1, 8am-8pm, on the Bacon Free Library grounds, and read the book Solar Story by Allan Drummond, one page at a time. This book shares the experiences of a Moroccan schoolgirl who lives near the largest solar plant in the world, conveying how the plant has brought jobs and reliable power—and also how it’s upended the old ways of doing things, even in the girl’s own family. More here.

There are many more activities going on around town like a garden tour and some clean-out and tidy-up activities. Learn more here.

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