Friends of the Middlesex Fells
Board of Directors

Mike Ryan, Executive Director
Hoff David, Business and Finance
Mayor Robert Dolan, Advisor
Bryan Hamlin, PhD, Board Chair
Dana Jewel, Birds
Heidi Kelf, Secretary
Walter Kittredge, Native Plants, Trails
Carol McKinley, Events
Sandra Pascal, Board Vice Chair
Dominica Nichols, PhD, Education and Events
Mike Oliver, Treasurer
Robert Weggel, Trails

Do you have questions or suggestions which would help the Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation in our mission to preserve the Middlesex Fells as an outstanding example of recreation, conservation, and environmental education for the Greater Boston community? We encourage you to share your ideas, inspirations, stories, photos, or your concerns by sending us an email, calling, or writing us a letter.

Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation
PO Box 478
Stoneham, MA 02180
781/662-2340
friends@fells.org
Fells visitors enjoy scenery and tranquility while hiking, walking, birding, and observing or studying natural and cultural features of the Fells. Others also take photographs, picnic, jog, cross-country ski, snowshoe and sled.

Helping to preserve the Fells for these visitors is the Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, an organization whose mission is to enhance the natural and historic resources of the Fells. In this effort the Friends assist the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in educating the public about the natural, cultural and appropriate recreational features in the Fells.

In addition, the Friends sponsor and conduct natural and cultural history programs and recreational hikes year round to increase public awareness and appreciation of the Reservation. We also assist local youth and school groups in community service projects. In cooperation with the DCR, the Friends cosponsors a trail adopter program, special events, and provides resource material for the Visitors' Center at the historic Botume House on Spot Pond.

The Friends are also strong advocates for preservation. In 2005 Friends fundraising contributions were added to a DCR grant and funding from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to begin restoration of the historic Tudor Barn on Spot Pond. Thanks also to a DCR Greenways Grant and numerous volunteers, the Friends has initiated a hiking trail restoration program.

Our members are involved and dedicated. The Friends works with local and regional conservation groups, and helps develop policies through collaboration with local and state agencies and elected officials. Please consider joining the Friends and help protect and preserve this precious natural resource.

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