About Full Moon Guided Nature Journaling Session

Who Adults and teens (14+). Good for people who already journal and for people who’ve never tried it.

What Gather under the full moon with the Trustees Boston Resilience team for a guided nature journaling session on the ledges at Geneva Avenue Cliffs. Presented by The Trustees with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Urban Wilds Program.

October’s Hunter’s Moon is the full moon that follows the Harvest Moon—named for the season when the fields were cleared and game was easier to spot in the open. It reaches full just after midnight, so it’ll be rising bright behind us as we settle in.

Session starts at 4PM, sunset is at 5:30PM, we will wrap up at 6PM!

Journals and pencils provided—bring your own if you prefer. Wear sturdy shoes for rocky ground, bring a headlamp, and something to sit on.

Nature journaling means paying attention on paper—words, sketches, questions, lists, whatever helps you notice. Your guide will offer a few short prompts, with quiet stretches in between. We’ll gather on the puddingstone ledges at Geneva Avenue Cliffs and spend the evening looking out and writing down what we see. No one will see your journal unless you want them to.

When Monday, October 26, 4-5:15PM. The Hunter’s Moon rise in Boston is at midnight. Rain date: October 27.

Where Geneva Avenue Cliffs, Dorchester

Cost Free. Journals and pencils provided; bring your own if you prefer. Registration required.

Getting there By transit: Can get there on Red Line, by bus on lines 16 and 17, then a 2 minute walk.

Accessibility Please read this before registering. The site is a rocky ledge with steep, uneven natural-surface paths. No paved paths, no railings, no lighting. Footing is uneven in low light and sturdy shoes are essential. No restrooms on site. If you want to come and aren’t sure about the terrain, email arodriguez-gonzalez@thetrustees.org before registering—we’d rather work it out with you than have you turn back at the entrance. If this site isn’t a fit, the October 24 painting session at Condor Street covers similar ground on level, paved surface.

Bring Headlamp or flashlight, warm layers, and a blanket or cushion for sitting on stone.

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