About Mattahunt Woods Bioblitz
Who All ages. Good for families, students, and anyone who’s wanted to know the name of a plant or a bird! No experience needed.
What A BioBlitz is simple: we walk, we look closely, and we record every living thing we find. You’ll learn to log observations with iNaturalist on your phone, and what the group records goes into a public dataset that researchers and land managers actually use. Mid-October is good for fungi, late-blooming plants, seed heads, and sparrows and other birds moving through.
Mattahunt Woods is nine acres of forested wetland, permanently protected in 2008 after a community campaign and since improved with new trails and native plantings. It’s one of about 30 urban wilds — undeveloped natural land the City has protected across Boston’s neighborhoods since the 1970s. Presented by The Trustees with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Urban Wilds Program.
When Saturday, October 17, 10AM-11:30AM. [Drop in any time / arrive at the start for the app walkthrough.]
Where Mattahunt Woods, Itasca Street entrance (249 Itasca Street), Mattapan.
Cost Free.
Getting there By transit: several bus routes available. By car: Side street parking available, no lots.
Accessibility The trails here are flat and easy walking — this is one of the more accessible sites in the series. No bathrooms nearby.
Bring A charged phone with the iNaturalist app downloaded ahead of time if you can, water, and shoes you don’t mind getting muddy. Long pants are a good idea — this is meadow and woods edge, so do a tick check afterward.
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