Nature

Enjoy Nature
Franklin Park was designed to be an urban oasis, a place city residents could escape the pressures of city life.  Today, you can still feel miles away from the city when you explore The Wilderness and Scarboro Pond.  More information about different sections of the park is available in the History of the Park and Places in the Park.  The Nature section has information about plants, animals, even rocks in the park.  So grab a bird book, a magnfiying glass, or a friend and enjoy the flora and fauna of Franklin Park's 200 acres of woodland.

Participate in a Nature Walk
The Franklin Park Coalition sponsors nature activities year-round Check out our Calendar of Events to learn about seasonal walks, such as Weeds as Feed: Finding Edible Plants and the night-time Owl Prowl at the Winter Solstice. 

Go Birdwatching
Franklin Park has loyal birders who track bird species.  Check out the birdwatching page to see what lives in the park or passes through during seasonal migration.

Preserving Nature
Learn more about the Franklin Park Coalition's Woodlands Restoration efforts and work to remove invasive plants and encourage the growth of native trees. By saving a forest we're working to save wildlife, bird habitat and the fragile urban ecology.

Worldwide Animal Conservation - Visit the Zoo
The Franklin Park Zoo is the New England's largest Zoo and includes a Tropical Rain Forest building (the warmest spot in Boston in mid-winter), a farmyard, an exotic old bird house, and much, much more. The Zoo's conservation mission is helping to prevent extinction of a variety of species. A mating pair of a rare crane lays eggs in captivity at the Zoo, but then the eggs are flown to its native habitat in Russia, hatched, and cared for until the young cranes are old enough to be released into the wild.