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Newton Serves May 3, 2026
This registration is for the Project Leader to register a Newton Serves Project Site.
Volunteer registration will open on March 16, 2026.
PROJECT SITES Criteria for qualification as a project site:
1) Must be a City of Newton property
(this includes schools and school grounds, parks, fields, Newton bodies of water, city buildings)
2) Invasive plant pull sites must be a City of Newton property **see note below
PROJECT LEADER ROLE:
1) Organize and communicate with volunteers
- Volunteer registration opens March 16
- Unregistered volunteers must sign a release form.
- Project leaders must return the signed form to the Parks & Recreation Department.
- Blank release forms will be emailed to the Project Leader and available for pick-up at City Hall on May 3
2) Coordinate collection of supplies prior to May 3rd
- Parks & Recreation staff will be delivering bulk materials (mulch, fibar, loam etc) to the work site DATE TBD
3) Pick-up all bags (leaf, trash & invasive) at Newton City Hall
- 1000 Commonwealth Ave – On the steps of City Hall - Fountain Side
- Between 8:00 am–9:00 am on May 3
4) The City will provide hand tools, but not wheelbarrows.
- Please know we have a limited number of hand tools so please plan on bringing your own tools.
**IMPORTANT NOTES RE: INVASIVE PLANTS:
- If you or your group are planning to do invasive control work in wetlands jurisdiction or on a parcel of land under the care and custody of the Conservation Commission, please reach out to Ellen Menounos in the Newton Conservation Office for review and approval BEFORE YOU REGISTER YOUR WORKSITE. Ellen Menounos can be reached at emenounos@newtonma.gov or 617-796-1152.
- Invasive plant material cannot be disposed of with regular trash or in regular compost facilities in Massachusetts. All invasive material disposal must be permitted by the state. Early coordination between volunteers and Parks and Rec ensures that the material pulled by your group will picked up by City staff and disposed of legally.
- When checking out of this registration, a list of questions will appear, and you will be required to answer the questions to provide additional details about the project.
- If you are registering more than one project, List the name of each project in the Project Title Field when checking out. The Superintendent of Maintenance will contact you for the details of each project
- The registration will be placed in "the cart". You must check out of the cart,there is no fee. Thank-you
Any questions please contact Robin McLaughlin 617-796-1510 rmclaughlin@newtonma.gov