Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Alexander Stephens

Alice North Lincoln

Brigadier General Justin Dimick

Edward Alfred Pollard

George Jabez Fisher

Inez Haynes Gillmore Irwin

Israel Putnam

Major Stephen Cabot

By winter 1775, colonial troops had fortified virtually the entire area north and south of the Charles River while British forces hunkered down in Boston. Yet there was one area that remained unclaimed and undefended: Dorchester Heights. Although unbeknownst at the time, control of these high points would have an outsized influence in the cause of independence.

A group of staff, volunteers, and partners have spent the last several months through the spring and summer of 2024 monitoring coastal waterbirds at the Boston Harbor Islands. Read this summary of their work!

Seated on Georges Island at the entrance of Boston Harbor, the walls of Fort Warren protected the city of Boston from naval attack for one hundred years. The Fort is now on the National Register of Historic Places, and is open to visitors throughout the spring, summer, and fall.

A glimpse at the newly discovered species of fungus quietly thriving on a peninsula of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park & perspective from the park fungi junkie who studies it.

Learn about phenology, or the changing of seasons, through monitoring American Basswoods at the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Learn about phenology, or the changing of seasons, through monitoring American Elms at the Charlestown Navy Yard.

Read about an 1863 escape attempt from Fort Warren on Georges Island.

BLACK in the cradle of liberty is a declaration featuring: DJ WhySham, Nnenna Loveth, Ryan-Rei Fielder, Crystal Valentine, Tim Hall, Ifé Franklin, Danny Rivera, Porsha Olayiwola, Anastasia Wade, Cakeswagg, Javonna Corbin, and Kenard Williams. The performance explores agency, voice, and the power of place.