# Event Details - **Event Name**: Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: The Emerging Professionals invite you to a fall hike in Charles Eliot's "wilderness reserve"About this EventJoin us outside.Welcome to the seventh season of "Inside/Out" -- landscape architecture site tours across our region. Prioritizing issues of climate and health, equity and resilience, each tour discusses ideas and implementation as we explore these landscapes together...Our 2026 series continues in Milton, Massachusetts... a fall hike in the Blue Hills!This hike will focus on the botany and plants of this landscape today, informed by the history of this special place.This tour will be led byYasser Aponte, Friends of the Blue HillsOrganized the BSLA Emerging Professionals and Friends of the Blue Hills, all are welcome!ABOUT THE BLUE HILLS RESERVATIONFrom the Massachusetts Department of Recreation & Conservation:Located only minutes from the bustle of downtown Boston, the DCR stretches over 7,000 acres from Quincy to Dedham, Milton to Randolph, providing a green oasis in an urban environment. Rising above the horizon, Great Blue Hill reaches a height of 635 feet, the highest of the 22 hills in the Blue Hills chain. From the rocky summit visitors can see over the entire metropolitan area. With its scenic views, varied terrain and 125 miles of trails, the Blue Hills Reservation offers year-round enjoyment for the outdoor enthusiast.From Digital Commonwealth:Charles Eliot was instrumental in the acquisition of the Blue Hills Reservation by the Metropolitan Park Commission in 1893. He believed that the reservation’s “wildness” offered a counterpoint to Boston’s intentionally manicured urban parks, such as the Public Garden.When the fledgling Metropolitan Park Commission acquired the Blue Hills and three other reservations, Park Commissioner Herbert S. Carruth declared, “There will be no attempt made to beautify them. We shall not even own a lawn mower.”Scroll down to see and read more.....ABOUT THIS TOURThis tour will meet at Houghton's Pond. Visitor parking is free at the Houghton's Pond parking lot. MBTA bus 716 stops at Houghton's Pond.All are welcome.Members and non-members, coworkers + students, friends + families + kids too.To those of you in the early years of your career -- this is especially for you!Tickets are FREE, tour size limited, registration appreciated. Please come dressed for the weather, prepared to walk outside on uneven terrain.We aim to go in most weather. We will email all ticket holders and post any changes here.We look forward to exploring with you! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/644e1370-bd14-11f1-8f98-6f91b752ec17-rimg-w1200-h675-dcd8c898-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/6463e560-bd14-11f1-8f98-6f91b752ec17-rimg-w1200-h501-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg IMAGESBanner, at top, from The Cultural Landscape Foundation, courtesy Friends of the Blue Hills, 2016Above, black and white photo from the National Park Service, Olmsted ArchivesColor photos by Harvard GSD Professor Anita Berrizbeitia, FASLA.Below map from Digital Commonwealth:This map, created by the Park Commission in 1905, uses hachures to show the “bold” elevation changes that Eliot celebrated for their panoramic views. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/647c2850-bd14-11f1-8f98-6f91b752ec17-rimg-w1182-h740-dcd8c8a8-gmir.jpg DIG DEEPERabout Charles Eliot and the Blue Hills Reservationfrom the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/places/blue-hills-reservation.htmfrom The Cultural Landscape Foundation: https://www.tclf.org/blue-hills-reservationfrom Anita Berrizbeitia, Harvard GSD, on the forest of the Blue Hills: https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/2024/12/forests-are-cultural-constructs-uncovering-an-ancient-harvesting-technique-in-the-blue-hills/a bit about landscape architect Charles Eliot: https://mountauburn.org/notable-residents/charles-eliot-1859-1897/ABOUT INSIDE/OUTOrganized by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, "Inside/Out" is an ongoing series of small group, outdoor, on-site walking tours of landscape architecture throughout our region. Prioritizing issues of climate and health, equity and resilience, tour discusses ideas and implementation as we explore these landscapes together.View a short video of Inside/Out highlights.Is there a landscape you'd like to visit -- or one you'd like to share? Let us know!Join us outside. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/milton/inside-out-eps-blue-hills/100002002545153461 - **Event Categories**: fitness, health-wellness, Business, Kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Houghton's Pond - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Milton - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: Houghton's Pond - **lat**: 42.20818370000001 - **long**: -71.0945376 - **full address**: Houghton's Pond, 840 Hillside Street, Milton, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/91c4f42d5f272c4cddf975dad60ac0f4c285b80bf749f27c8de961941f7ffea7-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1790803091 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills being held? - **A:** Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills takes place on Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 11 Oct, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Houghton's Pond, 840 Hillside Street, Milton, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills? - **A:** Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills is organized by BSLA Emerging Professionals. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Inside/Out: EPs + Blue Hills", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/91c4f42d5f272c4cddf975dad60ac0f4c285b80bf749f27c8de961941f7ffea7-rimg-w1200-h675-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1790803091", "startDate": "2026-10-11T10:00:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-10-11T12:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/milton/inside-out-eps-blue-hills/100002002545153461", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Houghton's Pond", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "840 Hillside Street", "postalCode": "02186", "addressLocality": "Milton", "addressRegion": "MA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.20818370000001", "longitude": "-71.0945376" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The Emerging Professionals invite you to a fall hike in Charles Eliot's \"wilderness reserve\"", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-30", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-11T12:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-09-30", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/milton/inside-out-eps-blue-hills/100002002545153461" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-30", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-30", "url": "https://allevents.in/milton/inside-out-eps-blue-hills/100002002545153461", "price": 0, "name": "Inside/Out: Blue Hills" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "BSLA Emerging Professionals", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/bsla-emerging-professionals/23819199", "description": "The Emerging Professionals committee of BSLA includes landscape architects and designers who have graduated within the last five or so years.The Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) connects, convenes, and celebrates landscape architects and the greater design community at every career stage, as it advances the profession of landscape architecture and supports the creation of extraordinary environments throughout the region and the world.  We are the Massachusetts and Maine chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects." } ] } ] ```