Events
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๐ฉโ๐พ FOLQ Weed Team Invasive Plant Work Session, Gertrude Spaulding Park
๐ฟ๐ฑ Interested in helping out? Fill out our volunteer form and an FOLQ board member will contact you! The FOLQ Weed Team is a group of volunteers who want to spend some time outdoors at the lake and help to make a difference! The schedule continues every 2 weeks all summer long. These are usually...
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๐ฃ Free Learn to Fish Session at Lake Quannapowitt
The registration limit of 50 people has been reached. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, email mail@folq.org and provide your name and the number of people in your party. Registered but canโt attend? Email mail@folq.org to let us know - we can offer your spot to someone on the wait list!...
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๐ฉโ๐พ FOLQ at the Wakefield Farmers Market
Hall Park (Veterans Field Parking Lot)Friends of Lake Quannapowitt will be hosting a table at the September 13 Wakefield Farmers Market. Come see us to ask questions about current events around the Lake, our water quality testing program, our lakeshore stewardship and invasive plant removals, and ways to get involved. We'll also have some fresh new merchandise for sale! All...
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๐ฎ Fall Lakeshore Cleanup with Galvin Middle School
Bandstand/Lower Common Lake Quannapowitt Church Street, Wakefield, MA, United StatesVolunteers from FOLQ will partner with 5th and 6th graders from Galvin Middle School to clean up trash around the lake. Students should meet at the FOLQ table by the bandstand on the Lower Common to receive trash bags and gloves.
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๐ช FOLQ at Town Day on the Common
Bandstand/Lower Common Lake Quannapowitt Church Street, Wakefield, MA, United StatesThe Town of Wakefield and the Wakefield Area Chamber of Commerce will host Town Day on the Common on September 27, 2024. Stop by the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt table at Town Day on the Lower Common. See the work we do, learn about the latest happenings around the lake, check out volunteer opportunities, and...
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๐งฑ ๐ Bricks for the Holidays
Now through December 1st, order a custom-engraved brick to be embedded at Col. Connelly Park at Lake Quannapowitt. All funds generated by brick purchases are dedicated toward improving parklands around the lake. ๐๐งฑ Holiday Order Deadlines Orders must be received by December 1, 2025 to receive a certificate suitable for gift wrapping. Certificates will be...
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๐ฉโ๐พ Autumn Invasive Plant Removal and Litter Cleanup: Hall Park
๐ฟ๐ฑ Sign Up Here! Sunday 10/05/2025 2:00pm-4:00pm Hall Park (near Vets Field parking lot) DETAILS Two volunteer options during each session:ย invasive plant removals or litter cleanup. You can choose one or both. Stay as long as you'd like:ย These are usually 2-hour work sessions, but people stay for as long or short as they can, and...
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