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Environment & nature in Boston

Rivers, trees, wildlife, weather, and sustainability.

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Milton: 4 nature spotsBrookline: 4 nature spotsCambridge: 18 nature spotsWinthrop Town: 3 nature spotsDedham: 5 nature spotsRevere: 0 nature spotsQuincy: 9 nature spotsNewton: 9 nature spotsChelsea: 2 nature spotsWatertown: 7 nature spotsMiltonBrooklineCambridgeWinthrop TownDedhamRevereQuincyNewtonChelseaWatertownBoston
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Watertown70.20
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