SAVE WATERTOWN WILDLIFE
Save Watertown Wildlife is a group of Watertown residents committed to helping wildlife. Our current focus is on reducing the use of rat poisons that harm pets, raptors and other wildlife, and even humans.
Category: Education
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Rodent control – a guide
Having a rodent problem is a harrowing situation for most. Fortunately, safe, effective means of removing and excluding rodents are readily available. And now, all those methods are clearly laid out in one place, thanks to a fellow Rescue Raptors (Mass Audubon) member! We handed out this rodent control guide frequently at EcoFest on Saturday…
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Rats in the rhubarb!
This piece was written by Dorothy Gilman for The Belmont Voice as part of the Garden Gems column. It was originally published on 20 Oct 2025 and is reprinted here with permission from the author. The original article can be accessed here. Catching sight of a scurrying rat when you are heading out to weed…
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A gardener’s roundtable
On 17 Sep 2025, Save Watertown Wildlife and Friends of Bees presented “A Gardener’s Roundtable,” hosted by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment, at the Watertown Public Library. The roundtable addressed some of the challenges that can arise when gardening without chemicals, and how to maintain natural beauty in your yard while discouraging…
