The reservation has affiliations with the Massachusetts Audubon Society (named for the famous ornithologist, John James Audubon). It includes the Blue Hills Trailside Museum, which includes indoor and outdoor animal exhibits. The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, atop Great Blue Hill, was founded in 1885, and is the oldest continuous weather recording station in the United States.
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