Discover the diversity of Massachusetts as your group spends each day hiking the outdoors in and around Boston. Our state is filled with mysterious habitats, rare and endangered wildlife and puzzling natural artifacts. Our quality of life is directly tied to the land and the water around us, and to all the organisms that share our urban ecosystem. How does soil control the climate? How do plants work to protect against floods and mud slides? Find the answers to these questions and more while meeting scientists, community leaders, local historians and others as you explore the wild areas right at our fingertips.