July 20, 2009
A Fresh Pond Reservation Walkabout
Cambridge Watershed Manager Chip Norton (light blue shirt) led this walk along the Pond Road at the bottom of the Huron Avenue hillside, and back through the woods at the top of the hill. He began the program by explaining some of the erosion problems that are to be addressed in the near future. We climbed to the top of the hill to the patio adjacent to the golf course clubhouse, where he showed us diagrams of designs for improved drainage. These include a rain garden that retain and filter water before releasing it into the ground.