May 24, 2010
An Evening Walk in the Upper Cambridge Watershed
Dave Kaplan, Watershed Protection Supervisor (top left photo, plaid shirt), and Chip Norton, Watershed Manager (holding map) led this exploration of a 55-acre parcel of Cambridge-owned land in Lexington. Known as "Parcel 3," it includes hilly woods and sandplain heathland under an NSTAR power easement (right photo.) We saw many wildflowers, including (left to right, bottom row),Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadensis), Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia), Bluets (Houstonia caerulea), a lichen called British soldiers (Cladonia cristatella) and Wild Oats (Uvularia sessilifolia.)
Top right photo by Carol Collura
Other photos and description by Elizabeth Wylde