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AUGUST PROGRAMS
at Fresh Pond Reservation

These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
You will receive information on parking when you register. Registration information is below.


Wildflower Identification Using Newcomb's Wildflower Guide

Date
:
Monday, August 2
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

If you find yourself wondering what the flowers are that you see as you walk around Fresh Pond, this program may be just right for you! We will demonstrate the use of Newcomb's, a wildflower guide that really works, then identify some beautiful specimens in the nearby Water Department bioswale. We have Newcomb's guides and lenses to lend, or you can bring your own.

 

A Fresh Pond Reservation Walkabout

Date
:
Monday, August 9
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give a tour of Fresh Pond Reservation's conservation and recreation areas. He also will use maps and diagrams to help illustrate the goals for this major restoration project.

 

Invasive Plants Identification

Date:
Thursday, August 12
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Meeting Place:
Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge

Learn to identify the most common non-native invasive plants that are having a negative impact on our yards, gardens and natural areas. Ted Elliman from the New England Wild Flower Society will lead this walk on the Reservation, using our own weeds as examples.



Women: Their Presence, Influence, and Use Of Fresh Pond

Date:
Saturday, August 14
Time: 1:00 to 2:30 pm

Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility, Ranger Station
(door is under the clock tower facing the pond)
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

Bring a folding chair and join Chief Ranger Jean Rogers for an outdoor armchair talk about the women noted in Jill Sinclair's well documented Fresh Pond: The History of a Cambridge Landscape. If it rains, the talk will be held inside. Please call Ranger Jean to register: 617-349-4793. This is a Cambridge Discovery Days program.


A Tour of the Water Purification Facility

Date:
Monday, August 16
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge

Come learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water in the Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility, and piped to all of our local homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department staff will describe the process, answer your questions, and give the group a tour of the building.


 Please register for each event that you plan to attend:
You will receive directions and information on parking in response to your registration.
E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
or call (617) 349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.

To receive monthly email program announcements, send an email to friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com

Check Out the Cambridge Water Department's 2010 Public Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SEPTEMBER
PROGRAMS
at Fresh Pond Reservation

These events are FREE and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
You will receive information on parking when you register. Registration information is below.


Reservation Ramble
for infants & toddlers, parents & caregivers

Dates: Fridays in September: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

Join Deb Albenberg, Watershed Management Assistant, for a leisurely walk accessible to children in backpacks and strollers - and on foot, if older siblings would like to join us. We'll use our senses to discover plants and animals that live in the reservation and meet other young park visitors as we make our way around Fresh Pond. Bring your own snacks and water bottles. Adults without kids are also welcome. RSVP Deb at 617-349-6489.
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Goldenrod and Aster Identification

Date: Saturday, September 11
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

We will use a goldenrod key and an aster chart to help us identify goldenrod and aster flowers, using live cuttings from plants growing on the Reservation. Then we will go to the Kingsley Park bioswale to look at and identify some of these beautiful wildflowers in the field. Wear shoes for walking off-path and long pants.

Early Migration Bird Walk

Date: Sunday, September 19
Time:
7:30 to 9:30 am
Meeting Place: Neville Place Driveway
650 Concord Avenue

Many birds stop at Fresh Pond to rest and eat while heading south for the winter. In September we may see warblers in their non-breeding plumage, herons, and several species of ducks. There may also be summer residents that will soon be leaving, and birds such as woodpeckers, that stay year-round. Beginners are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.

A Tour of the Water Purification Facility

Date:
Monday, September 20
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm

Meeting Place: Water Purification Facility Front Door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge

Come learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water in the Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility, and piped to all of our local homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department staff will describe the process, answer your questions, and give the group a tour of the building.

An Evening Walk in the Upper Cambridge Watershed

Date: Monday, September 28
Time:TBD

Meeting Place:
Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give us a tour of Cambridge-owned land on the borders of Waltham, Lexington, and Lincoln. We will walk through woodlands and fields, and view a pond and several streams. We will carpool from the Water Department parking lot, leaving promptly at TBD pm. Long pants and shoes or boots are recommended. Registration is required!

 Please register for each event that you plan to attend:
You will receive directions and information on parking in response to your registration.
E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
or call (617) 349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.

To receive monthly email program announcements, send an email to friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com

Check Out the Cambridge Water Department's 2010 Public Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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