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.
.
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