MAY 2012 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.

Migratory Bird Walk

Date: Saturday, May 5
Time: 8 to 10 am
Meeting Place : Street end of Neville Place driveway
650 Concord Avenue

Migratory birds such as Baltimore orioles, yellow warblers and warbling vireos come to Fresh Pond to nest and raise their young. Other species, including waterfowl and many songbirds, use it as a resting place while heading farther north. Now is the time to see them all. Beginners are welcome! If you don't have binoculars you may borrow a pair from us.

A Tour of the Water Purification Facility

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

Come learn where your tap water originates, how it is purified to make it safe and tasty for drinking and cooking, and the role Fresh Pond plays in the process. Members of the Cambridge Water Department staff will describe the process, answer your questions, and give a tour of the building.

Volunteer Training Workshop

Date: Monday, May 14
Time: 6 to 8 pm
Meeting Place : Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

In this hands-on workshop, Jessica Gerke, New England Wildflower Society's New England Plant Conservation Coordinator, will help you identify plants, both native and nonnative, and work with volunteers to coordinate restoration and maintenance to promote healthy, biologically diverse urban habitats
at Fresh Pond. Jess will lead another evening training workshop on Monday, July 23.

 

Fresh Pond Day 2012

Date: Saturday, May 19
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
Meeting Place : Kingsley Park
250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge MA

Come celebrate the land, water, wildlife, and people that make Fresh Pond Reservation a unique and vital place! Music, Scavenger Hunt, Davey the Clown, Live Music, tours and open houses, Life Under a Log, Nature Drawing, Learn to Stilt Walk, Dog Training Clinics, Picnics, Storywalk, Face Painting, Fix-a-Leak, Container Gardening, Fire Trucks, Storytelling, Arts and Crafts, Snacks
For more information call 617.349.6489 or go to http://www2.cambridgema.gov/cwd/

Fresh Pond Day Woodland Restoration Project Visit

Date: Saturday, May 19
Time: 10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Meeting Place : Directions at Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation Information table

Fresh Pond's Woodland Project has been planted primarily with species that historically (when European settlers arrived) were native to what is now Middlesex County. There is a circular path to walk on and, during Fresh Pond Day, the plants will be labeled. This is a good place to learn about native plants that you might want to use in your own garden. No dogs, please!

 

Early Morning Bird Walk

Date: Sunday, May 20
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 am
Meeting Place : Street end of Neville Place Driveway
650 Concord Avenue

The early bird gets the worm, and the early birder gets to see that bird having breakfast. Birds wake up hungry, and are most active in the morning. We will look for migrants that are back at Fresh Pond for the breeding season or passing through on their way to northern nesting grounds, and year-round residents. Beginners are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.

Fresh Pond Reservation Walkabout

Date: Monday, May 21
Time: 6 to 7:30 pm
Meeting Place : Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway

Chip Norton, Watershed Manager for the Cambridge Water Department, will give a walking tour of recently restored, ongoing, and future restoration areas at Fresh Pond Reservation. He will answer your questions about watershed management at Fresh Pond using maps and diagrams to help illustrate the goals of major projects.

 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

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