JUNE
2013 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.
A
Tour of the Water Purification Facility
Date:
Monday,
June 3
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.
Visit The Woodland Restoration Project
On Fresh Pond Day
Date:
Saturday, June 8
Time: 11 am to 3 pm
Meeting Place : The Woodland Restoration Project is a 5
minute walk from the Water Department parking lot. To get there,
walk counter-clockwise around the Pond, and look for our signs.
Come
for Fresh Pond Day (11am - 3 pm) and stop for a quiet visit in
the Woodland Restoration Project. This area has been planted with
species that are 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,
in this area, please!
For details about Fresh pond Day, visit the Cambridge
Water Department Website June Calendar
Birding by Ear
Date:
Sunday,
June 9
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 am
Meeting Place : Please register for information on parking
and meeting place
During
this walk we'll focus on song as a way of identifying and locating
birds. We may also hear and see fledglings and babies in the nest.
We will use guides with pictures of the birds to help you get
to know them. FFPR member Herb Pearce, an experienced birder,
will lead us. Birders of all experience levels are welcome. We
have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
Evening
Plant Walk
Date:
Monday,
June 17
Time: 6 to 7:30 pm
Meeting Place : Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Ted
Elliman from New England Wildflower Society will be your guide
on a walk in the Reservation to learn about plants found at Fresh
Pond. In addition to learning how to identify specific plants,
find out about their natural history, traditional uses, and ecology.
Summer
Solstice Bird Walk
Date:
Thursday,
June 20
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Meeting Place : Please register for information on parking
and meeting place
If
you can't bear to get up at dawn to look at birds, this walk is
for you. Just as people take advantage of the longest days of
the year to continue their outdoor activities, so do birds. They
need the extra hours of daylight to forage for food for their
hungry babies. Beginning birders are welcome. We have binoculars
to lend and will show you how to use them.
Drawing From Nature
Date:
Saturday, June 22
Time: 2 to 4 pm
Meeting Place : Maynard Ecology Center
Neville Place lower level
650 Concord Avenue
Cambridge
artist and teacher Janet Hobbs offers a pencil-drawing
class for those who would like to develop their drawing and observational
skills. Adults and children ages 10 and older of all experience
levels are welcome. We will provide soft lead pencils and paper-bring
your own folding stool or chair and your own colored pencils if
you have a set. We'll stay indoors if it rains. Limited to 12
participants; registration is required.
A
Fresh Pond Reservation Walkabout
Date:
Monday, June 24
Time: 6 to 7:30 pm
Meeting Place : Water Purification Facility front door
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Take
a walking tour of recently restored, ongoing, and future restoration
areas at Fresh Pond Reservation with Watershed Division staff.
Get your questions answered about the past, present, and future
of landscape management at Fresh Pond.
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
GROW
NATIVE MASSACHUSETTS
Presents
Evenings
with Experts
First
Wednesdays of the Month: 7:00 -- 8:30 pm
Free and open to all.
June 5 - The
Restoration of Consecration Dell
Dave
Barnett, President, Mount Auburn Cemetery
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