JULY
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.
Summer
Bird Walk
Date:
Sunday, July 6
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 am
Meeting Place: Neville
Place Driveway
650 Concord Avenue, Cambridge
Early
morning is the best time to look for birds during the summer,
because birds are most active when the air is cool and they are
hungry for breakfast. We may find adults feeding babies in the
nest, and fledglings that are following their parents and chirping
for food. As always. beginning birders are welcome. We have binoculars
to lend and will show you how to use them. You will receive
parking information upon registration. Please do not park in the
Neville Place lots...
An Evening Walk in the Upper Cambridge Watershed
Date:
Monday, July 7
Time: 6:00 to 8:30 pm
Meeting Place: Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Take
a walk with us in some lovely woods owned by the city of Cambridge…located
in Lincoln! Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will
give us a tour of a parcel of land, known as the Harrington property,
that is part of the upper Cambridge Watershed. This beautiful
property has streams, ponds, woodland trails, and remnants of
an old mill. We will carpool from the Water Department parking
lot, leaving promptly at 6:10. Registration is required!
Wildflower
Identification using Newcomb's Wildflower Guide
Date:
Monday, July 14
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Meeting Place: Walter
J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
If
you find yourself wondering what the flowers are that you see
as you walk around the 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 bio-swale. We have Newcomb's guides and
lenses, to lend, or you can bring your own.
Introduction
to the Kingsley Park Bioswale
Date:
Tuesday, July 15
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Meeting Place:
Kingsley Park Parking Lot
250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge
Created
as a biological filter for rainwater running off of the Kingsley
Park hillside, this bioswale at the base of the sledding hill
has become a complex and interesting plant and animal community.
Last yea, the Friends group "adopted" the area with
the goal of helping maintain it as an educational resource. We
will identify and describe the plants and any animals we see,
and talk about the impact of invasive species and our efforts
to control them.
A
Tour of the Water Purification Facility
Date:
Monday, July 21
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Meeting Place:
Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge
Learn
where our Cambridge drinking water comes from, and how it is purified
and piped throughout the City. Tim MacDonald, Manager of
Water Operations for the Cambridge Water Department, will describe
the process, answer your questions, and give you a tour of the
building. Future Monday Evening Tour dates: Aug 18, Sept
15, Oct 20, Nov 17.
A
Northeast Sector Walkabout
Date:
Monday, July 28
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Meeting Place: Walter
J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility
250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Chip Norton, Cambridge Watershed Manager, will give a tour
of Fresh Pond Reservation's Northeast Sector, the beautiful new
conservation and recreation areas that were recently opened for
public use. He also will use maps and diagrams to help illustrate
the goals for this major restoration project. Future Monday
Evening Walkabout dates: Aug 25, Sept 22.
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) 349-4793 and leave your name and phone number.