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Environmental Events Calendar
Learn How
to Monitor Water Quality.
The Mystic River Watershed
Association collects water samples once a month from 10 sites in the watershed,
including Winn Brook in Belmont, and is hoping to sample even more
streams. A new two-session
training program for samplers starts Tuesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. in the
association office at 20 Academy Street, Arlington, Suite 203. The evening session is an introduction
to the program and procedures. It
is followed by a practice sampling session on a stream on Saturday, June 2, at 1 p.m. For more information, call Libby
Larson, Mystic Monitoring Network
coordinator, at 781-316-3438 or e-mail her at libbywiz@yahoo.com.
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Walk the Alewife Land.
On
Saturday, June 2, at 1 p.m., Naturalist Ralph Yoder will show walkers the
natural wonders we usually glimpse only from our cars as we maneuver through
the highway tangle at Alewife. Wear long pants, long sleeves, and hats. Carry water and, if you like,
binoculars. The walk, sponsored by
the Belmont Citizens Forum, will last 2 to 3 hours. To sign up, please call
617-484-1844 and leave a message. |
Enjoy Biodiversity Days at Alewife.
Would you like to see even more of Alewife? On Friday evening, June 8, at 6
p.m., go birding with Ralph Yoder.
The walk starts near Jerry's Pond in Cambridge, at the bus turn-around
on Rindge Avenue in the parking lot next to Cuomo Field. Three events are scheduled for Saturday
morning, June 9. At 10 a.m., meet Mary White and Stew Sanders at the passenger
pickup behind the Alewife T station.
Mary will discuss life forms in the MDC Alewife Reservation and nearby,
and Stew will discuss the area's flowers. Or if trees are your preference, meet
Larry Acosta at the Bertucci's Pizza at the Alewife T on June 9 at 10:30
a.m. The events are sponsored by
the Friends of Alewife Reservation and the Mystic River Watershed
Association. |
Clean up Belmont.
An official town Clean-Up Day has been declared for Saturday, June 16, starting
at 10 a.m. Meet in the high school
parking lot near Hittinger Field. |
Fight Global Warming Locally.
John Bolduc, environmental planner for Cambridge, has developed an action plan
to help his city curb greenhouse gas emissions, taking advantage of grants from
Cities for Climate Protection.
He'll speak on Sunday evening, June 3, at the annual meeting of
Watertown Citizens for Environmental Protection. Bring a main dish, salad, or dessert
for the potluck supper at 6 p.m. at Church of the Good Shepherd, 9 Russell
Avenue, Watertown. The program begins at 7 p.m. For more information, call
617-924-5723. |
Take on an Archaeology or Historic Preservation
Project.
The Belmont Citizens Forum's Archaeology & Historic Preservation Committee
will meet on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Barbara Passero, the
committee's chairman. On the
agenda are discussions on 1) protecting the archaeological resources of the
McLean Hospital site, 2) initiating cooperative projects with students at
Belmont High and Chenery Middle Schools, 3) protecting Belmont's historic
buildings such as the town hall annex and fire stations, and 4) designating
some of Belmont's historic roads as scenic roads. Anyone who is interested is welcome to
come to the meeting. Please
contact Barbara at (617) 484-6961; email barbarap@thecia.net. |
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