Saturday, February 19, 2011
MARCH PROGRAMS AT FRESH POND RESERVATION
These events are free and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
TALES OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND MISADVENTURE
WITH STORYTELLER BRUCE MARCUS
Friday, March 4
6:30 to 8 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
From the top of a sheer cliff to the woods at night without a flashlight, Bruce Marcus revels in the great outdoors and loves to tell about it! Bruce will entertain you with his energetic and engaging takes on personal mishaps, outdoor epiphanies, and humorous “made-up stuff.” A firm believer that we all have tales to tell, Bruce will also lead participants in fun, easy exercises where they can share their best wildlife encounters, camping disasters, and other memorable outdoor experiences. Don’t miss what promises to be a lively, worthwhile, and interactive evening of outdoor tales! This family program is appropriate for children ages 8 and older.
NATURE LIVES!
Saturday, March 12
2 to 5 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
Take a walk with naturalists Larry Millman, Tom Murray, Julie Lisk, and Elizabeth Wylde as we explore the Reservation, searching for fungi, insects, plants, birds, and anything else that shows signs of life in these waning days of winter. There is a lot happening in, on, and above ground! Dress for the weather, with boots for walking off-path in snow.
WELCOME SPRING BIRD WALK
Sunday, March 20
10 am to 12 noon
Neville Place driveway
650 Concord Avenue
Spring is here! The earliest migrating birds are beginning to return from the south, and the Reservation is one of their destinations. These new arrivals and year-round residents will soon be busy building nests and defending territories. We may also see a variety of migrating waterfowl on the ponds. Beginners are welcome! We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
WILD TREES AT FRESH POND
Sunday, March 27
1 to 3 pm
Meeting place will be given when you register.
We will look at where wild trees grow and the roles that soil, sun, wind, water, and animals play in their growth. Chief Ranger Jean Rogers will show us oaks, beeches, shagbark hickories, black willows, and staghorn sumacs; then we’ll go inside to look at seeds and field guides to see why the trees are where they are. Bring a field notebook, binoculars, and a camera if you have one. Dress for the outside for the first half of the program. Register with Ranger Jean at jrogers@cambridgema.gov or call 617-349-4793.
Please register for each event that you plan to attend:
Important information on parking will be given to you when you register.
E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
This spring and summer Grow Native Massachusetts will be offering a series of free nature-related lectures at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway. The details are at: http://www.grownativemass.org/programs/eveningswithexperts
TALES OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND MISADVENTURE
WITH STORYTELLER BRUCE MARCUS
Friday, March 4
6:30 to 8 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
From the top of a sheer cliff to the woods at night without a flashlight, Bruce Marcus revels in the great outdoors and loves to tell about it! Bruce will entertain you with his energetic and engaging takes on personal mishaps, outdoor epiphanies, and humorous “made-up stuff.” A firm believer that we all have tales to tell, Bruce will also lead participants in fun, easy exercises where they can share their best wildlife encounters, camping disasters, and other memorable outdoor experiences. Don’t miss what promises to be a lively, worthwhile, and interactive evening of outdoor tales! This family program is appropriate for children ages 8 and older.
NATURE LIVES!
Saturday, March 12
2 to 5 pm
Maynard Ecology Center, basement of Neville Place
650 Concord Avenue
Take a walk with naturalists Larry Millman, Tom Murray, Julie Lisk, and Elizabeth Wylde as we explore the Reservation, searching for fungi, insects, plants, birds, and anything else that shows signs of life in these waning days of winter. There is a lot happening in, on, and above ground! Dress for the weather, with boots for walking off-path in snow.
WELCOME SPRING BIRD WALK
Sunday, March 20
10 am to 12 noon
Neville Place driveway
650 Concord Avenue
Spring is here! The earliest migrating birds are beginning to return from the south, and the Reservation is one of their destinations. These new arrivals and year-round residents will soon be busy building nests and defending territories. We may also see a variety of migrating waterfowl on the ponds. Beginners are welcome! We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
WILD TREES AT FRESH POND
Sunday, March 27
1 to 3 pm
Meeting place will be given when you register.
We will look at where wild trees grow and the roles that soil, sun, wind, water, and animals play in their growth. Chief Ranger Jean Rogers will show us oaks, beeches, shagbark hickories, black willows, and staghorn sumacs; then we’ll go inside to look at seeds and field guides to see why the trees are where they are. Bring a field notebook, binoculars, and a camera if you have one. Dress for the outside for the first half of the program. Register with Ranger Jean at jrogers@cambridgema.gov or call 617-349-4793.
Please register for each event that you plan to attend:
Important information on parking will be given to you when you register.
E-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com
or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
This spring and summer Grow Native Massachusetts will be offering a series of free nature-related lectures at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway. The details are at: http://www.grownativemass.org/programs/eveningswithexperts
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