Sunday, April 17, 2011
FRESH POND RESERVATION PROGRAMS - April 2011
These events are free and open to the public. Children are welcome in the company of an adult.
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
MAKE A HOME FOR NATIVE BEES
Sunday, April 17
1:30 to 3 pm
Maynard Ecology Center
Neville Place basement, 650 Concord Avenue
Native mason bees are solitary and non-aggressive. Instead of making hives, they lay their eggs and raise their young in insect holes and other small cavities. Bee enthusiast Gaynor Bigelbach will talk with us about these native bees and show us how to use the stems of Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant, to create mason bee nurseries for the reservation.
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING WORKSHOP
Sunday, April 24
1 to 3:30 pm
Location given on registration
Celebrate National Arbor Day by choosing and planting a tree. Did you know that each person on Earth needs 7 mature trees to take up the CO2 that’s breathed out? Do you know where your 7 trees are? How are trees selected and planted in Cambridge locations? After a brief talk inside, apply what you've learned by planting a tree on the Reservation. Register with Chief Ranger Jean Rogers at jrogers@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4793. Rain date is Sunday, May 1.
PRESERVING NATIVE PLANT KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE
Wednesday, April 27
7 to 8:30 pm
Maynard Ecology Center
Neville Place basement, 650 Concord Avenue
Author and research botanist Arthur Haines says useful knowledge of plants is passing from our culture and that wild food and medicine offer concrete ways to interest people in participating in land conservation. Join him for a look at some interesting examples of wild food and medicine that grow here in New England. He’ll also share stories from the pages of history and show how wild plants can promote healthy living for generations to come.
MIGRATORY BIRD WALK
Saturday, April 30
8 to 10 am
650 Concord Avenue (street end of Neville Place driveway)
Every bird walk is unique and full of surprises! Many songbirds and waterfowl stop to rest at Fresh Pond while heading north toward their summer nesting places. Beginners are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
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
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
MAKE A HOME FOR NATIVE BEES
Sunday, April 17
1:30 to 3 pm
Maynard Ecology Center
Neville Place basement, 650 Concord Avenue
Native mason bees are solitary and non-aggressive. Instead of making hives, they lay their eggs and raise their young in insect holes and other small cavities. Bee enthusiast Gaynor Bigelbach will talk with us about these native bees and show us how to use the stems of Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant, to create mason bee nurseries for the reservation.
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING WORKSHOP
Sunday, April 24
1 to 3:30 pm
Location given on registration
Celebrate National Arbor Day by choosing and planting a tree. Did you know that each person on Earth needs 7 mature trees to take up the CO2 that’s breathed out? Do you know where your 7 trees are? How are trees selected and planted in Cambridge locations? After a brief talk inside, apply what you've learned by planting a tree on the Reservation. Register with Chief Ranger Jean Rogers at jrogers@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-4793. Rain date is Sunday, May 1.
PRESERVING NATIVE PLANT KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE
Wednesday, April 27
7 to 8:30 pm
Maynard Ecology Center
Neville Place basement, 650 Concord Avenue
Author and research botanist Arthur Haines says useful knowledge of plants is passing from our culture and that wild food and medicine offer concrete ways to interest people in participating in land conservation. Join him for a look at some interesting examples of wild food and medicine that grow here in New England. He’ll also share stories from the pages of history and show how wild plants can promote healthy living for generations to come.
MIGRATORY BIRD WALK
Saturday, April 30
8 to 10 am
650 Concord Avenue (street end of Neville Place driveway)
Every bird walk is unique and full of surprises! Many songbirds and waterfowl stop to rest at Fresh Pond while heading north toward their summer nesting places. Beginners are welcome. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them.
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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