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Tomorrow and the following three Saturdays July 23 and 30, Aug 6 and 13) the Cambridge Water Dept and the Friends of Fresh Pond are sponsoring a table in the vestibule of the main Cambridge library between 9 and 11. We're trying to raise awareness of black swallow-wort, an extremely invasive and destructive plant that is becoming ever more a problem in the Northeast, and whose center of dissemination seems to be -- yup -- Cambridge, MA. We want people to learn to recognize the plant and its seed pods, so they can begin to monitor their own properties and other neighborhood infestations.

I know that many of you on this list are all too familiar with BS. But some may not yet have encountered it, or perhaps have encountered it but not recognized it.

Either way, if you're interested in this problem, stop by the library. Knowledgeable folks can share their expertise, and newbies will be able to acquire some, to the benefit of everyone's gardens. The more people who know about the Pod Patrol campaign, the better chance we'll have to contain this plant.