Art & Cultural Events List

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. You will receive directions and information on parking when you register. Unless otherwise directed, e-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number. MIGRATORY BIRD WALK Saturday, October 13 8 to 10 am Street end of Neville Place driveway 650 Concord Avenue We will look for migrating songbirds and waterfowl that have stopped to rest and feed at the Reservation on their way south for the winter. We’ll also look for year-round Fresh Pond avian residents. Beginners are welcome! We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them. FRESH POND BEYOND THIS MOMENT Saturday, October 13 1 to 3 pm Water Purification Facility Ranger Station 250 Fresh Pond Parkway Take a natural and cultural history walk with Chief Ranger Jean Rogers. So many of us visit and enjoy Fresh Pond and have no idea what occurs when we are not here. This program will focus on 13 topics in time and place on the land between the Water Purification Facility and the newly renovated Black’s Nook. FRESH POND WEEKEND WEEDOUT: BUCKTHORN, PHASE 1 Sunday, October 14 1 to 3 pm Location given on registration Join us as we remove the notoriously invasive common and glossy buckthorns that are taking over wooded areas on the Reservation. Groups and individuals are welcome. Tools and training provided. For registration and meeting location, e-mail Ranger Jean at jrogers@cambridgema.gov or call 617-349-4793. A TOUR OF THE WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY Monday, October 15 6 to 7:30 pm Water Purification Facility front door 250 Fresh Pond Parkway Come learn how water that falls as rain in the western suburbs is transported to Cambridge, purified into drinking water, and piped to our homes and businesses. Members of the Cambridge Water Department staff will describe the process, answer your questions, and give a tour of the building. DO THE DUCK WALK Sunday, October 21 12:30 to 2:30 pm Street end of Neville Place driveway 650 Concord Avenue Fresh Pond Reservation is an attractive resting place for a variety of birds – especially waterfowl – during the fall migration. We will use a telescope to get a good look at birds on the water and binoculars to look at songbirds. We have binoculars to lend and will show you how to use them. Beginners are welcome! FALL PHENOMENA: COLLECTING INFORMATION ON TREES Sunday, October 21 1 to 3 pm Maher Park parking lot 650 Concord Avenue Learn about becoming a volunteer observer and citizen scientist at Fresh Pond. Ranger Jean Rogers will help us take note of the trees that live in the area so we can better understand how plants - and animals that depend on them - change from season to season. Record your observations and enter them into the Project Bud Burst National Data Bank. Enjoy this one-time opportunity or continue monitoring over time.