Tuesday, October 22, 2013
FRESH POND RESERVATION EVENTS - October 2013
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. Unless otherwise noted, e-mail Elizabeth Wylde at friendsoffreshpond@yahoo.com or call 617-349-6489 and leave your name and phone number.
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE BIOCONTROL MONITORING
Sunday, October 27, 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Water Purification Facility Front Door, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Help track purple loosestrife, a highly invasive wetland plant at Fresh Pond! This will be science in action: we need volunteers to assist in collecting data on the population and growth of purple loosestrife at the Reservation. In 2006, the Water Department and Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation were granted permission from the state to release Galerucella beetles, the purple loosestrife’s natural predator, as a pilot biocontrol project to manage the weed. Data on how the plant population is responding to this predation is crucial to potential future biocontrol projects and offers valuable information to other groups in the Northeast. No previous knowledge is necessary; training will be provided. Comfortable sneakers/boots, weather-appropriate clothing, and water are recommended. Please register with Kirsten Lindquist at fpr@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-6489.
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE BIOCONTROL MONITORING
Sunday, October 27, 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Water Purification Facility Front Door, 250 Fresh Pond Parkway
Help track purple loosestrife, a highly invasive wetland plant at Fresh Pond! This will be science in action: we need volunteers to assist in collecting data on the population and growth of purple loosestrife at the Reservation. In 2006, the Water Department and Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation were granted permission from the state to release Galerucella beetles, the purple loosestrife’s natural predator, as a pilot biocontrol project to manage the weed. Data on how the plant population is responding to this predation is crucial to potential future biocontrol projects and offers valuable information to other groups in the Northeast. No previous knowledge is necessary; training will be provided. Comfortable sneakers/boots, weather-appropriate clothing, and water are recommended. Please register with Kirsten Lindquist at fpr@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-6489.
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