Cambridge Pod Patrol, which is based out of Fresh Pond, has been working hard, collecting pods, pulling plants, and educating the public about this milkweed in vine form that is strangling native plants and threatening animal populations, including Monarch butterflies. It is very easy to find around Fresh Pond and even in our neighborhood. . . . → Read More
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Dear Fresh Pond Users, The draft summary of the second Fresh Pond Shared Use Public Engagement Meeting has been posted on the project website, cbuilding.org/freshpond. Please let us know in the next couple of weeks if anything is missing or incorrectly stated. Also posted is the flyer for the third meeting on Tuesday November 30 from 6:15-9:00pm . . . → Read More We need you to come and share your thoughts! At this meeting, participants and City staff will identify issues for discussion in coming months and share some of their experiences at Fresh Pond. City staff will also provide information on the need for a Fresh Pond shared use plan. This is part of . . . → Read More Do You Enjoy Fresh Pond and Care About How We Use and Share the Reservation? We need you to come and share your thoughts! Please join your neighbors and the City of Cambridge Water Department staff at a public workshop to discuss current Fresh Pond Reservation usage issues and opportunities going forward. Tuesday,September . . . → Read More In late July, European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) were discovered in Danehy Park and on three residential properties on Bellis Circle adjacent to the park. Experts believe the ants arrived in Cambridge about five years ago on plants brought in from Maine by the Bellis Circle homeowners. In addition, an unrelated colony of European fire ants are present in the woods surrounding Fresh Pond. Experts believe this ant population dates back to 1908. These ants spread extremely slowly, and have not been detected in other locations in Cambridge. The sting of the European fire ant could, in extremely rare cases, produce a severe allergic reaction to the venom, including anaphylactic shock. Continue reading European Fire Ants Discovered in Danehy Park Plans to redevelop a Fresh Pond Parkway site where a landmark fish market once stood have been put on hold. In 2008, it was reported that the West Cambridge lot at 355 Fresh Pond Parkway – once home to Fresh Pond Seafood – would be redeveloped into a two-story retail complex, but since then . . . → Read More The City of Cambridge invites you to the third annual Fresh Pond Day on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Activities will be located between 250 Fresh Pond Parkway and Maher Park, 650 Concord Ave, Cambridge. A series of activities will entertain residents and visitors of all ages, including nature . . . → Read More |
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