#BostonWeekend 18/x

Sat 11am Fresh Pond Day, free

“What can you expect?
Live music all day (Set 1: Trail Mix - Uncommon Folk, Set 2: Grüvmeiners)
An open house of the Water Treatment Plant with structured tour at 1pm
Live animal exhibits by Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
Touch-a-Truck
Free popcorn and reusable water bottles
Kids crafts and games
Info tables and giveaways from various City Departments and local organizations
... and fun in the sun!
https://www.cambridgema.gov/citycalendar/view.aspx?guid=cc852766be0c49dbb77cc6875f69aaf8 #CambridgeMA #FreshPond #BostonKids #Boston #WaterTreatment #Water #BigHere #Environment

Fresh Pond Day 2025

Fresh Pond Day is the Cambridge Water Department's annual festival-style celebration of water, community, and sustainability.

A Green Heron with a piscine snack it has just impaled on its beak, seen this afternoon at Black's Nook near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #herons #FreshPond #CambMA #BirdsOfMastodon
An Eastern Kingbird seen this afternoon at Lusitania Meadow near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #kingbird #LusitaniaMeadow #FreshPond #CambMA #BirdsOfMastodon
A male Northern Cardinal seen perched in the morning sun yesterday at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #cardinals #FreshPond #CambMA #BirdsOfMastodon
A Red Admiral butterfly seen yesterday afternoon in Lusitania Meadow near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass.
#notbirdphotography #butterfly #NaturePhotography #RedAdmiral #FreshPond #CambMA #ButterfliesOfMastodon

#FreshPond has a public 9 hole golf course run by the City of #CambridgeMA

The course is almost 100 years old, and Boston area land usage has changed significantly since then. Some people believe that having a golf course this close to Boston is a critical recreation facility. Some people believe that the ecological impact of golf courses is too high, and that they are a byproduct of a different era.

As we think about changes we need to make to mitigate #Climate change and serve the changing needs of residents, I wonder:

What should the City of Cambridge do with the golf course over the next 25 years? #Boston #MAPoli

Keep the historic golf course as is
2.2%
Reduce course size, re-allocate for other uses
11.1%
Convert to public park/keep as public green space
51.1%
High Density Affordable Housing
35.6%
Poll ended at .
Some nesting excitement seen today at Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass., as an adult Downy Woodpecker was feeding a nestling, barely visible in the hole. Photos taken from an appropriate distance, and cropped.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #woodpecker #FreshPond #CambMA #BirdsOfMastodon
A female Orchard Oriole bringing food back to the nest in Lusitania Meadow near Fresh Pond in Cambridge, Mass.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #oriole #LusitaniaMeadow #FreshPond #CambMA #BirdsOfMastodon