City Calendar

Water Purification Facility Tour

Walter J. Sullivan Water Treatment Facility, 250 Fresh Pond Pkwy., Cambridge, MA 02138

Find out how water that falls as rain in the suburbs 10 miles west of Cambridge is transported to Fresh Pond, and then tested, treated, and delivered to the City’s residents and businesses!

Spring Walk in the Butterfly Meadow for Seniors and Others

Maher parking lot, 650 Concord Ave

We will explore the unfolding of spring in the Butterfly Meadow behind Neville Place.

Last-Minute Garlic Mustard Grab!

Garlic mustard plants are starting to go to seed – lend us a hand in eradicating the stragglers before the plants release their seeds!

Reflecting on Fresh Pond: Art, Prose, and Poetry Share

Neville Place, 650 Concord Ave

We are calling people of all ages and creative capacities to share your Reflections on Fresh Pond at an open mic. All mediums welcome –paint, print, a note scribbled on a napkin, photography, poems, a child’s drawing, or performance of song or dance.

Fresh Pond Biodiversity Month - Pond Life at Black's Nook

Meets at Maher parking lot, 650 Concord Ave

Join staff and volunteers for a biological inventory of the plants, amphibians, insects, trees, and more that make their home at Fresh Pond.

Fresh Pond Biodiversity Month - Trees of Lusitania Meadow with Ranger Jean

Meets at the rock circle at Lusitania Meadow

Come walk around Lusitania Meadow with Ranger Jean and learn about all the trees that make their home in the meadow.

Biodiversity Month - Nightlife

Meets at Maher parking lot, 650 Concord Ave

Get a peek into nocturnal happenings at Fresh Pond!

Seasonal Walkabout at Blacks Nook

Meets at Maher parking lot, 650 Concord Ave

We will collect information on weather, temperature, animal sign or presence, and plants to compare over monthly summer walkabouts in the same location.

Junior Ranger Program

Join Ranger Jean in making a ranger hat and then going on patrol doing things rangers do!

Last Last Minute Garlic Mustard Grab

Garlic mustard plants are starting to go to seed – lend us a hand in eradicating the stragglers before the plants release their seeds!