Friends of Alewife Reservation (FAR)
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Envisioning Alewife Reservation
City and State leaders show interest in Alewife Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - Panel discussion Fitzgerald Elementary School Auditorium. 70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge Sponsored by FAR Local officials, environmental leaders presented future open space needs for our cities and towns, for land preservation, environmental education, passive recreation, wildlife habitat protection, wetland restoration, waterways improvements for the Alewife area of the Mystic River watershed. (Summing up of the panel presentations will be done by the speakers themselves.) Moderator: Julia Bowdoin, former head of Cambridge Conservation Commission, Assistant to Cambridge City Manager. Speakers PETER ALDEN: is author of 14 nature books including National Audubon Society Field Guide to New England (Knopf) featuring 1,000 plant and animal species in color that everyone should know. He is perhaps the world's ecotourism leader having designed and led 300 tours, safaris and cruises to over 100 countries on 7 continents. He is the founder of the first Biodiversity Day with Edward O. Wilson and currently works for Secretary Bob Durand of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs in operating the fourth year of statewide Biodiversity Days. MICHAEL SULLIVAN: Mayor of Cambridge, Supporter of open spaces and recreation (active and passive) in Cambridge, Strong open space backer. Creation of parks and recreation opportunities in Cambridge. Runner and sports activist. Outdoor education advocate. Strong proponent of clean and safe watersheds. Supporter of the Alewife Reservation's restoration and passive recreational role for the region. DAN DRISCOLL: Senior MDC Planner, Charles River Master Plan, Blair Pond Master Plan, Alewife Reservation Master plan, Upper Charles River Reservation planner and developer, Naturalist, Spokesperson for MDC. REP. ALICE WOLF: State Representative, Initiator for Alewife MDC master planning funding, with Rep. Paulsen. Backer of Charles River master planning, Supporter for expanding school science curriculum. Open space legislator. Parks and Recreation advocacy. DAVID BROWN: Life long naturalist. Wildlife Inventory specialist for the Alewife Reservation, Inventory specialist for Reservations and land trusts throughout New England. MDC Middlesex Fells Inventory Reports. Alewife Reservation bird and mammal reports. Docent trainer for FAR. Workshops on tracking and identification. Regional Guest speaker on wildlife forums and presentations. CRAIG P. DELLA PENNA: New England Representative, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy: offices in Worcester's Union Station. National speaker on changing unused rail corridors to community trails, enriching American communities. Headed southern New England's largest railroad-owned transloading facility. Has removed large numbers of trucks from New England. He has written 4 books on the subject. "Most effective advocate for bicycling and rail- trails in the eastern U.S." - Ride Magazine |