Friends of Alewife Reservation (FAR)

Fresh Pond Residents Alliance trip to Alewife Reservation

Sponsored by FAR

The day brought many mud track signs of turkey, coyote, deer. Dave gave lessons of bird song for birds such as red winged blackbird, yellow warbler and more. He explained how the Ecology was unusually special and more pronounced than western Mass. woodlands, as the old growth trees and very high canopies were vertically significant for wood warblers and for general nesting.

The group of 12 enjoyed the lovely weather and delicate spring woodland fresh growth. Ellen Mass, FAR president spoke of the imminent threat to the area, its woodlands, wildlife and wetlands throughout, requesting support from the neighborhoods to preserve its natural resources and nature treasures.

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About Friends of Alewife Reservation

The Alewife Reservation is a unique natural resource for the communities of Belmont, Arlington and Cambridge and home to hundreds of species, including hawks, coyotes beavers, snapping turtles, wild turkeys and muskrats, the reservation is a unique natural resource for the community.
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Friends of Alewife Reservation works to protect and restore this wild area and the surrounding area for the water quality, native plants, animals and over 90 bird species with paths for walking, running and biking, recreation, and for classroom education and research. We regularly steward and preserve the Reservation area for wildlife and for the enjoyment of present and future generations.