Photo: Flooding at Clay Pit Pond, March 2018. Julie Wormser, deputy director of the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA), will speak Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Belmont Public Library on the organization’s Climate Resilience program and working with municipalities, businesses, and community organizations on a regional climate resilience strategy for the watershed. The meeting starts at […]
Photo: Working at the Pine Allee On Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Belmont Citizens Forum in conjunction with the Judith K. Record Memorial Conservation Fund is sponsoring its fifth annual Lone Tree Hill Volunteer Day. High school and middle school students can earn community service credits. This year, there is a […]
Photo: Beaver Brook Reservation’s spray pool. By Shodai Inose, Belmont Citizens Forum Vacations are fun and relaxing, but can also be harsh on your wallet and the environment. A perfect way to stay environment and budget friendly is by having a Staycation! A Staycation is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a vacation in your hometown. […]
Photo: Beaver Brook Reservation’s spray pool. By Shodai Inose, Belmont Citizens Forum Vacations are fun and relaxing, but can also be harsh on your wallet and the environment. A perfect way to stay environment- and budget- friendly is by having a Staycation! A Staycation is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a vacation in your hometown. […]
Photo: Yvonne Brown (left) and Jennifer Marusiak of Mothers Out Front. The rotten egg smell associated with leaking natural gas – it’s actually a chemical additive called mercaptan – is an annoyance that dampens your outdoor activities or forces windows to be closed on summer nights. But the problem of leaking gas mains goes beyond the […]
Photo: Waverley Station (Wikipedia) The public meeting being held Monday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Beech Street Center is advertised as representatives from the MBTA and the state’s Department of Transportation updating Belmont residents and commuters on a series of “options” to bring the Waverley commuter rail station up to code with the […]
The Belmont Historical Society presents an illustrated history by Anne-Marie Lambert; “The Belmont Uplands: A History of the Changing Use of Land and Water,” on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Belmont Public Library’s Assembly Room. The Belmont Uplands’ transition from marsh island, to farm, to forest tells a local story of changing boundaries between nature and […]
Come on a spring nature walk and imagine the time of the ice industry and other historical adventures along the Little River in Cambridge and Belmont during the Little River History Nature Walk led by Anne-Marie Lambert of the Belmont Citizens Forum. Walkers will pass cattail marshes, tributaries and maples to an idyllic view of Little Pond in Belmont. The walk will take place on […]
Known for its trails, bike paths and open spaces, Lone Tree Hill – Belmont’s newest open space managed by the Town for conservation and passive recreation – is needing a little love after a long winter. On Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., residents and students seeking community service credits can come to […]