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• W-C Greenway - Thursday Morning Crew

  • When
    14 Aug 2025
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    8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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  Come join our small crew, every Thursday morning, to enjoy some time outside and help this beautiful pathway stay green. 

  

  We will remove invasive plants (garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed, mugwort, etc.), plant and water native plants, add/repair rabbit cages, and pick up trash. We'll focus on the Greenway between the Huron Ave bridge and Cottage St.

  Steady rain or downpours will cancel!

  Details:

  * Starting point is the benches at the Holworthy Place entrance in Cambridge.

  * Please bring: drinking water, garden gloves, and any tools (clipper/pruners/shears, trowel, garden fork) if you have them. Please wear long pants, long sleeves, and closed toe/sturdy footwear.

  * We will provide trash bags, gardening gloves and other tools as needed for the day's activities.

  * If you haven't yet signed a 2025 waiver, you will be asked to sign a waiver upon arrival.

  * Any participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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• Walker Pond Community Meeting #1

  • When
    14 Aug 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    57 Stanley Ave, Watertown, MA 02472

  Please join the City of Watertown at the first community meeting for the future Walker Pond Park on Thursday, August 14th at 6pm at the Jewish Community Day School (57 Stanley Ave, Watertown, MA 02472).

  At the meeting, you can expect a presentation about the ecological study’s findings, followed by a visioning session to collect community input to develop design options for the site.

  We will also be hosting the opportunity to see the site at Walker Pond prior to the meeting, at 5PM. Those interested are welcome to meet the City’s Open Space Planner at Walker Pond, behind Watertown Ford (link to location on Google Maps).

  Please stay tuned for future announcements for more information about the walk-thru and parking options in the area for interested residents.This meeting will not be the only opportunity or time you will be able to get involved in this exciting process. We plan to have the meeting recorded and there will be an online survey - so if you're not able to join in person, there will be other opportunities to participate.

  Following the meeting, the City will release an online survey, as well as hold additional meetings to gather more community insight into the park. See the project overview at www.watertown-ma.gov/1423/Walker-Pond

  
  

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• Pollinator Pathways Committee Meeting

  • When
    19 Aug 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us as we review pollinator-related activities going on in Watertown, brainstorm programs to host, plan volunteer events.

  Please review the agenda in the running notes before the meeting and come prepared to discuss.

  Click here to view the committee running notes

  Click here to join the Zoom meeting

  Zoom URL if the link doesn't work:

  https://zoom.us/j/99874443186?pwd=SW5VQy9uNWZVTHpqTUl0d2hvKzhDQT09

  
  

  
  

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• Food Committee Meeting August

  • When
    26 Aug 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  This committee's mission is to Engage community members in growing and preparing their own food; promote and facilitate the sharing of produce to address food insecurity in Watertown; encourage and educate about sustainable, organic growing practices.

  Check out the running notes below for discussion topics, as well as past meeting notes.

  Food Committee Running Notes

  
  

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• Life-Friendly Garden Tour & Social Hour

  • When
    14 Sep 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Locations around Watertown

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  Join Friends of Bees and Watertown Community Gardens for the 28th Life-Friendly Garden Tour, a day of exploring vibrant, chemical-free gardens in and around Watertown, while sharing stories and learning from the dedicated gardeners who maintain them.

  • Open Gardens: 10am to 2 pm
  • Social Hour: 2–3:30 pm • Arsenal Park Community Garden (Located at end of Eldridge Ave in Arsenal Yards)

  

  The tour is free and open to all, with a suggested donation of $20.

  We suggest all garden visitors register here to make sure they get the latest updates, and garden map as the tour date approaches.

  Please visit the official Life-Friendly Garden Tour webpage!

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• Watertown-Cambridge Greenway Invasive Plant Management

  • When
    20 Sep 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Greenway intersection between Watertown Mall and 490 Arsenal Way (with bench and bike racks)

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  Help keep the Greenway green!

  Come join neighbors and path users as we work to remove invasive plants and restore wildlife habitat on the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway.

  The focus for each Greenway work day varies, depending on which invasive species are the highest priority at the time. On summer work days, we will likely be cutting a patch of Japanese knotweed or mugwort, clearing out areas of mixed invasive plant species, and caring for the Pollinator Garden established on the Greenway in 2024. We'll update this page as Greenway conditions change, and make some decisions on the ground, depending on weather and the number of folks who join us!

  Register to get reminders and event updates (and help us ensure we have enough snacks!).
  

  Details:

  * Starting point is at the trail intersection between Watertown Mall and 490 Arsenal Way (with bench and bike racks).

  * Please bring: drinking water, a hat, and garden gloves if you have them. Please wear long pants, socks, and closed toe/sturdy footwear. A kneeling pad or similar foam pad can be helpful. We also recommend long sleeves for protection against bugs and occasional poison ivy.

  * We will provide trash bags, and extra gardening gloves and other tools.

  * If you haven't yet signed a 2025 waiver, you will be asked to sign this waiver upon arrival. Any participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, or bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian in advance.

  Questions? Contact Watertown Community Gardens at info@watertowngardens.org.

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• Watertown-Cambridge Greenway Invasive Plant Management

  • When
    11 Oct 2025
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Greenway intersection between Watertown Mall and 490 Arsenal Way (with bench and bike racks)

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  Help keep the Greenway green!

  Come join neighbors and path users as we work to remove invasive plants and restore wildlife habitat on the Watertown-Cambridge Greenway.

  The focus for each Greenway work day varies, depending on which invasive species are the highest priority at the time. This will likely be the last work day of the 2025 season, and we'll likely focus on getting leftover seedlings into the ground and caring for areas with fall blooming plants. We'll update this page as Greenway conditions change, and make some decisions on the ground, depending on weather and the number of folks who join us!

  Register to get reminders and event updates (and help us ensure we have enough snacks!).
  

  Details:

  * Starting point is at the trail intersection between Watertown Mall and 490 Arsenal Way (with bench and bike racks).

  * Please bring: drinking water, a hat, and garden gloves if you have them. Please wear long pants, socks, and closed toe/sturdy footwear. A kneeling pad or similar foam pad can be helpful. We also recommend long sleeves for protection against bugs and occasional poison ivy.

  * We will provide trash bags, and extra gardening gloves and other tools.

  * If you haven't yet signed a 2025 waiver, you will be asked to sign this waiver upon arrival. Any participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, or bring a waiver signed by a parent or guardian in advance.

  Questions? Contact Watertown Community Gardens at info@watertowngardens.org.

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• WCG Annual Meeting 2025

  • When
    18 Nov 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    First Parish Church 35 Church St Watertown MA
  • Spaces left
    39

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  Please join us for our November 2025 Annual Meeting!

  Please register if attending in person!

  Itinerary to TBD

  Location is TBD
  

  
  

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