fyi From: Rebecca Ramsay [mailto:rebecca.ramsay2@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 9:03 AM To: Barbara Broussard; Mike Delia; Minka vanBeuzekom; Roscoe Thomas; Bill August; Joan Pickett; Lawrence Adkins; Phoebe Sinclair; Jeffrey Lipshaw; Ruth A. Ryals; Richard Clarey; Michael Brandon; Ann Tennis; John Howard; Taha Jennings; Jeff Roberts; Elaine Thorne Cc: Albenberg, Deborah Subject: Volunteer and educational opportunity at Fresh Pond Dear neighborhood coordinator, Please see the following description of an opportunity to protect native species at Fresh Pond and in Cambridge neighborhoods by participating in a community-wide weeding campaign for one of the invasive plants, called Black Swallow-wort. We hope you might be able to share this announcement with the members of your association. Pod Patrol Campaign Kickoff Sunday, July 10, 1 to 4 pm at Fresh Pond Reservation Meet in the Water Department parking lot at the volunteer trailer. For more information contact Deb at <mailto:fpr@cambridgema.gov> fpr@cambridgema.gov or 617-349-6489. Even if you are not able to participate in the July 10 "Podoff", you can still register your block with Deb. Black Swallow-wort is one of the most aggressive invasive weeds, and it is spreading at Fresh Pond and throughout Cambridge. You can help limit its further spread by removing the jalapeno pepper - like seed pods before they release their wind-borne seeds. Join other volunteers and Water Department staff as we learn more about Black Swallow-wort and start removing pods around the Reservation; then take what you learn into your own neighborhood. During the summer we'll be tracking our progress block by block throughout Cambridge. The Pod Patrol is sponsored by Fresh Pond Reservation Volunteer Stewards, the City of Cambridge, Grow Native Massachusetts, Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation, and CentersAndSquares.com. Attached is the event flier. Here is a link to the Campaign <http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CWD/pod_patrol.cfm> http://www2.cambridgema.gov/CWD/pod_patrol.cfm Thank you, Rebecca Ramsay for Fresh Pond Reservation Volunteer Stewards