We sponsor informative meetings on issues related to our mission: historic preservation in our town; matters affecting our environment, preservation and management of open space; and traffic and transportation issues. Events are announced in our Newsletter, the local media, and our web site.

Saturday, September 26, 10 AM - 1 PM.

Join the Belmont Citizens Forum and Waltham Land Trust for a guided historical and birding walk (rain or shine) through Beaver Brook North Reservation, formerly the Metropolitan State Hospital land. Pot luck picnic to celebrate the 10-year anniversaries of both these community organizations follows. Meet at Elsie Turner Field, 381 Trapelo Road in Waltham, across the street from the National Archives. The walk will begin on the trail at the Elsie Turner Field parking lot. For more information: 617-484-1844 or info@belmontcitizensforum.org

Recent meeting topics include:

• Walking in Belmont: Why People Should Walk, Why They Don't, and What Can Be Done, moderated by Anne Paulsen.
• Smart Growth: What is it and do we want any? With Jay Szklut, Belmont's Economic Development & Planning Manager, and Karl Haglund, Chairman, Belmont Planning Board
   
• Floods, Drought and the War over Water, with Kathleen Baskin, the state's Director of Water Policy
   
• Traffic Calming Forum, with nationally recognized expert Cara Seiderman, Cambridge's Transportation Program Manager.
   
• Trapelo Corridor Redesign, presented by the MIT Urban Studies Graduate Students