Woolapalooza at Drumlin Farm
Saturday, March 24, 10 AM–4 PM
Celebrate the coming of spring at this annual festival featuring fiber, food, and fun! Highlights include new spring babies, a sheep shearing demonstration, hands-on activities for all ages, lunch made fresh from Drumlin Farm vegetables and meat (for purchase), and local fiber artisans who will offer demonstrations. Mass Audubon members: $15/person, nonmembers: $17, children under age 2: free. Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, 208 S Great Road, Lincoln.
Arlington Ecofest 2018: Greenward
Saturday, March 24, 10 AM–2 PM
Activities for all ages will center around land and water management, plants and pollinators, and people and healthy ecosystems. Inside and outside of Town Hall, there will be vendors, exhibits, musical performances, a mini-farmer’s market, and more. Free. arlingtonma.gov/ecofest. Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington.
Single-Use Plastic Check-Out Bag Reduction Forum
Tuesday, March 27, 7–9 PM & Friday, March 30, 1:15–2:15 PM
To date, 61 Massachusetts cities and towns, representing nearly 30% of the state’s population, have passed a ban on single-use plastic shopping bags. A group of Belmont citizens have successfully petitioned the Board of Selectman to include a single-use plastic check-out bag reduction bylaw at the May Town meeting. Come to one of the upcoming forums to learn more about this initiative. March 27 at Belmont Public Library, Assembly Room, 336 Concord Avenue, Belmont. March 30 at Senior Center, 266 Beech Street, Belmont.
Sustainable Belmont Meetings
Wednesdays, April 4, May 2, 7–8:30 PM
Sustainable Belmont’s regular monthly meeting. sustainablebelmont.net. Belmont Public Library, Assembly Room, 336 Concord Avenue, Belmont.
Grow Native Massachusetts—Evenings with Experts
Wednesday, April 4, 7–8:30 PM Revealing a Sense of Place.
Matthew Cunningham of Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design will show a variety of residential landscapes that embrace regional flora, utilize ecologically sustainable principles, and build connections between interior and exterior spaces to strengthen relationships with nature. For more information about the Evenings with Experts series, including the final May 2 evening, go to grownativemass.org/programs/eveningswithexperts. Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge.
6th Belmont Citizens Forum Annual Lone Tree Hill Volunteer Day
Saturday, April 28, 9 AM–12 PM
Please join the Belmont Citizens Forum in conjunction with the Judy Record Conservation Fund for this annual cleanup and trail maintenance day. Students and families welcome; community service credit for students. belmontcitizensforum. org. Meet at the Coal Road at S. Pleasant St. for trash pickup or at the Mill Street entrance for tree planting along the Pine Allee.
Charles River Watershed Association
Saturday, April 28, 9 AM–12 PM
The Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup brings together over 3,000 volunteers each year to pick up litter, remove invasive species, and assist with park maintenance. crwa.org. Various locations along the Charles River.
Life Friendly (Chemical Free) Garden Tour
Sunday, May 6, 1–5 PM
Owners of sites on the tour will share their growing spaces, large and small, where plants of all kinds thrive best without the use of synthetic chemicals. Free. Sponsored by Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment. Tour maps available at watertowncitizens.org/gardentour. Various locations in Watertown.
Belmont’s Big Recycling Day
Saturday, May 12, 9 AM–1 PM
The semiannual Big Recycling Day includes paper shredding, electronics, textiles, eyeglasses, books, CDs, DVDs, propane tanks, and bicycles (no cardboard or styrofoam). Belmont residents only. No rigid bulky plastics as in previous years. Please check details as the date approaches: belmont-ma.gov/dpw-highway-division. Town Yard, 37 C Street, Belmont.
22nd Annual Mystic River Herring Run and Paddle
Saturday, May 19, 8 AM–1 PM
Join the 5K run/walk race and/or three paddling races (3, 9, and 12 miles) and enjoy educational booths, children’s activities, and more. All events are held at the DCR Blessing of the Bay Boathouse in Somerville. The 5K course continues along the Mystic River bike path and through DCR Torbert MacDonald Park. Must register prior to the race. Free shuttle bus provided to parking. mysticriver. org. DCR Blessing of the Bay Boathouse, 32 Shore Drive, Somerville.
The Birds and the Bees: How We Love Them and Why We Need Them
Tuesday, May 22, 7–9 PM
This multimedia presentation by Carole Smith Berney, wildlife photographer and amateur naturalist, will include species identification, behavior, and threats to natural habitat, with a focus on dangers of population decline due to habitat loss, use of harmful chemicals, and other factors like climate change. Free. Supported in part by a grant from the Belmont Cultural Council, in collaboration with Mass Audubon’s Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, the Belmont Public Library, Friends of Bees, and the Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice, and the Environment. Belmont Public Library, Assembly Room, 336 Concord Avenue, Belmont.
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