Restoration of Jerry’s Pond: A Master Class in Restoring Urban Wilds or a Missed Opportunity?

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Oct 292026
 
Restoration of Jerry’s Pond: A Master Class in Restoring Urban Wilds or a Missed Opportunity?

By Jeffrey North and Eric Grunebaum The abbreviated answer is both. Jerry’s Pond sits behind a chain-link fence on Rindge Avenue in North Cambridge, a short walk from the Alewife MBTA station, across the street from Cambridge’s largest environmental justice community, and near the Belmont line. Since 1962, the pond and surrounding land have been visible but off-limits: a nine-acre remnant of The Great Swamp, and later a site of clay extraction, industry, and outdoor recreation.   The site’s inaccessibility is now changing due to the advocacy of Friends of Jerry’s Pond (FOJP) beginning in 2015, which encouraged the property owner, [READ MORE]

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