The Wellesley Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will host a community forum on pond health on Thursday, October 18 at 7pm as part of its continuing Grow Green Wellesley initiative. “Saving Our Ponds: What Wellesley is Doing and How You Can Help” will examine the current health of Wellesley ponds and educate residents on ways to keep them protected. The forum will be held in the Kingsbury Room at the Wellesley Police Station located at 485 Washington Street.
The forum will feature experts on pond management including: Julie Dyer Wood, Director of Projects for the Charles River Watershed Association; Morses Pond Manager Ken Wagner of Water Resources Services; and Richard Howell, President of Friends of Morses Pond and Chair of the Wellesley Wetlands Protection Committee.
“Saving Our Ponds” is co-sponsored by the Wellesley Department of Public Works, Recreation Department, Sustainable Wellesley, Friends of Morses Pond, and the Friends of Brookside, and is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Wellesley Natural Resources Commission atnrc@wellesleyma.gov, or 781-431-1019, x2294.
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