Resources & News
Directions - Best access year around is from
Hurd Field (behind Trader Joes) via Drake Road off Massachusetts Avenue.
The beach parking lot on Lowell Street is also open all year (near the
intersection with Westmorland Rd). Via the Minuteman bikeway one can also
enter through Hurd Field (this is a little past the Park Avenue Bridge and
Arlington Coal and Lumber). See also the maps page
for more possibilities.
Tree
Removal Proposal for 19 Rindge -
Plan for work next to the Res at 19 Rindge Ave (3/7/2008) - 2MB PDF file.
Tree Planting Plan -
Plan for new tree planting at the Res (1/8/2007)
Dam Project Handout -
Summary report of the Res Dam Project (6/9/2006)
 Tour
of the Res - Version 2 in PDF format (7/25/03)
Reservoir Maps - Collection of
Reservoir maps and aerial photos (a basic resource).
In
Defense of Trees by Oakes Plimpton, a 5 MB PDF file
(12/1/03)
Busa Farm Development Threat (5/6/02)
Reservoir History - A
timeline of the Reservoir (5/22/01).
DPW Plan - Arlington
Advocate 1/4/01.
Dam
Options - Dam options compared -
PDF file (11/6/00)
Major Issues - Thoughts
from the webmaster about the key Res
issues (11/4/00)
Consultant Departs - The consultant hired by the town to develop plans for the Reservoir died
suddenly of a heart attack this summer. A new consultant has been hired
and investigations proceed.
Dam Break
- Report of the dam break of June 19, 2000.
Full Consultant's
Report - The February 2000 report is now on this site. For a quick read see the Options
Summary. There is also a version
available in MS Word format (ResRpt.Doc).
Census Survey
- Short Res survey being mailed with the town census. (12/27/99)
Citizen Survey - How people feel and think about the Res. (11/1/99)
Bird Walk Reports - Oct 2 & Oct
10
Arlington's Great Meadows (just upstream of the
Res):
Great
Meadows Report - Resource Inventory
and Stewardship Plan (2001).
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