Location:  Meet in the parking lot of the closed nursing home at the end of Emerson Gardens Road.  From Maple Street, turn onto Emerson Gardens Road and follow it to the end.  Enter the facility’s driveway (slowly, please) and continue around to the right, keeping the building on your left.  Proceed to the far end of the parking lot.  Map:  http://foagm.org/AGM%20Trifold%202017-05%20.pdf  For information contact David at info@FoAGM.org. If really bad weather, rain date is 5/16.

Saturday, May 23, 8:30 -10:30 am – Birding Arlington’s Great Meadows

We will cover the south side of the Meadows to the north of the Minuteman Bikeway.  This area is rich in natural history and harbors some special nesting birds. Meet at the Waldorf School , 739 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington. Duration may be shortened if heavy rain.

Walk Leader: John Andrews (jandrews166@gmail.com)

Saturday May 30; 10am-12 noon – Using iNaturalist: A Walk at Arlington's Great Meadows

Do you have an interest in using online apps to identify plants, animals and wildlife in general? This exploratory walk of Arlington's Great Meadows will use iNaturalist to see what can be learned using this handy smart phone resource. Bring your phone with iNaturalist installed and ready to use. An additional camera app is also useful, one installed on your phone, or a third-party app such as Camera+. If possible, practice with iNaturalist beforehand to get a feel for the app. A good photo is important for getting IDs with iNaturalist. Plants will be the focus (since they are easiest to photograph) but we'll look at other organisms as available. 

The app may be found at: https://www.inaturalist.org. It’s free but may require registration on the iNaturalist web site.  Meet in the parking lot behind the Waldorf School at 739 Mass. Ave Lexington. Steady rain cancels. Walk Leader: Andrea Golden (andgold@comcast.net)

Self-Directed Explorations

Check out our AGM Map and take a walk at the Meadows.  AGM is also part of the  ACROSS trails system.

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2019 Annual Report Available

Find out about FoAGM's activities in 2019 FoAGM Annual Report 2019.pdf

Other annual reports (going back to 2002) can be found here: Annual Reports   

Educational Mini-Grants

Friends of Arlington’s Great Meadows (FoAGM) is offering educational mini-grants to K-12 teachers and students in schools and non-profit organizations who want to do research, natural history study, or artistic projects in Arlington’s Great Meadows (AGM).  If you need funds for a project that would increase your students’ understanding of and appreciation for the natural world, you are encouraged to apply for one of these mini-grants.  More information here:  Mini Grants

Stewardship Activities 

We often need volunteers for trail maintenance and invasive plant control.  If interested subscribe to our email list or contact us at:  info@FoAGM.org