Arlington's Great Meadows

Many walks are scheduled this Fall by the Citizens for Lexington Conservation. Check the website: (https://clclex.org/events/ ) for details, registration, updates and cancellation.

Registration is not necessary unless specifically mentioned in the walk notes. Walks will be canceled in case of steady rain/snow, unless otherwise noted. No dogs, except certified service dogs.

• Thursday September 25. The Moth Ball at Willards Woods.
• Saturday September 27. Willards Woods: A Brief Journey Through a Historic Landscape.
• Sunday October 5. Across Lexington Route N.
• Saturday October 11. Fauna and Flora of Arlington’s Great Meadows.
• Sunday October 12. Goat Pasture Walk at Chiesa Farm.
• Saturday October 18. Across Lexington Route A.
• Sunday October 19. Edible Plants – Fall Edition.
• Saturday October 25. Fall Bird Walk at the Arlington Reservoir and Lexington Community Farm.
• Sunday November 9. iNaturalist Observation Walk at Joyce Miller Meadow.
• Saturday November 29. Turkey Trot Walk – Willards Woods/Chiesa Farm

2025/2026 MWRA Water Main Relay Project

The MWRA will re-lay the water main in Maple Street, and the Minuteman Bikeway (next to AGM) as well as a small section of East Mass Ave. Work will begin after Memorial Day on the Lowell St end of Maple Street and work towards the bike path. Work begins June 2nd. 

Work will be done in 2 phases:

• Phase 1 along Maple Street and East Mass Ave (Spring, Summer, and Fall 2025)
• Phase 2 along the MMBW (Fall-Winter 2025-2026) For this phase the bike path will be closed and users of the path will be directed to Mass Ave, There will be a dedicated bike lane set up on Mass Ave between Bow Street and Maple St during this time.

Roads are expected to remain open with alternating one way traffic at times. Construction hours are generally Monday-Friday from 7am to 5pm. Any road closures and detours will be posted on this page as well as the Engineering Construction Impacts webpage.

On Monday local steward Holly Samuels reported a tree down across the path from Fottler to Brandon.

On Tuesday morning our rapid response stewards (Greg Shenstone and David Markun) came by and cleared the path.

Now it’s all clear again!