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	Natural Resource Inventory & Stewardship Plan of Arlington's Great Meadows in Lexington, Massachusetts Produced for the Arlington Conservation Commission by Frances Clark of Carex Associates, July 2001. Printed Copies Printed copies of the report are available from the Arlington Conservation Commission Office. Call 781-316-3012 for ordering information. Full copies of the report are also available at the Arlington and Lexington town libraries.

Summary

Document	Description
Executive Summary	Natural Resource Inventory & Stewardship Plan of Arlington's Great Meadows in Lexington July 2001, Frances Clark for the Arlington Conservation Commission.
Document Text	(400K PDF)

Maps

Document	Description
Map 1	Locus
Map 2	Open Space
Map 3	Plant Communities
Map 4	Access Points

Photos

Document	Description
Photos 1-2	Great Meadow marsh.
Photos 3-5	Successional grassland northeast of marsh.
Photos 6-8	Grassland successional forest mosaic and trails NW & W of marsh.
Photos 9-11	Peat Pond. Infinity Pond (vernal pool). Successional forest north of marsh. Mature oak forest west of Infinity Pond.
Photos 12-14	Infinity Pond April and October of 1991.
Photos 15-17	Munroe Brook and adjacent successional forest near NW boundary of GM.
Photos 18-20	Large oaks and successional growth northeast and north of marsh.
Photos 21-23	Black Oak/Pitch Pine woodland north/northeast of marsh.
Photos 24-27	Minuteman Bikeway. Black Oaks near entrance from bikeway. Entrance from Emerson Gardens. Entrance from Nursing Center.
Photos 28-30	Entrance from Lexington Christian Academy. Entrance from Sheila Road. Entrance from Brandon St. by bikeway.
Photos 31-33	Exotic honeysuckle overwhelming successional forest. Damage to trails and wetlands from bicycles. Unmaintained trail erosion from heavy use.

Appendices

Document	Description
I	Vascular Plant List by Name and Site
II	Vascular Plant List by Site and Genus with Invasive Status
III	Vascular Plant List by by Family
IV	Macroinvertebrates in Infinity Vernal Pond - Ruth Ladd
V	Walking the Great Meadows - CLC
VI	GM Bird List - John Andrews
VII	Hydrology and Land Use Study (1970)
VIII	Biodiversity Day 2001 Preliminary Summary - Harsten Hartel
IX	Biodiversity Day 2001 Plants - Betsy Wright

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