. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. FIGURE 52. Grassland and wetland south of Little River. Wellington Brook, which enters the western portion of the Reservation from Blair Pond, at times carries stormwater contaminated by- unauthorized sewer connections. A sand and gravel pathway that runs west from the subway station to Brighton Street in Belmont borders the entire southern edge of the Reservation. A network of unplanned and overgrown dirt trails leads off this major path- way and penetrates the Reservation south of Little River. An importan
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. FIGURE 52. Grassland and wetland south of Little River. Wellington Brook, which enters the western portion of the Reservation from Blair Pond, at times carries stormwater contaminated by- unauthorized sewer connections. A sand and gravel pathway that runs west from the subway station to Brighton Street in Belmont borders the entire southern edge of the Reservation. A network of unplanned and overgrown dirt trails leads off this major path- way and penetrates the Reservation south of Little River. An important access point exists at Perch Pond, where a trail makes a dangerous crossing of the rail line to reach Blair Pond im- mediately south of the Reservation. Notable cultural resources include the former location of one of the most important farms II ^fl 1. ^-^ifTT-rvf^JBI . ^?l'"1 I in ?|qH ??-?>?(..-, ------ u • FIGURE 53. Existing dirt trail running along the south edge of the Reservation. in the area, now occupied by the Hill Estates apartment complex, the old ice industry rail line running along the southern edge of the Reservation, and the historic Black Island upland area that served as a Native American hunting camp and as a colonial grazing com- mon, now mostly covered by the Wyeth build- ing (formerly known as the Genetics Institute). Encroachments exist from the apartment com- plex located near Perch Pond. Recommendations 1. Stabilize the eroding banks at Welling- ton Brook to reduce sediment input into the stream system through bio- engineering techniques and enhanced forested riparian buffer. 2. Incorporate an approximately acre stormwater wetland adjacent to the existing, delineated wetland in the southeast part of the Reservation (see Figure 54). This wetland is part of the Combined Sewer Overflow Separation project that the City of Cambridge is undertaking with the Metropolitan Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to improve water quality and is describe
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