Save the Silver Maple Forest
Our campaign aims to Save the Silver Maple Forest at Belmont Uplands (in Belmont and Cambridge, Massachusetts) by advocating for the passage of Massachusetts House Bill 21. We are an alliance of individuals and organizations, many of whom have been working for many years to preserve this valuable natural area.
House Bill 21 is supported by the Sierra Club of Massachusetts, Friends of Alewife Reservation, and other environmental groups. It is unanimously supported by the Arlington Board of Selectmen, the Belmont Board of Selectmen, and Cambridge City Council.
*Action Alert*
To let Governor Patrick know you support preserving the Silver Maple Forest and House Bill 21, you may vote for our issue on Governor Patrick's website, DevalPatrick.com (click on this link to our issue; you may also find our issue by going to the DevalPatrick.com homepage, clicking on the MyIssue.DevalPatrick.com button, and searching for "silver maple"). You may vote electronically even if you've already signed a postcard and/or written a letter to Governor Patrick.
*NEWS*
- 1530 signed postcards supporting the preservation of the Silver Maple Forest and House Bill 21 delivered to Governor Patrick's office as of Monday, October 29, 2007
Contact us: info@savethesilvermapleforest.org (Coordinator: Caroline Huang)
For more information on our campaign, the Silver Maple Forest and House Bill 21, please see
- FAQ Frequently Asked Questions about our campaign
- Who we are: A partial list of campaign participants
- Video recording (http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1077048307) of the June 21, 2007 hearing of House Bill 21, video copyright by Friends of Alewife Reservation
- www.friendsofalewifereservation.org (Friends of Alewife Reservation website with extensive information, news, and archives concerning the Alewife Reservation ecosystem)
- www.uplandsalternative.org (Uplands Alternative Group website with information, news and archives, especially on Belmont neighborhood issues)
- Bill text for House Bill 21
- Belmont Citizen-Herald article (http://www.townonline.com/belmont/news/x2036916764) about our campaign, July 26, 2007
- Belmont Citizen-Herald article http://www.townonline.com/belmont/news/x680947267, describing support for our campaign, September 13, 2007
- Letters and documents of support (see also the video recording by FAR, link above)
- Unanimous support of House Bill 21 by the Belmont Board of Selectmen, July 16, 2007 (see letter to Gov. Patrick )
- Sierra Club of Massachusetts supports House Bill 21, July 18, 2007 (see letter to Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets )
- Cambridge Democratic City Committee supports House Bill 21, July 12, 2007 (see letter from CDCC to Gov. Patrick)
- Cambridge City Council supports House Bill 21 by a unanimous vote, July 30, 2007 (see Policy Order Resolution O-29)
- Letter in support of preservation of the Silver Maple Forest from Neal Winston, President, Belmont Land Trust to the Commissioner of the DCR
- Letter in support of House Bill 21 from Annie LaCourt, Chairman, Arlington Board of Selectmen, to Rep. William N. Brownsberger, sponsor of House Bill 21
- Letter and accompanying memo in support of House Bill 21 from Caroline Broderick, Executive Director, Mystic River Watershed Association, to Rick Sullivan, Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Recreation