The Alewife Reservation is a unique natural resource for the communities of Belmont, Arlington and Cambridge and home to hundreds of species, including hawks, coyotes beavers, snapping turtles, wild turkeys and muskrats, the reservation is a unique natural resource for the community. 

Our Friends of Alewife Reservation group works to protect and restore this wild area and the surrounding area for the water quality, native plants, animals and over 90 bird species with paths for walking, running and biking, recreation, and for classroom education and research. Through this Friends group, we help steward, preserve the Reservation area for wildlife and for the enjoyment of present and future generations. You can more information about the work at friendsofalewifereservation.org.