Info from the beach director
Harvard’s beach director, Alexandra Luck, has provided the following information for residents:
- The beach staff is composed of a head lifeguard who is an EMT with seven years beach experience, a head instructor with nine years experience, 12 highly trained instructors/lifeguards, 12 highly experienced water safety aides, and six new volunteers.
- Lessons for children start Friday, June 30, and will be held each weekday. There will be three two-week sessions: June 30 to July 14, July 15 to 30, and July 31 to Aug. 11. Register at harvardparkandrec.org.
- Lessons include water tots, learn to swim, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking.
- A valid beach sticker is required to park at the beach. Stickers, which cost $50, are sold at Town Hall and at the beach and must be affixed to the car’s bumper.
- Starting June 19 the beach will be staffed with lifeguards on duty from at least 1 to 5 p.m.
- No animals are allowed on the beach.
- Please use the walk/bike path, not the road, when traveling to and from the beach by foot or bike.
- For the safety of your equipment, lock your boats on the racks and on the moorings and take your paddles with you, as they create a tripping hazard.
For questions or concerns about the beach, lessons, or rules, or to share ideas on how to improve beach programs, send email to HarvardBeachDirector@gmail.com.
Donate your old T-shirts
Rising Bromfield seniors Anya Bégué and Greer Jarvis are collecting old, worn, T-shirts as part of their senior project. There is a collection box in the Bromfield front office, and there will soon be similar boxes at the General Store, the library, and/or Town Hall. The T-shirts will ultimately be recycled into reusable bags.
Tom Denney Nature Camp expands camper eligibility
Tom Denney Nature Camp, Bolton Conservation Trust’s day camp on Harvard and Bolton’s Bowers Springs Conservation land, announces that children entering kindergarten may register for any week and that the Eco Adventures program is now open for incoming fifth- through ninth-graders. Campers register for one or two one-week sessions that begin Monday, July 10. Camp runs weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Students entering ninth and 10th grades who are interested in being CITs may enroll and must be available for training July 5-7. For registration and for more information, visit tdnc.boltonconservationtrust.org or visit Tom Denney Nature Camp on Facebook. Email, bcttdnc@gmail.com, or call 978-429-3004.
