Maxwell Webster
URI Internship Year:
2016
Graduation Year:
2017
Degree:
MEM
Ohio native Max Webster is a Master of Environmental Management Candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where he focuses on community-based approaches to conservation and sustainable land management practices. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 2012, with a degree in English Literature, Max managed community garden programs in Ohio before leading conservation crews on the west coast and spending a summer farming in Vermont. During this past school year, Max was part of the URI Greenskills team and also served as a contributing editor for Sage Magazine.
Group
Greenspace Log
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07/30/2016 |
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Planted 5 forthergilla and mulched the entrance way garden at Cherry Ann St. |
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07/28/2016 |
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Planted a Leyland Cypress as a screen in front of the pumping station in Bayview Park. |
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07/28/2016 |
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Planted a red maple in front of the vacant lot adjacent to 626 Washington Ave. |
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07/27/2016 |
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Group from Yale Explo weeded and mulched main planting areas as well as picked up trash and removed debris from the Greenspace site. |
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07/27/2016 |
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End of the year wrap-up meeting. |
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07/26/2016 |
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Planted 8 shrubs and continues improvements around the entrance way to the park on Cherry Ann St. |
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07/26/2016 |
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Planted weeded, mulched and planted 12 perennials at the Bradley St. Greenspace site. |
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07/26/2016 |
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Group added supplemental plantings to the greenspace site on Bradley St. as well as weeded and mulched existing planted areas. |
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07/22/2016 |
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Planted a purple crabapple at 57 Sea St. and a Sweetgum behind the baseball diamonds in Bayview Park. |
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07/21/2016 |
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Planted flowers around the base of a street planted last week at 626 Washington Ave. |
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07/20/2016 |
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Planted a cornelian dogwood at 25 Beers St. |
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07/16/2016 |
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Group added new perennials and shrubs to the entrance way garden on cherry ann st. |
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07/14/2016 |
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Group removed concrete and planted a new street tree at 626 Washington Ave. |
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07/13/2016 |
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Planted a purple plum as a set back tree in the yard of a home at 43 Beers St. |
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07/13/2016 |
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Planted at cherry tree in Bayview Park and weeded and mulched around the bases of several other trees within the park. |
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07/09/2016 |
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Planted new perennials at the entrance garden on Cherry Ann st. |
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07/08/2016 |
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Group mulched and added supplemental plantings to the community beautification project at the corner of Fountain and Ramsdell streets. |
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07/07/2016 |
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Scouted locations for new street tree plantings on Washington Ave. |
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07/07/2016 |
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Planted a Purple Prince Crabapple tree at the corner of Howard St and 6th St in Bayview Park. |
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07/06/2016 |
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Spread pea stone in low areas along the pathways and planted 16 perennials, 1 shrub and 1 tree. |
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07/05/2016 |
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Planned greenspace summer project work |
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07/02/2016 |
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Planted two arborvitae at the entrance garden on Cherry Ann St and weeded within the Urban Oasis planting area. |
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06/29/2016 |
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Tree maintenance day. The group pruned existing trees in Bayview Park as well as weeded and re-mulched around the base of each tree. |
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06/29/2016 |
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Planted perennials in the curb strip on Beers St. |
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06/25/2016 |
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Planted two Arborvitae at park entrance way. |
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06/23/2016 |
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Planted perennials and mulched beds in Triangle Park, on the corner of Sea and S. Water Streets. |
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06/22/2016 |
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Planted perennials and weeded and mulched curb strip beds on Beers St. |
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06/18/2016 |
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Began creating a master plan for the maintenance and upkeep of the Arch St. Greenspace as well as went door-to-door to recruit new greenspace volunteers and drum up support for future projects. |
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06/15/2016 |
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Weeded and mulched flower beds in Triangle Park on the corner of S. Water and Sea streets. |
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06/15/2016 |
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Planted 3 daylilies and 2 irises and weeded and mulched in front of three homes on Beers St. |
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06/11/2016 |
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Group weeded around pathway along the entrance way and cleared debris in order to open up space for the construction of a fence on the north side of the park. |
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06/11/2016 |
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Initial planning meeting for Arch St. Greenspace group. |
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06/10/2016 |
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Weeded and mulched beds as well as improved pathway with group from Hopkins High School. |
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06/09/2016 |
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Weeded beds along S. Water St at the Triangle Park |
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06/08/2016 |
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Weed curb strip planting beds and planted six perennials in front of homes on Beers St. |
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06/07/2016 |
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Planned summer beautification work at the traffic circle at the intersection of Fountain St. and Ramsdell St. |
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06/04/2016 |
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Weeded Japanese Knotweed along the north edge of the park to create a path for fence installation in mid-June. |
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06/01/2016 |
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Weeded curb strip planting beds in front of three homes on Beers. St. |
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05/28/2016 |
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Weeded planted bed at the front entrance of the park on Cherry Ann St. and pickup up trash throughout the park. |
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05/26/2016 |
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Conducted a site overview to plan work for the summer. |
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05/25/2016 |
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Planning for summer work at the Triangle Park and Bayview Park |
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05/25/2016 |
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Planned summer greenspace work on Beers St. |
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05/21/2016 |
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Planned initial summer work at Cherry An St. Park |