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Internships
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Internships

URI offers paid Greenspace and GreenSkills internships for Yale students, as well as for New Haven high school students and adults with a history that includes incarceration.

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Planting a tree

Volunteer

One of the most valuable contributions is your time. Most of URI's volunteer opportunities are with Greenspace in the summer. We host a few special workdays in the spring and fall.

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Your contribution will support job training for teens and formerly incarcerated adults while improving our environment through tree planting and green space revitalization. Proceeds will provide internships, tools, compost, mulch and trees.

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Request a Free Tree
Request a Free Tree

Request a Free Tree

Thanks to a partnership with the City of New Haven, we are happy to plant street trees for New Haven residents with our GreenSkills crews.

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Greenspace Log

08/06/2022

Shepard And Huntington

Jenn's last day consisted of three vital projects: stonedusting, weeding, and watering!

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08/06/2022

Shepard Street

For the final week, Jody and Molly spent time thoroughly watering plants in the garden, including the newly planted items from this year. With bright green balloons flying out front, it was fantastic to see the space with a crisp path and blooming flowers after a season of hard work.

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Coming in for another morning of work!

08/06/2022

Monitor Square Park

It's hard to think of a faster--or more productive--summer! Time flew as quickly as the mulch on our tarps. Volunteers at Monitor Square finished up this season with a good round of mulching and hearty dose of water for each of our trees. Thank you so much to all who helped this season! The fun doesn't end, though--come again any time throughout the year!

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Laying down the cardboard

08/06/2022

Shelton Avenue

And that's a wrap! Volunteers at Shelton Avenue finished off an amazing planting season with a great afternoon of mulching. Thanks so much to everyone who helped out this season, in ways both big and small!

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Urban Resources Initiative

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