Charlie Edwards
URI Internship Year:
2025
Graduation Year:
2026
Degree:
BS
Charlie is from San Francisco, California, and is majoring in environmental studies with a concentration on urban environments. He is interested in improving urban environmental health and climate resilience, especially by using green infrastructure, which has drawn him to working with URI. He has worked with URI since last fall as a GreenSkills intern and is excited to transition to working with the GreenSpace program and explore more of New Haven this summer.
Group
Greenspace Log
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06/12/2025 |
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Today was a very productive day at the garden on the corner of Chatham and Front Street. The group started by removing a lot of knotweed that was crowding the base of one of the street trees. Next, we removed fallen branches and suckers from one of the trees to clear the space up. We ended the day by adding soil and compost to expand the garden bed and planting four new coral bells! |
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06/05/2025 |
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Christel and I met to begin the work of clearing up the Urban Oasis area. We moved down branches and opened up the path through the space. Then we took on the swathes of mugwort and other invasive crowding the area, but past years plantings have done a great job making our lives easier! Next week we will turn our focus to the garden on the corner of Front and Chatham to continue beautifying that space. |
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06/03/2025 |
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Today, we made progress clearing knotweed and other weeds from the MidBridge garden, the berm trail, and the group planted new perennials at the Gazebo garden. We added mulch to one of the MidBridge beds around the mountain laurels which are just starting to bloom. We’re hoping to continue planting more in the MidBridge and Gazebo gardens. |
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05/27/2025 |
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I joined the group to briefly plan goals for the summer before they set out to continue their work stewarding the 125 acre park. They have already made good progress taking out weeds in the gazebo garden and in the mid-bridge garden. Once that work is finished, they’re hoping to plant native perennials to compete with the weeds. |
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05/27/2025 |
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I met with Christel, Pat, and Tom to tour the space and plan for the summer. The group is hoping to continue their hard work in the urban oasis space along with removing tree of heaven from the sea wall and improving a small garden at the intersection of Front and Chatham. |
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05/27/2025 |
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I met with the group to discuss goals for the summer such as clearing out weeds, repainting their perennial planters, and adding more flowers to the space. They recently cleaned the space up so it is already looking great! |
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05/24/2025 |
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I met with John and Robin who have stewarded this space for over 15 years. This space is well-established and taken care of so the main goals in the short term are tackling weeds and adding mulch on the existing trees and flower beds. The group is looking into adding a new pollinator garden to add more visual interest and environmental benefits to the space. |
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05/24/2025 |
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I met with leaders Emily Sigman and Steve Winter and was quickly joined by almost a dozen other community members who care about this lively green space in Newhallville. We talked about their main goals of finishing up the path they’ve been building on the right side of the space and adding more evergreens and flowers to bring even more color to the garden. This space is clearly beloved by the community and will host workdays on Tuesday evenings this summer. After I left, the group made great progress on building the garden path. |
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05/23/2025 |
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I met with Jane and Olivia to walk through the playground and look at the progress they’ve made in the last couple of years. We discussed goals and issues the group would like to address in the coming months such as stewarding the nature area in the back of the space and creating a new “Caterpillar Garden” to complement the Butterfly Garden the group created already. |