Erik Ndayishimiye
URI Internship Year:
2016
Graduation Year:
2017
Group
Wintergreen Brook at Common Ground
Greenspace Log
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07/30/2016 |
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We planted colorful flowers and shrubs throughout the park: day lilies, corn flowers, rose bushes, and mountain laurels. |
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07/29/2016 |
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As part of remediation for lead, we planted 7 perennials,3 shrubs and laid 2 yards of pea stone on a yard area that didn't have ground cover. |
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07/28/2016 |
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We planted 5 day lilies and watered the flower bed |
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07/28/2016 |
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This was our last day of tree planting and we planted an American Linden tree near the southern end of the park along the trail |
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07/27/2016 |
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We received 10 Explo volunteers and they cleared the weeds out of the park's inside pathway and the area underneath the pergola, and laid a fresh layer of pea stone on both. They also weeded the shrubs along the back fence and mulched them. |
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07/27/2016 |
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07/27/2016 |
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20 BIMEC summer camps kids weeded the curb strip on Argyle street across the street from the Believe in Me building. They also planted perennials and spread mulch under 2 trees. |
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07/27/2016 |
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We planted 2 shrubs and watered them along with the plants we had planted the week before. We also cut some of the big bittersweet vines that were strangling trees inside the oasis. |
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07/26/2016 |
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We watered the plants in the park and mulched the curb strip in front of Nina's house |
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07/23/2016 |
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We planted 2 shrubs and 10 perennials |
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07/21/2016 |
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We planted a "cornus mass" to replace another tree that had died on Quinnipiac Ave |
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07/21/2016 |
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We planted a Cherry Kwanzan tree in honor of Mr. Noy Lim who has been a long time volunteer for the park |
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07/20/2016 |
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We planted several plants around the entrance, along the trails and inside the oasis. These plants include: mountain laurels, blueberries, yuccas, etc. We also watered them and spread wood chips in the entrance |
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07/20/2016 |
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We weeded, pruned and mulched the shrubs. We also watered the flowers. |
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07/19/2016 |
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We watered the trees and perennials |
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07/19/2016 |
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We mowed the grass, watered the flowers and weeded the curb strip on Huntington Street. |
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07/13/2016 |
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We continued clearing bushes along the entrance of the trail to make it visible for incoming traffic. We also picked up trash in the space we created for the wood chips to be delivered. |
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07/13/2016 |
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We pulled out the bittersweet vines along the back fence of the park and watered the plants. |
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07/12/2016 |
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We mowed the grass, watered the plants and picked up trash. We also weeded the curb strip along Huntington Street |
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07/07/2016 |
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We dug out and removed a dead tree on the curb strip of Quinnipiac Ave adjacent to the park |
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07/07/2016 |
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07/06/2016 |
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We continued to weed and water the plants. This time we had another volunteer, Mrs. Maria Quinones |
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07/06/2016 |
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We had 10 volunteers from the Explo at Yale program. Angel, Adeli's husband was also there with his son and another young child. We weeded the park, spread mulch and watered the plants. |
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07/06/2016 |
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We had 10 volunteers from the Explo at Yale program and Tanya Smith brought her son and 2 nephews. Group members Nina Faucett and Gloria Johnson were also there. We pruned the shrubs, raked the grass, planted perennials, mulched the flower beds and watered. |
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07/06/2016 |
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We cleared the trail and removed invasives around the oasis towards the Wintergreen brook |
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07/05/2016 |
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We raked the grass and and got rid of the dead leaves, branches and other trash that were littering the park. We welcomed two new volunteers, Wanda Kelley-Jones and her daughter Tyesha Alexander. We also received visit from the URI director, Colleen Murphy and another visitor from the community foundation. |
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07/05/2016 |
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We watered the trees and perennials with the BIMEC (Believe In Me Empowerment Corporation) summer camp kids. We also did tree inventory |
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07/02/2016 |
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We raked dead leaves and weeded in the back of the park |
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06/30/2016 |
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We planted 2 spireas and laid 1 more yard of mulch in the flower bed. We also watered all the plants. |
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06/30/2016 |
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We watered the trees and flowers and put up a poster. After that the whole group headed to Grand Apizza for a well-deserved slice of pizza. |
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06/29/2016 |
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We weeded and watered the park and put up a poster asking for volunteers |
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06/29/2016 |
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The Wintergreen Shepherds started their season. Building on the work done by the West River Stewards, we continued creating the trail and expanded the wood chips drop-off area |
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06/28/2016 |
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We mowed the grass and watered the plants. Chris visited the group and left them a push lawnmower so they can mow the lawn regularly by themselves. |
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06/28/2016 |
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We planted day lilies and Russian sages under 2 trees on Argyle Street |
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06/23/2016 |
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This was the first time meeting with Gwen this summer. Her, Chris and I pruned the vine on the pergola and we discussed about calling for volunteers. We agreed to meet every Wednesday at 3:30 PM |
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06/23/2016 |
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We weeded and mulched mulched more trees |
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06/23/2016 |
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We laid 1 yard of stone dust in the pathway that crosses the park. |
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06/22/2016 |
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After receiving permission from the land owner, the West River Stewards laid the groundwork for the oasis by creating the trail and clearing a space for woodchips to be delivered |
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06/21/2016 |
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We planted a Kusa dogwood to replace another one that had been knocked over by a car on the 3rd street. We also sawed and removed a dead tree on the same street. |
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06/21/2016 |
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We planted another Cherry Kwanzan on Argyle Street |
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06/16/2016 |
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We mulched the flower bed at the middle entrance of the park and we pruned and straightened up trees. |
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06/15/2016 |
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The West River Stewards picked up trash and marked the invasive species that need to be removed from the oasis |
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06/14/2016 |
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We planted 2 Cherry Kwanzan trees on Argyle street with 5 volunteers |
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06/09/2016 |
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We did some mulching and pruning. We also straightened up some trees that were bent |
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06/09/2016 |
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We laid 2 yards of mulch in the flower bed and under the trees and we watered the perennials. |
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06/08/2016 |
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The students learned to identify 5 of the most common invasive species at their site and we walked the site picking up trash and marking with tapes the invasives that we had just learned. |
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06/07/2016 |
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We had our second planning meeting. 2 students worked on a presentation that they will present to the land owners (board of directors that run the cemetery that owns the land). We also toured the oasis site and drew our oasis design on a map. |
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06/07/2016 |
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Tanya Smith and Nina Faucett were at the site when I arrived. We removed a dead tree in the center of the park, and we pruned 2 shrubs, weeded and raked the dead leaves out. We also toured the neighborhood and talked to residents about our work and asked them to come volunteer. The group requested a chain link fence. |
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06/03/2016 |
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The senior class requested and received a Lacebark elm tree from URI, and planted it on campus as a farewell gift to Common Ground High School. |
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06/02/2016 |
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We planted perennials under the 4 Hophornbeam trees that we planted the week before. The perennials included Russian sages, day lilies, sedums, and coreopsis |
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06/01/2016 |
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we toured the site with Chris and Mr. walker and identified 6 potential pits where we can plant trees this summer and we will contact the homeowners to request permissions to plant trees. We also discussed how to solve the problem of a bent cherry tree on Argyle Street that was getting in the way of the sidewalk, and decided to prune off the lower branches and to straighten up the tree with ropes. |
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05/31/2016 |
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We had our first planning meeting during which we filled out the goal tracking sheet. The West River Stewards identified 4 goals for this summer: 1) creating trails, 2) creating the urban oasis, 3) trash clean-up, 4) invasive species removal. |
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05/31/2016 |
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We removed a dead tree in the center of the park, and pruned 2 shrubs, weeded and raked the central flower bed and the lawn. We also toured the neighborhood and talked to residents about our work and asked them to come volunteer. |
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05/27/2016 |
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We walked around the street scapes doing biophysical analysis and tree inventory. |
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05/26/2016 |
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We planted 4 Hophornbeam trees with 30 presidential service fellows, all of the 7 URI interns for the summer, URI's associate director Chris Ozyck and the Quinnipiac River Park group leader, Thomas Burrwel. |
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05/26/2016 |
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We met for our 1st planting of the season. We planted 2 butterfly bushes and took measurements of the area of the flower bed that needs mulch and the pathway that needs stone dust. |
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05/24/2016 |
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This was the first time meeting with the group leader, Mr. Chris Schaeffer. We toured the site and identified a dead Kusa dogwood that needs to be replaced. As the group has reached an emeritus status, they decided to hold only one event on June 21st to replace the dead tree, and that will be all for the summer. |
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05/24/2016 |
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We met with the Group leader, Mrs Nina Faucett for the first time and visited the site while planning summer activities. This summer the group decided to start by freshening up and revitalizing the park; pick up trash, weeding, mulching and replacing the plants that had died. Nina said they needed a hose and the water to be turned back on |
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05/23/2016 |
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Met with the group leader, Mrs. Adeli DeArce and discussed what needs to be done at the site this summer. She wants to clean up the park and its sidewalks, weed, mulch, replace dying shrubs, plant colorful flowers and restore the grass. |