Jasmine Gormley
URI Internship Year:
2024
Graduation Year:
2024
Degree:
BS
Jasmine (she/her) is from Boscawen, New Hampshire, and recently completed her BS in Environmental Studies. Even though she comes from a small town, she adores urban ecology and hopes to help inspire a love and understanding of nature wherever she goes. She thinks that beautiful connections with the natural world can be found anywhere, and nowhere is that easier to see than in the land of insects. She spent about a year studying ants and would love to tell you a bug fact, even if all but butterflies give you the creepy-crawlies. Jasmine is excited to spend the summer working with friends of all types, from people to plants. In her spare time, you can find her rock climbing in West Rock, looking for frogs in Edgewood Park, and reading in Rainbow Park.
Group
Hemingway Butterfly Garden: Mariposas del Mundo
Greenspace Log
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06/19/2024 |
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The turnout was awesome today! We had a big group that got to work taking out knotweed, mugwort, and other invasives. Lots of catalpas, oaks, and other native trees were unearthed from the knotweed and can now breathe free. There is now a great view to the river along this section of the trail. It was a beautiful day. We had the Ascent Climbing Gym nearby put up some flyers on their bulletin board. |
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06/18/2024 |
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We planted coral bells, hosta, coreopsis, liriope, daisies, and daylilies! The garden beds look beautiful and we are going to continue pulling invasives and making space for gorgeous new perennials. The regular group was also joined by Breona and her three adorable children, who are expert gardeners already. Paul and I fixed the hose and only got a little bit soaked in the process (but it was welcome on such a hot day, anyway). |
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06/12/2024 |
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We removed lots of burning bush and young Norway Maples. The weed wrenches were greatly helpful in finally getting rid of some old burning bushes that were starting to resprout. We dragged out some old brush piles too. Just between this and last week, that section of the forest is looking much clearer and is ready for replanting with native trees! |
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06/12/2024 |
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The group met by Grand Paint and repainted some of the wayfinding lines on the sidewalks. We also removed invasives, picked up trash, and pruned areas where the plants were growing into the trail. |
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06/11/2024 |
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We removed weeds from the gravel area by the front garden beds and replaced some spots where it was thin. We also removed trash, knotweed, and garlic mustard. The group picked some places to put in flowers next week and got to work removing vines that had taken over. It looks great! |
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06/07/2024 |
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The group got to work watering, spreading stonedust on the paths, and pulling invasives. Kat and I assessed the survival of last year's perennial plantings and planned for new plants. |
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06/06/2024 |
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We cleared lots of burning bush from the area by the daycare. We uncovered a huge rock! You can really see the before and after. |
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06/05/2024 |
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I met with the group to discuss plans for the summer and focus areas. The group is excited about putting in new flowers! |
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06/05/2024 |
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We spent two hours clearing large areas of knotweed from the riverbank area by District. The view is much clearer now and we had fun swinging weed cutters. |
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06/05/2024 |
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The group did an awesome job with the first workday of the summer! We hauled away several brush piles from previous invasive removal efforts, which Parks will come pick up from the edge of the forest. We also planted 17 seedlings in the cleared understory! The group planted seven white oaks, four chestnut oaks, two red oaks, a hickory, and three black walnuts. |
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06/04/2024 |
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Kat and I walked through the space and she showed me all of the great work they've done to remove invasives, plant native plants, and make it a home for people and pollinators alike. |
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06/03/2024 |
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Tracy and I met and walked through the park to plan for the summer. |
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06/01/2024 |
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Sylvia and I met to make plans for upcoming workdays, for the whole summer, and for the Urban Oasis grant. We walked through the forest and meadow portions of the park together, and she showed me just how much work they have already done to remove invasives and reforest with native species! This is a large park and the group has already done great work. We plan to continue removing invasives (especially Winged Euonymus) and to plant natives including oaks, maples, dogwoods, and hickories. |
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06/01/2024 |
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We went for a walk along the whole trail to identify project and problem areas and to plan for the summer. It is amazing how far this trail has come since JR started. |