Jeffrey Blay
URI Internship Year:
2023
Graduation Year:
2023
Hi, my name is Jeffrey. I recently graduated from YSE. I earned a Master of Environmental Science with a specialization in Urban Sustainability and Resilience. I am interested in the built environment, utilizing geospatial information to foster urban green initiatives. I had my undergraduate degree in BA Geography from the University of Ghana. I then worked as a GIS Officer at Ghana Statistical Service. I am a sports person, I love to play soccer and basketball.
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Greenspace Log
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08/05/2023 |
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We planted 5 shrubs; 2 mountain laurels and 3 hostas at bayview park |
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08/04/2023 |
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We planted two serviceberries and spread mulch on the bed behind the park. We also mounted the greenspace sign |
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08/03/2023 |
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We cleared sections of the trail path within the park. |
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08/02/2023 |
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We watered the planted grass and spread stone dust on the path within the greenspace. |
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08/02/2023 |
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We cleared knotweeds and invasives along the trail. |
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08/01/2023 |
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We spread mulch around the shrubs in the greenspace. We then mounted a memorial sign of Walter Turner. |
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07/29/2023 |
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we spread mulch along the rest of the path at Bayview Park. |
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07/28/2023 |
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We planted two Serviceberries and one Wisteria. We then spread mulch |
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07/27/2023 |
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We spread stone dust along the path from the historic staircase. We also fixed one of the historic stone curbs at the park. |
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07/26/2023 |
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We planted one Eastern Red Cedar, and two Arrowwood Viburnums along the trail on Grand Paint. |
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07/25/2023 |
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We spread mulch around the shrubs and perennials in the greenspace |
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07/22/2023 |
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We planted 1 Hydrangea and spread mulch at the beach oasis. We then moved to Bayview Park and spread mulch, as well as layout logs. |
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07/21/2023 |
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We planted 4 mountain laurels, spread mulch, and lay out logs within the park. |
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07/20/2023 |
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We removed invasive weeds at the second entrance of the park. |
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07/19/2023 |
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We planted grass seeds at sections of the greenspace. |
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07/19/2023 |
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We planted one American Hornbeam along the trail on Exchange street. |
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07/18/2023 |
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We spread topsoil around trees along the sidewalks. |
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07/15/2023 |
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We cleared invasives at the Bayiew park |
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07/14/2023 |
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We laid logs and spread mulch at the back of the playground. We then planted ornamental plants along the logs. |
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07/13/2023 |
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We planted 30 small Chestnut and White Oaks in the park forest. We also used marking flags to mark trails. |
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07/12/2023 |
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We cleared trash from the site. We also laid out boundary beds and prepared sections of the soil planting grass seeds next week. |
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07/11/2023 |
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We worked on the trail on Exchange, clearing invasives and knotweeds. |
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07/11/2023 |
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We planted 6 hosta plants in the baskets along the streetscape. |
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07/01/2023 |
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We spread mulch on the beach oasis. |
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06/30/2023 |
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We cleared dead leaves and spread mulch at the back of the park. |
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06/29/2023 |
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We continued to remove invasive weeds at sections of the park, and also engaged in trail maintenance |
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06/28/2023 |
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We spread wood chips at one section of the greeenspace |
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06/28/2023 |
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We planted one tree |
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06/27/2023 |
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We cleared invasives at the greenspace |
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06/23/2023 |
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We cleared the dead leaves along the fence at the back of the park. |
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06/22/2023 |
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We set the boundary for the path connecting the forest and the historic stairs. We then spread mulch within the path. |
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06/21/2023 |
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We cleared invasives at the trail on Exchange. We had 7 additional visitors to come help. |
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06/20/2023 |
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We cleared invasives at the back of the greenspace |
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06/17/2023 |
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We planted 4 perennials - Two yarrows and two black eyed-susans. we then worked on clearing mug weeds from the beach. We also put compost around the plants in beach oasis. |
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06/15/2023 |
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We cleared invasives within the park |
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06/14/2023 |
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We cleared knot weeds along the trail at Grand Paint. We also watered shrubs planted last year. We also cleared some trash along the trail. |
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06/14/2023 |
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We cleared trash at the greenspace. We then filled half-yard of wood chips around the seats at the greenspace. |
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06/13/2023 |
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We cleared invasives and branches of the street trees |
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06/10/2023 |
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We cleared out weeds and dead shrubs at the beach oasis. We also worked on straightening two grown bent white pines at the Bayview Park. |
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06/08/2023 |
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We planted two White Pines |
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06/07/2023 |
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We planned on goals for the summer. Afterwards, we cleared trash at the site |
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06/07/2023 |
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We cleared Knotweeds and invasives at the District area of the trail. We also cleared the canal access at District. |
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05/31/2023 |
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We cleared out the trash(dead leaves) at the site. |