Maxwell Webster

URI Internship Year:

2016

Graduation Year:

2017

Degree:

MEM

Ohio native Max Webster is a Master of Environmental Management Candidate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where he focuses on community-based approaches to conservation and sustainable land management practices. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati in 2012, with a degree in English Literature, Max managed community garden programs in Ohio before leading conservation crews on the west coast and spending a summer farming in Vermont. During this past school year, Max was part of the URI Greenskills team and also served as a contributing editor for Sage Magazine.

Group

Ivy Narrow (Emeritus)

Troup Group

Washington Ave.

Bradley/Wooster

Greenspace Log

Date	Category	Group	Summary
07/30/2016	Planting	Cherry Ann Park	Planted 5 forthergilla and mulched the entrance way garden at Cherry Ann St.
07/28/2016	Planting	Oyster Point	Planted a Leyland Cypress as a screen in front of the pumping station in Bayview Park.
07/28/2016	Planting	Washington Ave.	Planted a red maple in front of the vacant lot adjacent to 626 Washington Ave.
07/27/2016	Maintenance	Arch Street	Group from Yale Explo weeded and mulched main planting areas as well as picked up trash and removed debris from the Greenspace site.
07/27/2016	Planning	Troup Group	End of the year wrap-up meeting.
07/26/2016	Planting	Cherry Ann Park	Planted 8 shrubs and continues improvements around the entrance way to the park on Cherry Ann St.
07/26/2016	Planting	Bradley/Wooster	Planted weeded, mulched and planted 12 perennials at the Bradley St. Greenspace site.
07/26/2016	Planting	Bradley/Wooster	Group added supplemental plantings to the greenspace site on Bradley St. as well as weeded and mulched existing planted areas.
07/22/2016	Planting	Oyster Point	Planted a purple crabapple at 57 Sea St. and a Sweetgum behind the baseball diamonds in Bayview Park.
07/21/2016	Planting	Washington Ave.	Planted flowers around the base of a street planted last week at 626 Washington Ave.
07/20/2016	Planting	Troup Group	Planted a cornelian dogwood at 25 Beers St.
07/16/2016	Planting	Cherry Ann Park	Group added new perennials and shrubs to the entrance way garden on cherry ann st.
07/14/2016	Planting	Washington Ave.	Group removed concrete and planted a new street tree at 626 Washington Ave.
07/13/2016	Planting	Troup Group	Planted a purple plum as a set back tree in the yard of a home at 43 Beers St.
07/13/2016	Planting	Oyster Point	Planted at cherry tree in Bayview Park and weeded and mulched around the bases of several other trees within the park.
07/09/2016	Planting	Cherry Ann Park	Planted new perennials at the entrance garden on Cherry Ann st.
07/08/2016	Planting	Fountain Street	Group mulched and added supplemental plantings to the community beautification project at the corner of Fountain and Ramsdell streets.
07/07/2016	Planning	Washington Ave.	Scouted locations for new street tree plantings on Washington Ave.
07/07/2016	Planting	Oyster Point	Planted a Purple Prince Crabapple tree at the corner of Howard St and 6th St in Bayview Park.
07/06/2016	Planting	Ivy Narrow (Emeritus)	Spread pea stone in low areas along the pathways and planted 16 perennials, 1 shrub and 1 tree.
07/05/2016	Planning	Bradley/Wooster	Planned greenspace summer project work
07/02/2016	Planting	Cherry Ann Park	Planted two arborvitae at the entrance garden on Cherry Ann St and weeded within the Urban Oasis planting area.
06/29/2016	Maintenance	Oyster Point	Tree maintenance day. The group pruned existing trees in Bayview Park as well as weeded and re-mulched around the base of each tree.
06/29/2016	Planting	Troup Group	Planted perennials in the curb strip on Beers St.
06/25/2016	Planting	Cherry Ann Park	Planted two Arborvitae at park entrance way.
06/23/2016	Planting	Oyster Point	Planted perennials and mulched beds in Triangle Park, on the corner of Sea and S. Water Streets.
06/22/2016	Planting	Troup Group	Planted perennials and weeded and mulched curb strip beds on Beers St.
06/18/2016	Planning	Arch Street	Began creating a master plan for the maintenance and upkeep of the Arch St. Greenspace as well as went door-to-door to recruit new greenspace volunteers and drum up support for future projects.
06/15/2016	Maintenance	Oyster Point	Weeded and mulched flower beds in Triangle Park on the corner of S. Water and Sea streets.
06/15/2016	Planting	Troup Group	Planted 3 daylilies and 2 irises and weeded and mulched in front of three homes on Beers St.
06/11/2016	Maintenance	Cherry Ann Park	Group weeded around pathway along the entrance way and cleared debris in order to open up space for the construction of a fence on the north side of the park.
06/11/2016	Planning	Arch Street	Initial planning meeting for Arch St. Greenspace group.
06/10/2016	Maintenance	Ivy Narrow (Emeritus)	Weeded and mulched beds as well as improved pathway with group from Hopkins High School.
06/09/2016	Maintenance	Oyster Point	Weeded beds along S. Water St at the Triangle Park
06/08/2016	Planting	Troup Group	Weed curb strip planting beds and planted six perennials in front of homes on Beers St.
06/07/2016	Planning	Fountain Street	Planned summer beautification work at the traffic circle at the intersection of Fountain St. and Ramsdell St.
06/04/2016	Maintenance	Cherry Ann Park	Weeded Japanese Knotweed along the north edge of the park to create a path for fence installation in mid-June.
06/01/2016	Maintenance	Troup Group	Weeded curb strip planting beds in front of three homes on Beers. St.
05/28/2016	Maintenance	Cherry Ann Park	Weeded planted bed at the front entrance of the park on Cherry Ann St. and pickup up trash throughout the park.
05/26/2016	Planning	Ivy Narrow (Emeritus)	Conducted a site overview to plan work for the summer.
05/25/2016	Planning	Oyster Point	Planning for summer work at the Triangle Park and Bayview Park
05/25/2016	Planning	Troup Group	Planned summer greenspace work on Beers St.
05/21/2016	Planning	Cherry Ann Park	Planned initial summer work at Cherry An St. Park

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