Spencer Greenfield
URI Internship Year:
2023
Graduation Year:
2025
Degree:
BS
Spencer is a rising junior at Yale College and a physicist-turned-environmentalist. He is majoring in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a concentration in Environmental and Energy Geoscience, and he's aiming for a certificate in Climate Change Science and Solutions. He is passionate about environmental justice, geography, climate change, and land use change, which are areas where he can use physical science to impact social causes. He's done research in everything from telescope calibration to climate modeling! He is beyond excited to be working in New Haven this summer and to be learning on the ground from his peers and community. In his spare time, he enjoys playing music, drinking coffee, spending time outdoors, and making all things tie-dye.
Group
Chatham Square Neighborhood Association
Greenspace Log
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08/03/2023 |
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We worked hard to get the site ready for the kids' space in back of the lot! We picked up the rest of the trash and put down enough woodchips to cover the final areas. |
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08/02/2023 |
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For the last workday of the Friends of Kimberly Fields this summer, we mulched the rest of the curb strip we planted last week and did some weeding in the front beds of the lot! |
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07/28/2023 |
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We beat out the day's heat and weeded and mulched both Ellsworth St beds! |
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07/27/2023 |
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We worked through some rain to put down 1 more yard of woodchips in the back space! |
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07/26/2023 |
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We turfed out a very large area of milkweed between the beds we planted last week in the front curb strip, forming one continuous weed-free bed! We then planted 18!! perennials in the center area, forming a beautiful community garden in front of the Kimberly Fields lot. |
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07/26/2023 |
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The Friends of Beaver Ponds worked hard for their last workday of the summer! They planted in the triangle garden and put down all the rest of the mulch that had piled up throughout the summer. |
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07/22/2023 |
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This was a big block party to get the community together and steward Lewis St Park! The community planted several perennials and shrubs, put down a lot of mulch, and then had some fun with Cyril the Sorcerer (AKA the Merlin of environmental magic)! |
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07/21/2023 |
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The East Edge team planted a Joe Pye weed in the Norton bed and two spireas in the Ellsworth bed generously donated by former neighbors! Luckily, they just beat out the evening downpour too! |
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07/20/2023 |
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The Shepard St crew put down a whole 2 yards of woodchips to almost finish out the back children's space! |
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07/19/2023 |
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We turfed and planted another 15 perennials around the Hawthorn tree in front of the lot! We then mulched the beds we worked on this week and last week. The two beds in front now form a lovely pair! |
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07/19/2023 |
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We planted lots in the children's garden and several perennials near the triangle garden! Besides that we watered, picked up trash, and overall gave even more love to the already incredibly loved Beaver Ponds Park! |
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07/14/2023 |
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We mulched one of the beds along Brownell St that was weeded the week before! |
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07/13/2023 |
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We spread lots of woodchips in the back area of the site, preparing it for the obstacle course to come! |
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07/12/2023 |
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FoBPP had another great workday! We worked in the children's garden, the stone sign garden, and the pondside garden. We weeded, picked up trash, planted perennials, mulched, and watered! |
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07/12/2023 |
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We turfed around the serviceberry tree the Friends of Kimberly Fields planted last year, and then we planted a whopping 15 perennials! We hope that we can combine this to form one big beautiful bed in the curb strip stretching across the whole front of the lot! |
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07/07/2023 |
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This week members of the East Edge crew weeded the beds on either side of Brownell St and did some pruning! |
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06/30/2023 |
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We weeded, planted 8 gaillardia, and put woodchips down in the bridge bed close to the park! |
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06/29/2023 |
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We finished putting down topsoil in the back of the site, so it's all even to put down woodchips! |
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06/28/2023 |
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We put lots of mulch near the pondside garden and planted perennials there too! We also watered and tended to the stone sign garden. |
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06/28/2023 |
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We weeded and mulched the beds in the site! |
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06/23/2023 |
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We planted 12 stella d'oro daylilies and re-mulched the Norton St bed! We put a few white stakes around it and it's looking in great shape. |
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06/22/2023 |
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We prepared the back space for more topsoil by finishing our maintenance and trash cleanup! |
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06/21/2023 |
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After weeding the Stone Sign garden last week, we were able to plant 12 perennials and mulch almost the entire bed! We also weeded almost half of the pondside garden in preparation for planting next week and pruned some of the largest branches overshadowing a beautiful flame azalea. |
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06/21/2023 |
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We did lots of pruning around the site! There's now a clear pathway for people to walk through. |
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06/20/2023 |
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An Inspired Communities activity day with the kids! |
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06/16/2023 |
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We planted 10 purple coneflowers and mulched in the Norton St bed! |
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06/15/2023 |
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Started off the summer strong by starting to clean up the back area! We did trash cleanup and then starting laying down topsoil to even out the ground on the site! |
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06/15/2023 |
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An Inspired Communities activity day with the kids! |
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06/14/2023 |
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For the first big workday of the season with URI, the Friends of Beaver Ponds Park did fantastic work weeding the Stone Sign garden to prepare for planting throughout the summer. We also were able to get a good amount of mulch in the park! |
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06/13/2023 |
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An Inspired Communities activity day with the kids! |
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06/10/2023 |
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We did a lot of good work cleaning up leaves on most of the beds! Cindy and Jerri worked very hard this week and it’s already showing in how spiffy the site looks. |
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06/09/2023 |
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Sandy came out and we weeded, mulched, and edged the entire Hobart St bed! It was a great start to the summer that left the bed looking great. |
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06/07/2023 |
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We learned the appropriate precautions for wildfire smoke: it's helpful to wear a mask and for those at risk to stay home. With this in mind, it was a soft start to the season, but we pruned and cleared out of invasives. The pond is visible from the path, the trees are free to breathe, and it's comfortable to sit on the bench! |