2022 Report for Beaver Ponds Park

Beaver Ponds Park

Neighborhood:

Beaver Hills

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

intersection of Crescent Street and Fournier Street, New Haven, CT
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Address Geocoded

POINT (-72.9423813 41.3289611)

Year

2022

Number of volunteers

56

Total volunteer hours

290

Number of events

8

Number of trees planted

1

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(1) Hop-hornbeam

Number of shrubs planted

2

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(1) Winterberry, Jim Dandy (1) Winterberry, Red Sprite

Number of perennials planted

13

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- (2) Coneflower, Purple - (2) Coneflower, White - (4) Daylily, Stella White - (1) Daylily, Joan Senior - (2) Daylily, Orange - (2) Daylily, Red

Yards compost spread

0.50

Yards mulch spread

2.50

Other Infrastructure or Materials

Category:

Topsoil

Quantity:

1.00

Details:

For the children's garden

Summary

In their 18th year as a Greenspace group, The Friends of Beaver Ponds Park have completed another successful season of stewardship, restoration, community building, and fun! Love and family run deep at Beaver Ponds - from the children working together in their garden to the adults sharing weekly news and laughter over invasive removal, there never was a dull moment. Although the group is extremely diverse in age and background, the parks seems to have the magical power of turning back time, erasing all differences and helping everyone feel like a kid again. This feeling and sense of community is a testament to the love and dedication of Nan Bartow, who has spearheaded the restoration and stewardship of the park since 2004. The Friends were able to accomplish a lot this year: clearing out the never-ending supply of invasive plants around the park, adding perennials to their beautiful garden beds, and planting a new friend in the Park’s forest, a Hop-hornbeam tree.