2009 Report for Crossroads

Year

2009

Number of volunteers

34

Total volunteer hours

160

Number of events

15

Number of trees planted

11

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5 Kwanzan Cherries, 3 Sweet Gums, 1 Lacebark Elm, 1 Pin Oak, 1 New Bradford Pear

Number of shrubs planted

2

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2 Inkberries

Number of perennials planted

127

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32 Liriope, 4 Leadwort, 4 Paladium, 8 Golden Hostas, 4 Salvia, 6 ornamental grasses, 9 daylilies, 6 Coral Bells, 30 one gallon perennials,4 lambsears, 2 Veronicas, 8 Redblood grasses, 2 blue, 4 Coreopsis, 4 tall ornamental grasses

Yards compost spread

3.00

Yards mulch spread

6.00

Summary

CROSSROADS., began working with the URI Greenspace Program in 2001. Crossroads is a residential substance abuse treatment center on East Ramsdell St. that serves as an alternative to incarceration for individuals charged with drug offenses. Over the last 8 years, men from Crossroads have planted about 30 trees and hundreds of perennials along East Ramsdell, Valley, South Genesee and Harper Streets. The group also has planted trees along the banks of the West River and replaced the invasive Japanese Knotweed with native shrubs. This year, Greenspace also worked weekly with a group of women. The group planted 4 street trees and designed and installed a large perennial bed around the Crossroads sign.

Other activity

Cleared Pond Lily Dam Trail with New Haven Land Trust; Reclaimed West River bank from invasive Japanese Knotweed