2013 Report for East Shore- Morris Cove Planters

Neighborhood:

East Shore/Annex

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

Townsend Ave, New Haven, CT

Address Geocoded

POINT (-72.896459 41.2741667)

Year

2013

Number of volunteers

14

Total volunteer hours

94

Number of events

8

Number of trees planted

8

Enter more details about trees planted

1 October Glory Maple, 1 Hackberry, 1 Hawthorne, 1 redbud, 1 Blackgum, 2 Kwanzan Cherries, 1 Kouza Dogwood

Number of shrubs planted

0

Number of perennials planted

0

Yards compost spread

2.00

Yards mulch spread

4.00

Summary

The Morris Cove Planters Greenspace group has been part of URI's Greenspace program for six years and has planted roughly 40 trees. The group, which began by maintaining the Pardee Seawall Park has grown to plant trees per request throughout the neighborhood. The core members of the group are committed neighbors who come together and always encourage and welcome new hands on deck. This year, the group planted eight street trees through local neighbor requests, always with a high level of attendance, enthusiasm and enjoyment. The group helped weed and mulch at Pardee Seawall and Lighthouse Point Park, while also maintaining several bare root trees they had planted last summer. In celebration, the group met on the last day of the summer for a delightful barbecue at John and Katha Cox's home.