2024 Report for Friends Of Edgewood Park

Friends Of Edgewood Park

Neighborhood:

Edgewood

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

506 Edgewood Ave., New Haven, CT
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Coordinates for Map

POINT (-72.9524753 41.3153547)

Year

2024

Number of volunteers

19

Total volunteer hours

175

Number of events

9

Number of trees planted

6

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East of Bocce Court and end of promenade - 1 Celebration Red Maple, Going DOWN Stairs of Ranger Station on the right - 2 Carolina Silverbells, Directly South of Ranger Station and southeast of Carolina Silverbells - 2 Bald Cypresses, South of mid bridge path by cement path - 1 Swamp Chestnut Oak

Number of shrubs planted

13

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At Sandy’s Sundial Garden - 1 Itea Sweetspire, 1 Inkberry Holly, 1 PJM Rhododendron. By underbridge - 5 buttonbush, 1 ninebark, 2 gray dogwood, 2 silky dogwood

Number of perennials planted

2

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2 coral bells

Yards compost spread

0.50

Yards mulch spread

3.00

Other Infrastructure or Materials

Category:

Woodchips

Quantity:

10.00

Details:

10 yards of woodchips spread - from URI and from parks dropping off woodchips by mid-bridge garden and bocce court.

Summary

Each week, an enthusiastic and dedicated group of volunteers from the Friends of Edgewood Park continue to invest time and love into stewarding this expansive park, which spans an impressive 123 acres and includes vital urban oasis areas that support significant wildlife. This seasoned Greenspace volunteer group meets weekly, year-round, rain, snow, or shine, and has done so for decades. This summer was particularly exciting! Joined by Latter Day Saints missionary volunteers, Common Ground student workers, and local high school students, the group kicked off their efforts by weeding and mulching various garden beds, including the Sundial Garden, which was revived last year, and the Midbridge Garden. The momentum didn't stop there! With unrelenting energy, the volunteers tackled the persistent Japanese knotweed along the trails, repaved trail paths with wood chips, and created protective mulch rings around our growing trees to guard them from mowing accidents. Throughout the summer, they enthusiastically planted a diverse array of trees—cypresses, maples, and oaks—to restore the park's canopy. They also added vibrant dogwoods, buttonbushes, and ninebarks to fortify the riverbank against erosion.