Hemingway Butterfly Garden: Mariposas del Mundo
Volunteer Leader(s):
Neighborhood: Fair Haven Heights/Quinnipiac Meadows
Type of Site: Vacant Lot
Address: Hemingway St & Eastern St, New Haven, CT, 06513
2021 Greenspace Report
In its second year Mariposas del Mundo (previously Hemingway Butterfly Garden) has continue to grow with 3 native trees planted along the creekside to help reclaim the space from the invasive Japanese Knotweed and 3 spicebushes planted along the borders to help provide food for the spicebush swallowtail butterfly. This year the volunteers also added a beautiful monarch information sign, new stone dust pathways and a picnic table. There have also been some wonderful new faces at volunteer days that have been critical to watering all of the new trees and improving the space.
2021 Accomplishments
- 3 trees planted (2 Serviceberry 1 Redbud)
- 3 shrubs planted (3 Spicebush)
- 1.0 yards mulch spread
- 7 events
- 10 volunteers
- 62 volunteer hours