2020 Report for Oyster Point

Neighborhood:

Hill

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

Oyster Point, 40 Sea Street , New Haven, CT

Address Geocoded

POINT (-72.9280268 41.2829324)

Year

2020

Number of volunteers

2

Total volunteer hours

19

Number of events

4

Number of shrubs planted

3

Number of perennials planted

9

Yards mulch spread

1.00

Summary

Despite the steep and unprecedented challenges faced this year the stalwart Steve and Murray managed to get a very solid amount of work done in only four workdays. After uprooting over a truckload of mugwort by the shore, the group proceeded to add several new plantings to the beach area behind the benches and skillfully transplanting 3 montauk daisies. To protect these new additions, they mulched nearly every inch of the area with care. To cap off the summer, Murray, Steve and I gave the young and struggling trees in Bayview Park the MVP treatment, carefully weeding along their bases, building fresh mulch “doughnuts” around them to keep them hydrated, and driving into the tough clay soil no fewer stakes to protect and mark them than might have made John Henry himself break a sweat. Working with Steve and Murray was always pleasant, aslike good friends and they always welcomed me warmly.