2022 Report for Quarry Park

Year

2022

Number of volunteers

9

Total volunteer hours

87

Number of events

9

Number of shrubs planted

6

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2 inkberries, 2 witch hazels, 2 spicebushes

Number of perennials planted

17

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3 white wood asters, 4 foamflowers, 8 bee balm, 2 penstemon

Yards mulch spread

1.00

Summary

Few places in New Haven are as storied as Quarry Park—the site of a former quarry mine that unearthed dinosaur fossils sometime around the late 19th century. New to the URI Greenspace family, this group has been working to restore the park’s circuit of trails, beautify its entrances, clean up the perimeter, and remove invasives. While many of the volunteers have working at the site for years, they have contended with a formidable host of problems: encroaching neighbors, illegal trash dumping, and dying beech trees, to name a few. This summer was nonetheless a promising start—we continued clearing invasive burning bush and bittersweet that had taken over the park. Volunteers added a variety of shrubs and hardy perennials along the Russell Street entrance to create a more inviting space to the public. They also worked to clear the trail (removing weeds, laying down logs) and pave wood chips over the paths.