2019 Report for Quinnipiac River Park

Neighborhood:

Fair Haven

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

Front St, New Haven, CT

Address Geocoded

POINT (-72.8890167 41.3118429)

Year

2019

Number of volunteers

17

Total volunteer hours

77

Number of events

6

Number of trees planted

2

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Aesculus hippocastanum, Nyssa sylvatica ‘wildfire’

Number of shrubs planted

0

Number of perennials planted

3

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Russian sage, coreopsis, black eyed susan

Yards compost spread

0.00

Yards mulch spread

3.00

Summary

The Quinnipiac River Park greenspace group beautifully met all three goals of URI, environmental restoration, stewardship, and community building. They planted two trees this season and pruned and mulched many trees in the park that had been planted in years past. One of the newly planted trees was a memorial tree for a volunteer’s husband. This tree was a great avenue for community building as it brought new volunteers into the group who are committed for the long term. The group has a strong vision to make the park a more special place that better serves the broader community.