Roan Hollander
URI Internship Year:
2023
Graduation Year:
2026
Degree:
BA
Roan is a rising sophomore in Yale College majoring in Environmental Studies. Immediately after moving to New Haven she fell in love with the city's many parks and is excited to be working with the community members who beautify and steward these spaces! In addition to community-based environmental initiatives, Roan is interested in environmental policy and management, and has experience doing policy research, exploring the ecology of parks where she is from (Pittsburgh!), working as an environmental educator, and doing trail maintenance on the Appalachian Trail. She loves to learn and is always looking for a new subject to dive into or a place to explore. In her free time, she enjoys camping, writing, art, and taking long walks around New Haven with no specific destination in mind.
Group
New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
Greenspace Log
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11/16/2024 |
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From Greenspace Leader David Shimchick: We had another extraordinary work day on Saturday. This power crew was comprised of FERP regulars, high school students earning their community service hours, and geocachers who responded to the event posted by FERP's Kimberley Gibson. We continued work removing the tangled mass of invasives along Betty's Way in the area directly behind the back stop including a section on the upside of the trail where a combination of winged euonymous and porcelain vine was strangling a young oak. |
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11/16/2024 |
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New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence |
We got a ton of work done with this huge group of volunteers. We raked leaves and planted hundreds of tulip and daffodil bulbs that we’ll all get to appreciate next spring. A couple of families with young kids came and worked alongside volunteers from Yale University, Southern University, and Career High. |
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10/05/2024 |
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New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence |
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10/04/2024 |
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Volunteers took a tour of the Garden with Celeste and Pamela then spread mulch. |
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04/18/2024 |
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08/09/2023 |
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We installed the new Welcome to Fair Haven sign today! |
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08/08/2023 |
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Today we unloaded some stone dust to keep working on the pathway! |
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08/05/2023 |
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We had a quiet but lovely day of weeding and watering the trees and perennial beds! |
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08/03/2023 |
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We had a nice evening hanging some beautifully-decorated birdhouses with Mary Wade! |
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08/03/2023 |
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We had a lovely evening of planting hydrangeas and lining the lot's fence with bricks! |
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08/02/2023 |
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Today we planted an Autumn Joy Sedum and mulched in the Urban Oasis! |
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07/29/2023 |
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We finished putting stone dust on the pathway today - it was sadly our last meeting of the summer but we had a lovely time! |
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07/29/2023 |
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Today we planted three agastache and did some weeding and watering! |
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07/27/2023 |
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We had a relaxed evening of watering trees and plants, weeding around the trees, and doing a bit of pruning. It rained just as we were finishing up and a double rainbow appeared! |
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07/26/2023 |
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We had a fun evening and accomplished a lot, including lining the fence along the sidewalk with bricks and constructing a pathway though the raised beds. It was a great workday with great turnout! |
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07/22/2023 |
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We spent the afternoon weeding the path and spreading a new layer of stone dust. |
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07/22/2023 |
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We had a beautiful Saturday morning of planting a purple crabapple in the park and three daylilies around the tree ring! |
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07/21/2023 |
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Today we set up the Greenspace sign at The Peanut and did some perennial watering. |
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07/20/2023 |
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Today we planted a beautiful honey locust tree and three perennials around it! |
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07/19/2023 |
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We had a busy evening with lots of community involvement! We planted two rose bushes, an inkberry, winterberry, and weeded and mulched, and we started on the stone pathway through the raised beds. We finished just in time for the fireflies to come out! |
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07/19/2023 |
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Today we planted a coreopsis and finished mulching around the butterfly garden. We had a nice early-morning break from the heat and watched a swan swim by on the river! |
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07/15/2023 |
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It was a beautiful, relaxed morning of maintenance! We did some trash cleanup, weeded the pollinator beds and watered the trees and perennials. |
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07/14/2023 |
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We had an action-packed day at the Peanut and planted over 100 perennials! After taking a quick break due to rainstorms, the skies cleared and we finished up the plantings. We're excited to see the plants grow and attract pollinators to the Peanut! |
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07/13/2023 |
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This past Thursday, Friends of Quinnipiac River Park held a lively and productive meeting with Alder Sarah Miller and representatives from URI, the Parks Department, and the state to discuss future plans for Quinnipiac River Park. There are lots of exciting updates and improvements to be made at the park in the coming years and the community turnout for the meeting was great! |
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07/12/2023 |
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It was a lovely (though humid!) evening of rose bush planting and setting out stones to use for the new pathway! |
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07/12/2023 |
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We planted three echinacea today and two coreopsis! |
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07/01/2023 |
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We spread 1/2 yard of stone dust on the path today, come take a stroll through the park! |
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07/01/2023 |
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On this beautiful July morning we planted three Happy Returns Daylilies, weeded, mulched, and trimmed some of the shrubs. |
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06/29/2023 |
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It was a busy evening of weeding and mulching the rest of the perennial gardens and some of the young trees around the park! |
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06/28/2023 |
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We planted four roses today and unloaded mulch to spread around the other perennial beds. We had a lovely evening rain shower during our meeting and enjoyed the refreshing weather while stopping to smell the roses! |
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06/28/2023 |
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Today was a productive morning of weeding, lawn mowing, and planning for our next few meetings! |
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06/22/2023 |
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It was a busy day of mulching the pollinator and bird gardens, and we planted one daylily, two lamb's ears and two echinaceas in the pollinator garden. We're excited to see how they grow this summer! |
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06/21/2023 |
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We tackled a lot of mugwort weeding and trash cleanup today – it was a beautiful and productive morning! |
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06/20/2023 |
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Today we planted three beautiful Autumn Joy Sedums at the greenspace in front of Westville's Dunkin.' They look great and we had a nice time working together to put them in! |
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06/17/2023 |
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Today we prepped the perennial beds and tree donuts for mulching and began spreading some of the mulch that was delivered this week. |
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06/17/2023 |
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We did some pruning and weeding today to prepare for spreading stone dust on the path next week. Thankfully the rain held out a bit and we were able to have a full workday with great weather! |
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06/16/2023 |
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We had a lot of sticky weed and mugwort to tackle today but freed many trees and shrubs from being tangled in vines or encroached on by the mugwort. It was a sunny and productive morning! |
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06/15/2023 |
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Today was a busy day of watering the plants and pruning dead branches off of many of the trees. We had a nice time and it was a beautiful evening! |
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06/14/2023 |
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We had a fun time spreading mulch and painting the greenboard sign to welcome the community into the space! |
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06/10/2023 |
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Today we prepared for our big day of mulching to happen next week by weeding the perennial beds and around the trees. It was a beautiful morning with clear, crisp weather and good conversation! |
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06/10/2023 |
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It was a busy and productive morning of weeding and pruning. The garden beds are looking wonderful and we had a lovely afternoon! |
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06/08/2023 |
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Today was a great day of watering the perennials, new trees, and weeding the butterfly gardens. We even had a close-up view of the ospreys visiting the nest! We did lots of planning for the rest of the summer as well and are excited about the weeks to come. |
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06/07/2023 |
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We had a joyous evening of weeding, pruning, watering and planting! Lots of progress was made and the site is looking beautiful. We are excited for the summer to come and looking forward to many plantings and community events! |
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06/06/2023 |
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We did some weeding to get rid of the sticky weeds in the Urban Oasis and picked up trash along the edge of the park. It was a productive morning of hard work and thankfully we were able to complete most of our work before the smoke rolled in! |
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06/03/2023 |
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Today was a great day of weeding, trash cleanup and tree watering. We talked about the history of Monitor Square Park, hopes for the park this summer, and enjoyed the cool morning weather! |
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06/01/2023 |
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We took a walk around Quinnipiac River Park and discussed the history of the park and current ongoings in the neighborhood. We discussed hopes for QRP this summer and had a lovely conversation about the power of parks in bringing people together! |