Avery Eddy
URI Internship Year:
2024
Graduation Year:
2024
Degree:
MAR
Hey y’all! I’m Avery; lover of gardening, guitar, drag, and all things mycilial. I am from West Virginia originally and received my bachelor’s at WVU, spent a year teaching and organizing in Thailand, graduated from YDS with a master’s in religion and ecology, and i’m a former coordinator of the YDS DivFarm. I am grateful to be apart of URI’s invaluable work in New Haven, creating more accessible urban green spaces and helping others build a connection with the land.
Group
Greenspace Log
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07/27/2024 |
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This week we planted 12 perennials and continued to weed and mulch the center and side beds. Join us for last workday, this Saturday from 12-2pm! |
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07/26/2024 |
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This week, Aaron and I removed poison ivy, trimmed trees, weeded beds, and watered plants. Join us for our last workday this Friday from 9:30-11am! |
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07/25/2024 |
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With Common Ground youth, we planted 12 perennial flowers, mulched the wildflower bed, removed willows from the swale, and secured part of the deer fence with F&W. Join us this Thursday from 9-11am for our last workday of the season! |
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07/25/2024 |
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This week we planted 4 Ninebark bushes, spread mulch in shrub bed, and did general weeding. |
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07/25/2024 |
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We planted 12 more perennials in the tree beds. Join us this Thursday from 5:30-7pm for our last workday of the season! We will be planting an oak tree in honor of a local activist. |
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07/24/2024 |
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We planted one oak and one maple near the bridge along the West River in Edgewood Park. |
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07/23/2024 |
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We planted asters, butterfly weed, and phlox in the center bed as well as watered, weeded beds, and picked up trash. Join us on Fridays from 9:30-11pm! |
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07/20/2024 |
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We planted 9 perennials, 1 Russian Cyprus, mulched beds, and weeded the stone path. Join us on Saturdays from 1-3pm! |
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07/18/2024 |
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This week, we put in stakes and poison ivy signs, added mulch to the front bed, repaired the deer fence, and weeded invasive overgrowth. Join us next Thursday from 9-11am to help maintain this beautiful space! |
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07/18/2024 |
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We planted 12 perennials, mulched beds, watered plants, and picked up trash. Join us on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:00pm! |
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07/18/2024 |
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This week with the youth group, we laid 20 bags of peastone to create a new entry path, planted 2 hollies, and one beech. We then watered and mulched around them. Join us on Thursdays from 9-11am! |
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07/17/2024 |
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This week the youth group planted one oak and 3 inkberry bushes. We then mulched around them and watered. Join us on Wednesday from 10-12pm! |
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07/12/2024 |
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This week, we did general stewardship by weeding and watering the beds, followed by picking up trash. Join us next Friday from 9:30-11am to help plant more perennials in the central bed! |
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07/11/2024 |
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This week, we finished mulching around the bases of all the trees, weeded beds, watered, and picked up trash. Join us next Thursday from 5:30-7:00pm to plant more perennials :) |
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07/10/2024 |
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This week, Solar Youth camp helped remove knotweed behind the dog park at Edgewood park. |
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07/09/2024 |
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Last week, we planted more perennials in the semi circle bed, as well as watered, weeded, and picked up trash around the site. Join us this Friday from 9:30-11am to help beautify the space :) |
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06/22/2024 |
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On Saturday, we brought in stone dust and laid a circular path around the center of the greenspace. We put a lot of sweat into it, but after we relaxed and enjoyed some pizza together. Join us next Saturday, from 12-2pm, to help us plant new perennials! |
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06/21/2024 |
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This Friday, we watered the beds, picked up trash, pulled up weeds, and mulched the semi-circle bed. Join us next Friday from 9:30-11am to help us plant new perennials in our central bed! |
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06/20/2024 |
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On Thursday, we watered the beds, picked up trash, cleaned up pine needles and cones, and laid mulch around the bases of pine trees. Join us next Thursday from 5:30-7:00pm to help us plant new perennials and bulbs! It’s going to be a fun workday. |
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06/20/2024 |
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On Thursday, we reinforced the deer fence, pruned trees, pulled invasives, and continued to expand the front perennial bed. Join us next Thursday from 9-11am and help us steward this beautiful urban oasis! |
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06/20/2024 |
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Last week, we planted 15 more perennials in the new tree beds along the entrance of the park. Join us this Thursday from 5:30-7:00pm to help us mulch and steward the park :) |
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06/20/2024 |
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Last week we marked poison ivy along the trail, removed willow overgrowth along the creek bank, and did general trail maintenance. Join us this week on Thursday from 9-11am :) |
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06/15/2024 |
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With the help of several kids playing in the park, we planted 15 perennials in the central beds near the playground. Come join our amazing team next Thursday from 5:30-7:00pm! |
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06/15/2024 |
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This week we removed weeds along the fences, trimmed the bushes, watered perennials, picked up trash, and removed invasives. Join us next Saturday from 12-2pm :) |
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06/14/2024 |
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We planted 15 perennials, with 5 plants in 3 different beds. Join us next Friday from 9:30-11:00am! |
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06/13/2024 |
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This week, we continued to repair the deer fence, remove invasives, weed the front garden bed, and mulched the bed. Join us next Thursday from 9-11am! |
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06/07/2024 |
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We repaired the deer fence, discussed summer goals, and did some light devining. Join us, next Thursday, from 9:00-11:00am! |
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06/07/2024 |
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On Friday, volunteers helped weed, water, and mulch the flower beds! Join us next week, Friday, 9:30-11:00am. |
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06/06/2024 |
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Come help out the friends of Jocelyn Square from 5:30-7:00pm! On Thursday, we filled up 20 yard waste bags, collected 3 trash bags of garbage, and spread 3 yards of mulch around our trees. |
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05/31/2024 |
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As a long-standing symbol of peace, endorsed by the United Nations, the West River Peace Garden serves as a bridge that connects peace efforts abroad to combating violence within New Haven. Aaron, Frank, and I had our first meeting of the summer to discuss their goals for beautifying the Peace Garden. They would like to revitalize the planters, remove poison ivy, add new flowers around the sign, and plant a magnolia tree. With an affinity for butterflies, Aaron and Frank would love to plant a variety of native flowers and create a safe haven for pollinators. The group will be meeting every Friday from 9:00-11:00am. Volunteers are welcome, come out and help us honor this special greenspace! |