Margaret Witkofsky
URI Internship Year:
2025
Graduation Year:
2026
Degree:
MAR
Margaret is a 2025 Community Greenspace intern from Ridgely, Maryland. She earned her undergraduate degree at Washington and Lee University and is now studying religion and ecology at Yale Divinity School. She is passionate about how communities are connected to place and since this is her first summer in New Haven, she is excited to learn from the New Haven community! During her free time, Margaret loves writing poetry, hiking East Rock, and kayaking the Mill River!
Group
New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence
Hemingway Butterfly Garden: Mariposas del Mundo
Greenspace Log
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05/31/2025 |
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We started planning for the summer! |
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05/31/2025 |
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New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence |
We planted 9 winterberry bushes around the park and weeded around trees. |
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05/30/2025 |
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I met with Nan to discuss her plans for the summer! |
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05/29/2025 |
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New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence |
20 students from Hopkins toured the garden and got to speak with two of the moms that founded the garden. They also weeded and prepared the garden to be mulched. |
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05/24/2025 |
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New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing Dedicated to Victims of Gun Violence |