We returned to Minute Man National Historical Park to finish the orchard that we had began back in the fall. We worked with Margie Coffin-Brown who is the resource manager […]
In February, the Boston school year ambassadors, participated in a Floral Arrangement workshop with New York City team. We connected through Google Hangout and live video stream, it was nice […]
This week we went on a hiking trip in New Hampshire with the NYC School Year Ambassadors. The purpose of the trip was to connect each cities ambassadors, and learn […]
During February 20th-21th, we pruned privet hedge along 2nd avenue in the Charlestown Navy Yard. The privet hedge is usually an invasive species like on the Boston Harbor Island, but […]
On February 13, 2018 we had a meeting with Ruth Raphael, Landscape Architect in National Parks of Boston, about the stone pathway in the Charlestown Navy Yard to show Ruth […]
On Saturday, February 3 our team traveled to Worlds End which is Trustees of Reservations property to participate in the Stewardship Saturday Program,. Stewardship saturday is a volunteer program offered […]
On January 15 we went to the Fairsted house where we learned about Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted was the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation’s foremost park maker. […]
The day began with us meeting Ashley Backunas, a former Branching Out Leader, from the 2017 Summer Field Team. We met her in the Charlestown Navy Yard, and went over […]
The park we worked at was Grape Island which is one of the many Boston Harbor Islands. Boston Harbor Island is comprised of 34 islands. We took a boat with […]
Graft is two plants combine together. We can graft from the fruit trees. After a time period, it will have different fruit in one tree. Our goal is to graft. […]
