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Category Archives: Plant Identification

Virtual Tour: Eugene O’Neill NHS

July 21, 2017by lorrethearborist 1 Comment

Despite its size, EUON is an enchanting park that’s completely secluded from the rest of the world, giving off a zen vibe that captivated the O’Neill’s and convinced them to […]

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Careers, History, Independent Project, Internship, Landscape Preservation, Orchard Management, Plant Identification, Plants, Professional Development, Routine Maintenance, Tree Care & Management, Trees

Commandants House Garden Redesign Project

July 20, 2017by fieldteamboston 2 Comments

  This week’s project took place at the Commandants Garden in the Charlestown Navy Yard.  The commandant is historically-significant and he would come to his backyard and watch the ships […]

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Charlestown Navy Yard, Formal Gardens, Garden Redesign, National Parks of Boston, Plant Identification, Plants

Fruits of John Muir

May 11, 2017by lorrethearborist 1 Comment

One of the really great things that I love about the west coast is the completely blase nature of fruit trees and how incredibly available they are. So of course, […]

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Careers, Flowers in Bloom, Internship, Landscape Preservation, Orchard Management, Plant Identification, Plants, Tree Care & Management

Valley Forge National Historical Park

July 30, 2016by lspearing 1 Comment

          I was so excited for the travel project not because I was going to another national park, but I was going to see the Branching […]

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All, Boston Field Team, Careers, History, Internship, Landscape Preservation, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Plant Identification, Plants, Valley Forge National Historic Park

Iris Propagation with Mather Students

June 12, 2016by lspearing 1 Comment

          June 7, was an engaging day since we had to prepare for the Mather High School students field trip to Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic […]

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All, Formal Gardens, History, Internship, Plant Identification, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, School Year Programs

Mid-term Review

July 24, 2015by rhiroi 2 Comments

Five weeks have already gone by since I started working at Adams! I’ve learned so many things so far like new techniques, how to use new tools and equipment, and […]

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Adams National Historical Park, Formal Gardens, Independent Project, Internship, Plant Identification, Plants, Routine Maintenance, Tree Care & Management, Trees

Independent Project

August 15, 2014by liamfitz94 2 Comments

My time working with Branching Out has been one of the best times I have ever had. As a park-based intern, I have had the opportunity to work an a […]

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Adams National Historical Park, History, Independent Project, Internship, Plant Identification, Plants, Trees

Is it here?

August 15, 2014by nancyhuang756 3 Comments

Hi there. I’ll give you a chance to guess my independent project with this video. Hint: It’s in the Longfellow Formal Garden. So it seems that it might have been […]

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All, Formal Gardens, Independent Project, Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Plant Identification

All Most There!

July 18, 2014by wachzolff 3 Comments

This year I have a completely new routine this year which is nice and I really like it. I start out every morning picking up trash and any sticks that […]

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Internship, Minute Man National Historical Park, Plant Identification, Routine Maintenance

50% completed

July 17, 2014by liamfitz94 4 Comments

I can’t believe that it has already been 5 weeks since I started my second term with Branching Out. It feels like it was just yesterday that I started working […]

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Adams National Historical Park, Careers, Independent Project, Internship, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Plant Identification, Professional Development

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How could Branching Out be raking leaves and not jump in a pile!?🤷‍♀️🤣🍂🍁💨
Today we were helping Paul at Roger Williams National Memorial with finishing up fall clean up! So many leaves, but a lot of hardwork and teamwork goes a long way!! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #providence #rogerwilliams #leaves #fallcleanup
Cultural Resources Pictionary 🦋🏞📜🕌🏺#throwbackthursday
Today we did some observational drawings at the Arnold Arboretum!
Learning how to make putting soil with plant and soil science specialist Michael! # pottingsoil # growing #branchingout
Spent today hiking around Ponkapoag Pond teambuilding and getting comfortable being in nature! Thanks @amcyop for the campfire dinner and gear! #ponkapoagpond @massdcr @appalachianmountainclub
Team working on creating their full values contract!
This week we started a new collaboration with Medicine Wheel Productions and National Parks of Boston - Dorchester Heights park staff to help steward No Man's Land which is alongside the park's boundary. Youth from Medicine Wheel and Branching Out came together to begin thinning the tree canopy and remove dead limbs. It's a special place in South Boston and we are excited to share our landscape stewardship knowledge with this group!! 🎉👏👏#teamworkmakesthedreamwork #youth #hardwork #nomansland
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The 2018-2019 School Year Program has begun! 🎉🎈🌿🍃we started off with teambuilding and orientation during the week and our first field project at the Charlestown Navy Yard over the weekend!
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The 'Fab Four FUNgi's' did it! Another great Branching Out summer program in the books! Now for some well deserved rest and relaxation!
Last day of branching out and last teach back. Yohooo!!!! 🤩
Calling y'all from Adams National Historical Park! Our closing ceremony is about to start!!
Celebrating the Boston field teams 2nd to last day together ✨
So long GOIS see you next summer 🏕, Back to Mather Branching Out goes 🏢! #takecare #bebacksoon #nyc #nationalparkservice #brickpathway #branchingout #matherhighschool
Congratulations to Branching Out New York City Field Team for yet another successful summer preserving our national treasures 🌟 #wearethefuture #nps #matherhighschool #bop #nyc
The field team members still can’t be-leaf that we have wrapped up our final week of project work! 🌿🤩 #nps #nationalparks #branchingout #finalproject #minuteman
The field team is working hard in assessing older trees in order to figure out how to best take care of this today’s orchard here in Noah’s Tavern
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