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Category Archives: Workshops

Speaking for the Trees

November 19, 2018by schoolyearambassadorsboston 1 Comment

On the weekend of October 27 we started speaking for the trees! How do you speak for trees you may be asking. Well, we did it using this app called […]

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Landscape Stewardship, Trees, Workshops

“Hay” There!

July 24, 2018by fieldteamboston Leave a comment

Adams National Historical Park Hay there! While working at Adams National Historical Park the field team worked on hay removal from a 2 acre apple orchard and eventually cause the […]

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Adams National Historical Park, All, History, Landscape Preservation, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Statue of Liberty National Monument, Travel Project, Workshops

Who wants to learn about Public Speaking ?

February 5, 2018by schoolyearambassadorsnyc 1 Comment

For the past week in Branching Out, the New York City Ambassador’s practiced public speaking skills. Throughout the two weeks we’ve been writing speeches about a topic of our choice […]

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All, New York city, NYC School Year Program, Professional Development, School Year Programs, Workforce Development, Workshops

European Hand-tied Bouquets

February 28, 2017by schoolyearambassadorsnyc 8 Comments

As we wrap up our first month of the School Year program here in New York City we would like to reflect on what activities and accomplishments we made this […]

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All, Cut Flowers, Flowers in Bloom, New York city, NYC School Year Program, Plants, School Year Programs, Workshops

Winter Tree Identification

December 17, 2014by schoolyearambassadorsboston 3 Comments

During the winter, most trees lose their leaves presenting a fun and sometimes challenging way to identify trees. Rather than examining the leaves of a tree, winter tree identification takes […]

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All, Boston National Historical Park, School Year Programs, Trees, Workshops

Half Empty or Half Full?

July 16, 2014by nancyhuang756 5 Comments

It’s been a month since I’ve been a Branching Out Park-Based Intern (PBI)! Or should I say that I have a half empty glass of experience to fill up? So […]

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All, Internship, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Plant Identification, Tree Climbing, Workshops

New Skill

July 7, 2014by wachzolff 4 Comments

New skill The new skill that I learned this week is how to successfully climb a tree with a harness and rope. Where I learned how to climb tree was […]

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Adams National Historical Park, Enrichment Days, Internship, Landscape Preservation, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Tree Care & Management, Tree Climbing, Trees, Workshops

New Skill

June 26, 2014by liamfitz94 4 Comments

During the week, I have learned how to climb trees with a harness and how to prune them. The person who ran the event was Dan McCarthy who was the […]

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Adams National Historical Park, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Internship, Tree Care & Management, Tree Climbing, Trees, Workshops

Geocaching

March 26, 2014by npsbranchingout 1 Comment

Branching Out headed outside last weekend to explore the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and learn about GPS/GIS devices through the activity, Geocaching. Geocaching is a community-based scavenger hunt activity […]

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All, Boston National Historical Park, Careers, GPS/GIS, School Year Programs, Workshops

Resume and Job Skills Workshop

March 19, 2014by npsbranchingout Leave a comment

To help youth prepare their resumes to apply for an summer job, Branching Out in collaboration with Emerald Necklace Conservancy and Franklin Park Zoo hosted a resume and job skills […]

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Field team clears severely overgrown pathway! Final big project of the summer season. #before #after
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Branching Out cleaning up the landscape @morristownnps 🌱
Early morning sucker pruning ☀️
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Field Team member Michelle priming & painting boards for fort jay porches. #nycyouth #cte #mather #nps #trades
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