Southwest Corridor Park
Volunteer Hour Tracking - Summary
Thank you for all the work you do in the Southwest Corridor Park! Here is a summary of the information entered so far. The first chart shows hours by month. The second provides a listing of entries, including the map location, hours, date and description or comments.
Summary
1848.25 hours tracked so far in 2017
1848.25 total volunteer hours
Volunteers worked in more than 28 different garden locations in the Southwest Corridor Park
Volunteer garden stewards work on their own throughout the week and also groups of volunteers work on the approximately 12 volunteer days we have held so far this year.
Volunteers work either on their own; or in small groups; or in larger groups, with up to 20 volunteers working on our largest volunteer day.
On our volunteer days, 189 leaf/compost bags have been filled.
New plantings include 18 trees and 77 shrubs.
Volunteer Hours - By Group Size (working alone; in a group of 2-4; in a group of 5 or more)
Working alone | 897.5 hours |
5 or more people | 802 hours |
2-4 people | 148.75 hours |
Details - by Location and Garden
Date | Map Area # | Name of Area | Hours | Comments/Description | Bags (optional info) | Number of people in group |
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12-30-2017 | 04 | Butterfly Garden | 56 hours | September thru December | 14 bags | 4 |
12-8-2017 | 22A | Holyoke Circle | 2 hours | planted Allium at Holyoke, raked leaves at Holyoke, Gathered Hoses and Soakers. | 1 | |
12-2-2017 | SE | 3 hours | Pruned at Greenwich, W. Rutland, Durham and Braddock Hill. | 1 | ||
12-1-2017 | All | 24 hours | Grow Boston Greener Conference, 3 days, and Meeting with Lorraine and Karen at Durham Circle. | 1 | ||
11-18-2017 | All | 7 hours | Attended Friends Network annual gathering in Upton, MA. Seems that volunteer housrs are valued at $28/hr. | 1 | ||
11-8-2017 | SE | 2 hours | Gathered 18 couplers, stored hoses, cleaned out toy box. | 1 | ||
11-4-2017 | 12 | Greenwich Park Terrace | 3 hours | planted and weeded at Greenwich. | 2 bags | 2 |
11-3-2017 | 10 | Claremont Island | 50 hours | Approximate hours - two volunteers | 2 | |
11-3-2017 | 20 | Follen St Corner | 100 hours | Approximate estimate for season | 1 | |
11-3-2017 | 17 | W Newton Island | 20 hours | 1 | ||
11-3-2017 | 13 | Tennis Court Island | 50 hours | 1 | ||
11-3-2017 | 08 | Blackwood Green | 4 hours | Weeded out Blackwood Green and transplanted a dwarf pine from Kim Moy`s house to Blackwood Green. Rolled up hoses as well | 3 bags | 1 |
11-3-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 30 hours | 1 | ||
10-31-2017 | 11 | Round Window Lawn | 2 hours | pruned @ round window garden and Durham Green | 3 bags | 1 |
10-30-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 2 hours | Weeded; added vinca | 1 | |
10-29-2017 | 11 | Round Window Lawn | 4 hours | Met with Pat Driscoll about pruning at Rowund Window Garden, pruned the forsythia, cherry tree and yew hedge, and a bit of the lilac. | 2 bags | 1 |
10-29-2017 | 14A | Durham Swale | 1 hours | Error correction. The death on the park was a homeless person, not a death due to opioid overdose. | 1 | |
10-27-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 1.5 hours | Worked between 2 dead dog wood trees trimming rose bushes, cutting out dead branches. Pulled wild trees and bushes from area around/in rose bushes. | 1 | |
10-24-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 3 hours | Rose garden, cut back overgrowth of roses, wild trees and weeds along wrought iron fence. | 1 | |
10-22-2017 | 22A | Holyoke Circle | 5 hours | Watered up and down the park. No rain since mid September, and the park is dry. Moved valerian and thalictrum to Upper Braddock. 5 needles. saved one viburnum ripped by contractors at West Canton Green. | 1 | |
10-21-2017 | 08 | Blackwood Green | 12 hours | Althea, Dan , Paul (althea`s husband) and I cleaned out Blackstone, pruned, spread compost and watered. A gorgeous day in the high 70`s. | 15 bags | 1 |
10-18-2017 | SE | 125 hours | Season estimate | 1 | ||
10-18-2017 | SE | 1.5 hours | Weeding raised bed at entry to community gardens at the end of Claremont Park | 1 | ||
10-18-2017 | SE | 4 hours | week of Jan 15th. Watered, weeded, moved some plants, discussed issues with pat, rolled up hoses. | 1 | ||
10-17-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Pruned some roses back for the season | 1 | |
10-17-2017 | SE | 1.5 hours | Weeding along shrubs in front of the community gardens between Greenwich Park and Claremont Park | 1 | ||
10-11-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Cut back dead, disease or dieng parts of the two entry trees and removed the bench w Help. | 1 | |
10-10-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 2 hours | Reviewed garden w Franco, Jennifer, and DCR | 1 | |
10-5-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 6 hours | Planted chysathamums; transplanted mint into pots in valley garden. | 4 | |
10-1-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 1 hours | Weeding | 1 | |
9-29-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 6 hours | Spread compost, pruned, planted Cunninghamia | 1 bags | 2 |
9-23-2017 | 12 | Greenwich Park Terrace | 5 hours | Boston Cares did not show up, so Carla and I weeded at the Greenwich Park strip with the BayBerry and amsonia. Planted and weeded at Braddock Hill. | 6 bags | 2 |
9-17-2017 | All | 30 hours | Stuffing of envelopes, fundraising at franco`s, And Curtis found the chairs. | 10 | ||
9-13-2017 | 08A | Blackwood End | 8 hours | Cleaned up at Blackwood Green, and planted Chionanthus at W Newton W. | 1 | |
9-12-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2.5 hours | 1 adult and 2 children; watered; added a little bit more thyme and low-growing sedum. | 3 | |
9-8-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 12 hours | 1 adult, 5 children. Continued to improve cobblestone path; pruned shoots around crab apple tree; transplanted dianthus, making room for taller flowers in center of the flower border along the fence, so that flowers will be more visible from the bike path and playground. Took pictures/video for ELM project. | 6 | |
9-8-2017 | 14A | Durham Swale | 0.5 hours | Sect 1`s first opioid death at durham Hill. I spoke briefly with state troopers. | 1 | |
9-7-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 2.25 hours | Used electric pruners to prune holly bushes and pull out small trees that had grown up in bushes. | 2 | |
9-6-2017 | JP | 200 hours | 10 | |||
9-5-2017 | 04 | Butterfly Garden | 110 hours | Yearly total through August | 35 bags | 20 |
9-4-2017 | 12 | Greenwich Park Terrace | 4 hours | We weeded and pruned at Greenwich Circle. | 4 bags | 1 |
8-31-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 38 hours | We built a log barrier at upper Braddock Hill, using logs from Hemlocks cut down at Braddock Line. | 4 bags | 12 |
8-31-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 10 hours | Worked with four Northeastern students from the ACES program; major weeding on Claremont Green and Potting Garden | 5 | |
8-29-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 12 hours | Children`s garden - watered strawberries and other new transplants; one of the girls figured out a way to re-build the cobblestone path, moved stones and transplanted/watered a few plants to make way for the new design. Also welcomed some new gardeners and helped them to sample kale, mint, borage, clover, etc. | 6 | |
8-20-2017 | 14A | Durham Swale | 4 hours | weeded and planted at Durham, watered at Follen | 4 bags | 1 |
8-20-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 8 hours | Purchased and planted new strawberries (June bearing, with runners). Also new perennial flowers. | 3 | |
8-20-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 4 hours | Weekend total -- weeding, watering, transplanting | 1 | |
8-20-2017 | 05 | Butterfly Garden Annex | 3 hours | Weeding -- working toward more variety of heights. | 1 | |
8-17-2017 | SE | 2 hours | finished pruning yews and hollys | 1 bags | 1 | |
8-16-2017 | SE | 3 hours | 3 bags | 1 | ||
8-15-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 3 hours | Children`s garden - worked on portable water barrel setup (later changed to 55 gallon drum) | 2 | |
8-12-2017 | SE | 3 hours | Weeded behind and under shrubs along corridor between Greenwich Park and Claremont Park. Also bed under tree at end of Claremont Park. | 3 bags | 1 | |
8-12-2017 | 21 | Carleton Path | 3 hours | borrowed shearer from Mire R, sheared the Hollys at Tot Lot, fell and was rescued by Carla and Ed. Discussed removal of Junipers at Claremont. | 4 bags | 1 |
8-11-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 3 hours | Got chairs for Braddock Hill, watered, putzed around talking with everyone. | 1 | |
8-11-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 3 hours | Got chairs for Braddock Hill, watered, putzed around talking with everyone. | 1 | |
8-8-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 4 hours | Children`s gardening -- mostly just digging and moving stepping stones and sampling the various items in the garden (borage, mint, kale, etc.) Summer work teens have re-painted the garden wall. | 8 | |
8-7-2017 | SE | 2 hours | Weeded behind and under shrubs along corridor between Greenwich Park and Claremont Park. Also bed under tree at end of Claremont Park. | 2 bags | 1 | |
8-7-2017 | 18N | Follen Swale | 10 hours | Pruned viburnum at Follen, planted, weeded, | 10 bags | 1 |
8-7-2017 | 01 | Mass Ave Garden | 2 hours | Planted lantana in Potting Garden; weeded in Mass. Ave. and Potting Garden. | 1 | |
8-6-2017 | All | 4 hours | Shopped for jennifer at Mahoneys and supplies and fencing. | 1 | ||
8-4-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 12 hours | Weeded pruned and cleaned out Braddock Hill. | 15 bags | 1 |
7-25-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 6 hours | Weeding, new fencing in top section of garden | 7 | |
7-19-2017 | 16E | Basketball Hill | 2 hours | Volunteer orinetation, pruned roses at Basketball hill. | 2 | |
7-12-2017 | SE | 5 hours | planted and pruned and general maintenance | 2 bags | 1 | |
7-8-2017 | 08A | Blackwood End | 18 hours | jennifer, Rebecca, MaryAnne,Kellie, Hayden,Dan, Jillian, John, Caliga, Franco all transported plants from Christian Science Plaza to Park. | 9 | |
7-8-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 19 hours | Planted at Braddock Hill the material from the Christian Science Plaza | 6 bags | 9 |
7-5-2017 | 14A | Durham Swale | 2 hours | cleaned up after wild kids at Durham, weeded at Harcourt. | 4 bags | 1 |
7-4-2017 | 12 | Greenwich Park Terrace | 1 hours | weeded at greenwich, watered. | 1 bags | 1 |
7-1-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 3 hours | Planted geraniums from the Christian Science Plaza donation; weeded and watered; put weeds in bag. | 1 | |
6-27-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 22 hours | Weeded in `valley` section and seeds - borage, squash, pumpkins and zinnias. Planted additional seeds in 6-pack trays. Will transplant as seedlings emerge. Squash seedlings have emerged in the upper garden from seeds planted last week. | 11 | |
6-22-2017 | 07 | Claremont Green | 22 hours | Cleaned up at Claremont Comm Gdn, planted at Claremont Island | 6 bags | 7 |
6-20-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 12 hours | 2 adults; 10 children; digging; added lettuce and squash seeds; transplanted some flowers. Received new hand tools! Initial look at sundial. Took photos. (Approx. 12 work hours + more `playing/digging in dirt` hours) | 12 | |
6-12-2017 | 07 | Claremont Green | 2 hours | Purchased and planted plants for raised bed at end of Claremont Park | 1 | |
6-11-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 1 hours | Weeding, watering. Also starting to move MBTA mulch from Mass Ave garden | 1 | |
6-11-2017 | SE | 6 hours | set up watering along park, planted marigolds, cleaned up | 1 | ||
6-10-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 26 hours | Cleaned out Symphony Corner and Rose Garden | 6 bags | 12 |
6-9-2017 | 12 | Greenwich Park Terrace | 2 hours | planted at Greenwich. | 1 | |
6-8-2017 | SE | 3 hours | Weeding raised bed at end of Claremont Park. Filled 3 bags. | 1 | ||
6-8-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 10 hours | Moved pine, built support for Plume Poppy, trip to Mahoneys for perennials and shrubs and bags. | 1 | |
6-4-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 1 hours | Weeding; used rope to fence off the raspberries and blackberry | 1 | |
6-2-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 5 hours | Staked up pea plants with bamboo stakes; transplanted some of the pea plants. Weeded part of the section between the new vegetables and the subway grate. Transplanted two squash plants. | 3 | |
6-2-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 0.5 hours | Staking around raspberries & blackberry. | 1 | |
6-2017 | 14 | Durham Oval | 8 hours | Flash mob weeding by neighbors | 3 bags | 5 |
6-2017 | 02 | Rose Garden | 7 hours | Trimmed burning bush, yew hedges and dogwood bushes | 1 | |
5-27-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 15 hours | Marie bought approximately 40 annuals and perennials: dianthus, impatiens and geraniums. We planted along the fence (near bike path). Planted a few extras in the 'valley' and near the hall. Also I bought vegetable seedlings from Stillmans: two watermelon, six lettuce and six collards. Planted lettuce and collards in the playground garden and watermelon n the fence garden. About 15 hours of work (kids, adults, shopping, planting) | 11 | |
5-27-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 3 hours | Planted six raspberries and one blackberry. Removed broken holly bush. Used grass hook to cut grass and weeds in back of garden and around magnolia. Watered. Three raspberries are in back in part 1, one blackberry and one raspberry in the back in part 2, and two raspberries are in pots for now. | 1 | |
5-20-2017 | 01 | Mass Ave Garden | 1 hours | Weeding at Mass. Ave., especially around cherry tree. | 1 | |
5-20-2017 | 14A | Durham Swale | 14 hours | cleaned out Durham Swale, spread compost, did a little planting. 1 needle found. | 6 | |
5-19-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 3 hours | Went to farmers` market to get some plants: verbena, eggplant, peppers, kale. Worked with 5 children to plant and water. Weeded and re-set some cobblestones. | 6 | |
5-18-2017 | SE | 21 hours | Worked all along section 1. Pruned, planted, laid out soaker hoses, weeded. | 16 | ||
5-18-2017 | SE | 1.5 hours | Pulling vines and tree shoots from juniper hedges along corridor by Claremont Street | 1 | ||
5-12-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 1 hours | Potting garden - weeding, putting down moss. Mass. ave. garden, briefly weeding. | 1 | |
5-12-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 2 hours | Turned over soil and put down moss along cement wall in the `valley garden.` 10 children, 2 adults. | 11 | |
5-11-2017 | SE | 21 hours | planted and weeded West Newton to West Canton. | 13 | ||
5-6-2017 | 07 | Claremont Green | 4 hours | removed Yucca and planted same. Went shopping to Allandale farm. | 1 | |
5-4-2017 | All | 14 hours | Went to Cavicchio and Weston nursery to purchase trees and shrubs etc. | 1 | ||
5-4-2017 | 12 | Greenwich Park Terrace | 4 hours | Weeded out Bishops mantle at Greenwich | 6 bags | 1 |
5-3-2017 | SE | 2 hours | Pulling bishop`s root from raised beds at end of Greenwich Park | 1 | ||
4-30-2017 | 01 | Mass Ave Garden | 1 hours | 1 hour - general weeding etc. Will add plants once water is available | 1 | |
4-30-2017 | 18 | W Newton Plaza | 2 hours | cleaned out raised bed at W. Newton | 4 bags | 1 |
4-28-2017 | 18S | Braddock Hill | 7 hours | Went to pick up trees and shrubs at Garden in the woods, then Planted them at Braddock and Follen. Chestnut Tree, Sorbaria, Viburnum | 1 | |
4-28-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 3 hours | Friday afternoon drop-in gardening for children in the children`s garden at Jackson Sq. Children turned over small patches along the walls and planted seeds. | 8 | |
4-18-2017 | 2F | Jackson Square Playground Garden | 34 hours | Turned over new garden section and re-organized cobblestone garden path. Planted three rosebushes. Eight teens from BostonCares April vacation program plus six children from Bromley Heath RealKidz program plus three adults. (34 total work hours) | 17 | |
4-15-2017 | SE | 27 hours | 10 | |||
4-15-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 1 hours | Pruning in potting garden. Magnolia and cherry are starting to bud and blossom. | 1 | |
4-15-2017 | SE | 3 hours | Cleaned up and set stones and moved brush Sect 1. | 10 bags | 10 | |
4-15-2017 | 18N | Follen Swale | 10 hours | Cleaned up at Follen and Braddock | 10 bags | 5 |
4-15-2017 | SE | 12 hours | Week of 4/9 to 4/14 | 1 | ||
4-8-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 1 hours | Adding moss around stepping stones, moving some of the stones. | 1 | |
4-7-2017 | All | 6 hours | to Cavicchio for bedding plants, planted lillies, to Home Depot for yard waste bags. | 1 | ||
2-26-2017 | 05A | Steppingstone Garden | 2 hours | Planned planting and restoration at Potting Garden etc. | 1 | |
2-26-2017 | SE | 6 hours | Planned planting and other projects for the season in section 1 | 1 | ||
1-7-2017 | 18N | Follen Swale | 1 hours | Pruned viburnum at Follen, laid down pine boughs at Blackwood | 1 | |
1-5-2017 | SE | 7 hours | Pruned, mulched trees with xmas tree boughs, planned for spring. | 1 | ||
0-2017 | Board | 100 hours | Board Meetings and fund raising | 5 | ||
Total | 1848.25 hours | 189 bags |