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| Volunteer Update
November 2011
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Winter Wyman joined CRC to clean up Greenough Park
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New Balance volunteers planted daffodil bulbs
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Dear Conservancy Volunteers, Thank you to everyone who volunteered with us in October! I have to admit that I cannot wait for spring. Don't get me wrong, I love the winter, but with all the bulbs you've helped us plant this month, the springtime is going to be amazing! Thank you for all your help. Winter brings new projects, like tree pruning along the river. If you're interested in getting outside this winter, please email me to set up a volunteer event. It's not too early to reserve your event for the spring either! A round of applause to those of you who have already volunteered this month - we've had a lot of fun events! We hope to see you at another Conservancy Volunteer event soon! All the Best, Danielle Stehlik   Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator dms@thecharles.org
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High School Volunteer Program
sponsored by the
National Grid Foundation
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Horace Mann students planted bulbs in Herter Park
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In recent months the Conservancy Volunteers program expanded to include outdoor volunteer opportunities specifically designed for teens. With support from the National Grid Foundation, students from nearby high schools have joined CRC to plant daffodil bulbs, paint railings, and pick up trash at multiple locations throughout the parklands.  | |
Community Charter School students helped paint railings
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Their energy and enthusiasm is contagious, and these events have been a lot of fun not only for the students and faculty but also for our staff.
A shout out to the schools who have joined us in the recent weeks: Horace Mann School for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, and Community Charter School of Cambridge. In the coming weeks  Cambridge Ringe and Latin School and Boston Latin High School students will also lend a hand at parkland improvement.
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While it takes thousands of years for the earth's forces to build good soil, we can help do this in as few as 5 years by adding compost.
Have you ever thought about composting, but didn't want to start a compost in the city or didn't know how? Well, composting is pretty easy, and if you just start it with your lawn clippings, leaves, and trimmed branches, you don't have to worry about attracting other unwanted pests to your backyard! According to the EPA website, yard waste and food trimmings make up about 24 percent of the waste stream in the United States yearly! Just think of all that rich soil you can get by putting your lawn waste into a compost bin! (Important note: you can add anything organic, but make sure not to add weeds, as you can just spread their seeds further across your garden.)
Alternatively, leaves make an excellent mulch for your garden. By using leaves and adding them to your vegetable, flower, or shrub and tree bed, you can add valuable nutrients to your soil. If you're using your lawn mower, slightly breaking up the leaves will ensure that you can create a thick layer of mulch and the leaves will stay in place. Your yard and garden will thank you!
In the market for gardening supplies? You'll find everything you need at Mahoney's Garden Center, and their helpful staff is eager to offer tips and advise to make your gardening projects easy.
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A Shout-Out to Recent Volunteers
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Infinity Pharmaceutical employees planted daffodils along Memorial Drive
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About 50 volunteers from Winter Wyman kicked off the month with a fun bulb planting and pathway maintenance event.
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Volunteers cut down trees growing and separating the seawall
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During an open volunteer event we teamed up with the Charles River Cleanup Boat to remove trees and bushes growing in the seawall along Cambridge and Boston. A stellar group from New Balance planted daffodil bulbs in a beautiful and unique pattern in Squibnocket Park.
State Street Financial planted several hundred bulbs near the Anderson Bridge on Memorial Drive, which will provide beautiful springtime blooms, and Infinity Pharmaceuticals planted over 1,000 daffodils near the Boston University Bridge along Memorial Drive. Great work by all our recent volunteers!
Interested in helping out? The Conservancy will be announcing more Open Volunteer Event dates in the coming days. Click here to visit Conservancy Volunteers online.
Thank you also to the wonderful interns at the Conservancy for helping coordinate all these events! We've had two talented interns; Christina Antiporda from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard and Lei Shen, from Bunker Hill Community College. 
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Conservancy Volunteers Sponsors
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The Charles River Conservancy
Danielle Stehlik Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator dms@thecharles.org (617) 300-8173 4 Brattle Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
The Charles River Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to providing advocacy and renewal of the Charles River Parklands. We need your financial support to carry on our work.
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