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.

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Summary

2193 hours tracked so far in 2019

2193 total volunteer hours

Volunteers worked in more than 25 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 19 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 60 volunteers working on our largest volunteer day.

On our volunteer days, 328 leaf/compost bags have been filled.


Volunteer Hours - By Group Size (working alone; in a group of 2-4; in a group of 5 or more)

Working alone 896.75 hours
5 or more people 920 hours
2-4 people 376.25 hours

Details - by Location and Garden

Date Map Area # Name of Area Hours Comments/Description Bags (optional info) Number of people in group
12-31-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 3.25 hours Various dates / Winter maintenance / picking up trash / storing garden items   1
12-23-2019 SE  2 hours Today, in the 50`s and sunny. Buds are swelling already. I pruned at W. Canton, Lower Braddock.   1
12-7-2019 26  Harcourt Corner 4 hours Lincoln may log this day in on his own. When I worked with him, we went to look at a new tree donated by former steward Helen Powell. We cleaned out the storage chest and I measured for the seed bed.   2
11-22-2019 02  Rose Garden 2 hours Put up fence for lawn and raked lawn   1
11-21-2019 SE  1 hours Moved leaves, clearing debris, plan winter preparation   1
11-12-2019 SE  30 hours September, October, November - clearing, planting, repairing, etc.   1
11-11-2019 01 Harcourt/Canton CG  Harcourt/Canton CG 3 hours Helped Lincoln Hyatt install cobbles, clear leaves and old plants   1
11-10-2019 22  Holyoke Path 5 hours Geoff and Lincoln placed bricks along the edge of the grass strips, while Lincoln also learned to use the weed wacker. Kim and I discussed her garden, gathered a wheel barrow full of soil   1
11-1-2019 02  Rose Garden 6 hours Trimmed Rose bushes for season and perennials. Cleaned up garbage. Raked leaves out under maple ground over.   1
10-26-2019 SE  4 hours gathered hoses, planted epimedium, pruned out Euonymous alatus, rolled up soakers, sharpened tools, did a bit of organizing. Raging Autumn color: Cercidiphyllum, Rhus, azalea and Tupelo.   1
10-12-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 2.75 hours Brought steppingstones from Mission Hill to garden. Follow-up= laid out stones, additional weeding, watering, various dates.   2
10-10-2019 SE  15 hours Oct 5 to Oct 8. Planted at Holyoke, at Claremont Green and Follen, Grasses, Roses, Thyme and Sedum, Hostas Cherry tree at Greenwich   3
10-8-2019 SE  6 hours Capitol One volunteer group worked with Karen to clear the vines from the back fence in the Butterfly Garden Extension and Steppingstone Garden.   3
10-8-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 2 hours Jennifer worked with Karen & Capitol One volunteer group; laid out square paving stones to continue the steppingstone path and a small square of pavers for herb plantings. Went to Mission Hill Farmers Market for plants. (The vendor had saved catmint for me -- even bringing it home overnight in anticipation of a frost.) Also decorative pepper plants.   1
10-3-2019 SE  14 hours Worked in Butterfly Garden and Steppingstone Garden. Bob worked with volunteers to lay the cobblestones in the steppingstone path.   7
10-2-2019 SE  5 hours Spent 2 hours with Pat over planting and isting trees, and new development etc at Northampton Green. We plan to have the trees next to the develoment at Newcastle taken down. Helped Althea prune at Claremont, moved catmint for Jennifer, fixed water at Dog Park for new tree.   1
10-1-2019 02  Rose Garden 9 hours Dead headed Roses and started cutting them back for winter season. Trimmed Yew hedge along sidewalk again for the winter season.   1
10-2019 SE  200 hours Volunteer hours for September and October. 20 bags 1
9-28-2019 24  Carleton Sidewalk 32 hours We cleaned up the yard and planted sedum at roped off area under Platanus.   2
9-27-2019 SE  3 hours Met today with Karen and Althea about the transition in the Butterfly Meadow. Nothing much to report here yet. Planted Hakon grass at Canton and Giant Japanese fern at Upper Durham Swale. Talked with Northeast tree guys who cut down sick Hemlocks at Newton North.   1
9-22-2019 22  Holyoke Path 3 hours I planted the Franklinia at Garrison Cove. Set up water in entire park. No rain for a long period.   1
9-21-2019 SE  14 hours In the am we cleaned up at Claremont , then worked the watering along the park. Dug holes and fixed the soakers. Carla and I went to Cochata, bought a Franklinia tree.   4
9-21-2019 SE  1 hours Today the State Police and Boston Police were on the park 3 times to deal with multiple instances of drug use. Pat the homeless kid has trash up on Newton North. Worse today than ever. But maybe we are getting used to it?   1
9-21-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 22 hours Cleared and emporarily fenced the border between Steppingstone garden (Potting Garden) and Butterfly Garden. Filled small square planters and transplanted raspberries. Turned over soil in Steppingstone garden to prepare for new plantings and stones.   11
9-20-2019 SE  12 hours Met wth Jennifer and Jennifer Norwood in the AM, set up watering system, continued with Austin in the afternoon   2
9-16-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 1 hours Transplanted Celendine (yellow wildflower) into one square of the garden. Watered, weeded. Worked on drawing showing proposed changes in garden layout.   1
9-14-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 2.5 hours Working on re-design for garden. Moved steppingstones, moved planters, pruned, cleared space in back for cat mint.   1
9-13-2019 07  Claremont Green 22 hours We put down a stone path and planted grasses and others at the alley on Claremont Green 4 bags 10
9-12-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 1.5 hours Planted Heal-All and Cinquefoil in garden. Also weeded and pruned and opened up path alongside butterfly garden; removed some of the tall plants.   1
9-12-2019 All  7 hours Franco went up to Van Berkum Nursery in New Hampshire. Purchased plants for the Claremont Green.   1
9-10-2019 24  Carleton Sidewalk 4 hours With Pat and Mike, we planted the Tupelo.   3
9-9-2019 18  W Newton Plaza 6 hours I did a Home Depto run for the park, Mike and Pat drove out to Bigelow, brought back 2 crab apples, dug and planted them, watered around the park ,and dug a hole for the Tupelo.   4
9-2-2019 SE  15 hours Lots of housekeeping, with a mortality mid week past. Watered, weeded, pruned and sheared hedges. Reset soakers at grass island in front of Dog Park   2
9-1-2019 02  Rose Garden 8 hours Planted bleeding hearts under witch hazel trees. Cut selected witch hazel potential trees. Planted a rose bush offered from another area. Raked lawn and put down grass seed. Dead headed Roses. Watered plants   1
8-28-2019 SE  70 hours Northeastern University ACES program, 18 students, plus Franco, Lincoln, Karen, Mike, and Jennifer. We worked in the Rose Garden, Butterfly Garden, Wellington Terrace, and all along the park, especially at W. Newton St. and Durham Swale. Transplanted day lilies into Rose Garden, weeded, etc. 6 bags 23
8-26-2019 13A  Durham Green 10 hours Today we set our water, and fenced off a London Plane at the dog Park, fencing it off and laying down soakers and mulch. Then we planted Solomon`s Seal at the Liza memorial tree at Durham Green.   2
8-25-2019 01 Harcourt/Canton CG  Harcourt/Canton CG 3 hours   2
8-24-2019 01  Mass Ave Garden 0.75 hours Weeding in Mass. Ave. garden. Also transplanted violets in the corner where nothing grows.   1
8-24-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 0.75 hours Weeding and watering   1
8-23-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 2 hours One adult, three children. Weeded. Children cut seedheads from flowers and transplanted some flowers that were growing in the pathways. A few late strawberries are growing. "They taste like real ones!"   4
8-17-2019 18N  Follen Swale 5 hours Today we built a barricade with stakes and fence at Upper Follen where the folks sleep and do drugs. We also pruned back 2 of the overgrown Viburnum.   2
8-16-2019 04 Greenwich Park CG  Greenwich/Cumberland Community Garden 5 hours Went to Home Depot for stakes, A Thomas in Milton for Roses, planted 5 roses along fence line NE corner of Greenwich Garden to act as a barrier to drug pushers. This Am Jennifer found a backpack full of paraphernalia, I called 911 on a group of 5 at upper Follen.   2
8-14-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 1.5 hours Weeding, watering, also enjoying & sharing mint etc.   3
8-12-2019 27  West Canton Green 6 hours We moved hostas off Harcourt into Canton, then planted Rhodys in the spaces vacated.   2
8-9-2019 SE  9 hours Coordinating and leading volunteer event for Red Pine Scholars.   2
8-9-2019 SE  180 hours Red Pine Scholars, with the Philanthropic Initiative, volunteered with the park for the second year in a row. This is a statewide scholarship program for students from throughout Massachusetts. New students meet for a day-long event before school starts, with meetings in the morning and a volunteer event with us in the afternoon. Volunteers worked in the Rose Garden, Butterfly Garden, Potting Garden, Carleton Court Dog Park, Claremont Green and painted barrels all along the park. 60 students and six stewards. 15 bags 60
8-8-2019 18  W Newton Plaza 2 hours we weeded and mulched at Newton East 2 bags 1
8-8-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 3 hours Children`s garden - planted pepper plants   8
8-5-2019 SE  8 hours We planted costa and others, weeded at Newton West, Braddock upper and lower, watered at Durham. 8 bags 4
8-5-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 2 hours Turned over soil and weeded.   1
8-4-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 3 hours Cumulative hours over the past few weeks - weeding 20-30 minutes at a time. Added flowers (purchased from Hillside Gardens in Cambridge)   1
8-2-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 4 hours Turned over soil and planted seeds (marigolds, peas, nasturtium)   8
8-1-2019 02  Rose Garden 8 hours Watered the whole garden area moving sprinkler. Pruned Roses. Picked up trash. Trimmed bushes.   1
7-29-2019 SE  4 hours Set up soakers and sprinklers, fixed and moved hoses, found hoses broken and disturbed by the homeless, moved a sleeping man from Braddock then from Durham Swale.   1
7-29-2019 04 Greenwich Park CG  Greenwich/Cumberland Community Garden 2 hours Cleaned out Greenwich Pk garden entry, pruned back azalea. 6 bags 1
7-28-2019 24  Carleton Sidewalk 3 hours We planted at Dog Park Border and set water on.   1
7-24-2019 27  West Canton Green 2 hours Weeded out Canton.   1
7-22-2019 02  Rose Garden 25 hours Cleaned out Wellington Reach, spread mulch at Rose Garden 20 bags 12
7-14-2019 SE  6 hours Went shopping at Cochituate Native Plant Nursery and met Chuck Doughty, owner and also Landscape Program Director at Northeastern. Planted Viburnum at Lower Braddock and Spikenard at Durham green. 4 Rabbits in Rose Garden, and hole dug at Durham Green.   1
7-1-2019 SE  2.5 hours Continued shearing. passed tool on to Bob from Greenwich   1
7-2019 SE  50 hours 10 bags 1
6-29-2019 05 Blackwood/Claremont CG  Blackwood/Claremont CG 2 hours We planted petunias   2
6-22-2019 13A  Durham Green 4 hours Purchased new Hedge clipper, shaved 100 ft or so and met with pat for 1/2 hr. 2 bags 1
6-16-2019 SE  60 hours Boston Cares with Me and Carla and the Hyatts. Weeded at Rose Garden, raised bed at Wellington. Planted at SW corner of Blackwood. Later, Lincoln and Grandma planted at Canton 6 bags 20
6-9-2019 SE  10 hours Gorgeous day out on the park with Lincoln, Carla, Karen Hohler, Scott, Karen Golder All planting, pruning cleaning and painting, planning and what not. I located the two hidden couplers at Blackwood.   1
6-8-2019 18N  Follen Swale 11 hours We planted hostas, set up water at Canton, planted sedum at Braddock and transplanted a Barberry from Rutland Oval to Upper Follen. Gave Lincoln his first list of Flowers   3
6-8-2019 14A  Durham Swale 32 hours Angel works alone about 3 hours per day at the West Newton N and Upper Durham Swale, removing invasive and helping care for new plants.   1
6-7-2019 All  2 hours Weeded at Braddock, spoke with Mike R, Susan S., Angel, Carla and Scott   1
6-5-2019 RX  10 hours Planted flowers in the octagon garden at Jackson Square (not the children`s garden, but a nearby space). / Approx. 15 children, 2 group leaders, 2 parents   19
6-5-2019 02  Rose Garden 1 hours Weeded around roses and along rope line on right side.   1
6-4-2019 02  Rose Garden 3 hours Edged grass under rope, opened grass area though blocked off area with a lot of new grass seed planted in April. Weeded throughout.   1
6-2019 SE  70 hours Hours tracked through my Apple Watch activity. Work performed in section 1 near Carleton Court Dog Park. 15 bags 1
5-29-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 0.75 hours Weeding in children`s garden. Laid down grass/weed clippings in pathways. Also had follow-up conversation -- a volunteer from Bromley Heath will take care of filling the water barrel this year. (But we have not needed to water yet!)   1
5-26-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 1.5 hours Planted seedlings - squash (4), eggplant (4), parsley (6), calendula (12). Also zinnia seeds. Weeding.   1
5-20-2019 18S  Braddock Hill 4 hours planted up at Braddock hill and roses at Uppermost Follen Swale.   1
5-19-2019 14A  Durham Swale 12.5 hours cleaned up Durham, planted Lilies on Durham Hill   4
5-18-2019 SE  25 hours We Dug out Lilies at durham and replanted them at durham Hill and Rutland 4 bags 12
5-16-2019 01  Mass Ave Garden 0.5 hours Weeding   1
5-15-2019 SE  68 hours Am Group of Master Gardeners (4) planted Hosta etc at Canton, other flowers at Upper Braddock. Seadar group moved mulch at Canton and Greenwich and Karols, moved Lily of the Valley from Durham to Rutland. Found 4 needles. 12 bags 26
5-8-2019 2F  Jackson Square Playground Garden 4 hours Two adults and five children - planted peas, borage and nasturtium.   7
5-8-2019 27  West Canton Green 5 hours Planted watered and moved soil onto canton bed   3
5-4-2019 SE  12.5 hours Planted Thistle, Willow sticks, Hyssop and Mum, dug up and moved 15 hostas from tot Lot corner, mulched at Harcourt, Canton, more Tibetan flags at upper Braddock. Found 2 Morel Mushrooms.   4
4-27-2019 All  62 hours Worked mostly at Claremont park. Mulched, removed Goat Weed, put int the path, pruned back the Holly, planted alyssum 10 bags 20
4-25-2019 SE  10 hours Met w Pat over Park Serve Day, planted Mums at tennis court, Coshosh in Holyoke circle, moved out 2 Acanthus Mollis and moved them to Upper Braddock, next to Euonymous and Castanea.   1
4-22-2019 02  Rose Garden 1 hours Transplanted an old burning bush not in good shape from another part of corridor into hedge where one had died. Transplanted 3 wild spirea from the dogwood area into spirea hedge. Pruned dogwoods lower and some at base for visibility into garden. Tried to cut out spirea growing within the dogwood.   1
4-21-2019 02  Rose Garden 2.5 hours Moved Japanese iris to each side of grass entrance. Cut down tall Grasses from last year and raked. Planted 4 roses, 2 replacing those stepped on by regular visitors while the ground is wet so they walk in the flower beds. Hybrid yellow tea rose /  4-5 ft nearcorner of wrought iron fence and circle. In front of it Floribundas red rose “intrigue” grows 2 1/2 feet. Where the Japanese iris where on the right side of circle planted Floribundas red rose “Trumpeter” grows 2 1/2 ft. Between the first two evergreens neaxt to grass planted Floribunda yellow w pink “Sunflare” grows 2 1/2 feet 1 bags 1
4-21-2019 SE  6 hours We moved and planted perennials the entire park.   3
4-20-2019 02  Rose Garden 2 hours Overseeded grass with drought tolerant kentucky bluegrass and fescues and raked it in.   1
4-20-2019 02  Rose Garden 18 hours Great group, willing to work in pouring rain. Rain stopped before work started and only sprinkled a few times. Manually aerated grass area with pitch forks and raked the thatch out of the grass. Dug a trough along hill flower bed to stop water runoff to lawn. Also did some weeding and removal of grass from the flower beds. 6 bags 8
4-19-2019 27  West Canton Green 20 hours We planted at Canton and across from tot lot, tied up the Cedrus, planted Ilex, moved soil, built the fence, and cleaned out canton. 10 bags 18
4-18-2019 27  West Canton Green 25 hours WE planted the Cedrus atlanticus with DCR, the Dogwood, the shrubs at Canton, removed yard waste, reset cobblestones, removed dead material, Lots of work 35 bags 18
4-16-2019 All  12 hours We went to Cavicchio and to Garden in the woods for plant material for the park   3
4-12-2019 18S  Braddock Hill 2 hours Cleaned up and weeded upper Braddock. 10 bags 2
4-11-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 0.5 hours Raking out garden before Marathon weekend   1
4-11-2019 01  Mass Ave Garden 0.5 hours Raking out garden before Marathon weekend   1
4-10-2019 02  Rose Garden 2 hours Raked and bagged entry to Rose Garden. 4 bags 1
4-9-2019 SE  4 hours Finished applying mulch to second half of flower beds in front of Carleton Court Dog Park   1
4-7-2019 18S  Braddock Hill 6 hours Raked and mulched at lower Braddock. Tracy and Josephine came by to name the Chestnut. 6 bags 2
4-6-2019 SE  5 hours Cleaned out Tot Lot, harcourt storage area, planted willow sticks, cleaned out Greenwich. 4 bags 2
4-2-2019 SE  18 hours Repainted and replaced 2 green benches in Carleton Court Dog Park, and 1 bench in Carleton kids blue playground.   1
4-2-2019 18S  Braddock Hill 5 hours Planned the planting at Canton, cleaned up and mulched Lower Braddock 4 bags 2
4-1-2019 SE  3 hours Applied mulch to first half of flower bed next to Carleton Court Dog Park   1
4-1-2019 All  24 hours edit of previous posting   1
4-1-2019 All  2 hours We met with Jen Kettel and walked the park learning about best practices. Then Ed and I spent an hour staring fundraising envelopes. A cold 42 degrees.   12
3-30-2019 02  Rose Garden 1.5 hours Trimmed big rose bush and cut out dead wood, trimmed other rose bushes along metal fence.   1
3-29-2019 02  Rose Garden 2 hours Trimmed Rose bushes to top of hill   1
3-28-2019 02  Rose Garden 5 hours Raked under maple, circle and a bit into the beds. Trimmed some rose bushes. 9 bags 1
3-27-2019 All  6 hours We went to Cavicchio and spaced out dogwoods, Cedrus atlantic`s and others.   1
3-26-2019 SE  18 hours We raked leaves and put up fencing all at Follen and Braddock. 24 bags 7
3-23-2019 SE  20 hours Cleaned up at Harcourt, Canine Vista and Canton Green. Removed Ivy, leaves and trash, reset fence, dug out and moved an Arborvitae. 8 bags 10
3-21-2019 SE  3 hours Cleared leaves/debris in the flowerbeds next to the Carleton Court Dog Park.   1
3-20-2019 24  Carleton Sidewalk 2 hours   1
3-19-2019 21  Carleton Path 5 hours   1
3-18-2019 SE  9 hours We cleaned out Foster bed, set out "keep Off" signs, started the rope fencing at Follen and Braddock.   3
3-18-2019 SE  3 hours   1
3-16-2019 All  5 hours Pruned at Blackwood, went to Home Depot in Somerville and bought stakes etc.   1
3-13-2019 All  8 hours Purchased storage bin at Home depot, talked about the park plans for the Park Serve day. Picked up bin at Home Depot.   1
3-13-2019 SE  8 hours   1
3-11-2019 All  2 hours Vandalism and theft at Harcourt. Tools stolen, cart stolen. Spoke with Pat. Dropped off Browne Fund Application. etc etc.   1
3-1-2019 All  6 hours Paypal work, Trip to Arnold to look at Acer griseum, 2 hrs pruning and laminating, 2 hours review of Browne Fund application for Durham Oval   1
3-2019 21  Carleton Path 30 hours Cleaned/raked up leaves in multiple flower gardens. Pruned/trimmed branches all around the South End/Carleton Court area. (Carleton Path, Canine Vista, Tot Lot, Holyoke Circle)   1
2-22-2019 SE  2 hours Pruned at Canton, Durham   1
2-18-2019 All  36 hours Wrote up application for funding from "Love your Block"   1
2-15-2019 14  Durham Oval 4 hours Planning session, Durham Oval.   1
2-10-2019 05A  Steppingstone Garden 2 hours Pruned at Cumberland, fixed fence at dog path.   1
2-5-2019 SE  4 hours Gorgeous day in Boston. Cleaned up at Harcourt, Upper Braddock, Greenwich. Pruned, cleaned up. discussed pruning with Pat. 4 bags 1
1-26-2019 16E  Basketball Hill 2 hours A glorious cool sunny winter day. I rolled up soccer hoses at the Dog Park and pruned the rambling Juniper lower Basketball hill. 1 bags 1
1-15-2019 25  Canine Vista 2 hours Cleaned out Foster Bed Area, met w Pat and Bob Doherty (Greenwich Pk) about pruning and replacement of lilacs at Greenwich.   1
1-14-2019 SE  2 hours Met with Pat, and then Ben park wide concerning 1. Adjusting fence in Foster Bed.2. Drains at Follen 3. Grinding pathways to adjust for settling of concrete 4. Planting a memorial tree at Durham, 5. Durham restoration. 6 Pruning at Greenwich. 7. Mulching park wide. 8. Northampton green issues from landscaping to repairing walkway at entry to T. 9. Aerating soil in the Spring 10. Park Serve day and painting the ironwork up at Mass Ave.   1
1-13-2019 All  6 hours Planning for the year.   1
1-2-2019 SE  119 hours all volunteer hours for 2019-many different sections   1
0-2019 All  100 hours Planting, Pruning, Weeding, Cleaning 50 bags 2
0-2019 05 Blackwood/Claremont CG  Blackwood/Claremont CG 215 hours 14 Wednesdays between April and October 2019-a variety of gardens between Mass Ave and Follen   16
Total     2193 hours   328 bags