Green Team

Announcing the 2008 Summer Green Team

We are done recruiting for the 2008 Summer Green Team! Interviews were held with 18 applicants at Concord High School in April. Eight Concord youth ages 14-18 will be chosen soon from a highly qualified applicant pool. The program is focused on environmental leadership and community service. Work is physical and creative, and promotes both team work and individual responsibility. This year’s theme is urban forestry.

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2007 Green Team

Groundwork Concord implemented its first 7-week long Summer Green Team Program in 2007. Six Concord High School students and one Parker Academy student were chosen from an applicant pool of fifteen area high school students ages 15-18. Participants were paid for 4 hours of work Monday-Friday. They worked on various city parks and trails improvements projects. Three full days and 3 half days were committed to environmental education field trips and regional community service and learning. The Team launched the 2nd Annual Extreme Block Makeover on S. Main Street, hosting 30 Green Team volunteers from Massachusetts for a day of work, team building, and meeting city officials and leaders. The program’s major sponsor in 2007 was the law firm of Preti Flaherty, with additional support for the Extreme Block Makeover from Northeast Delta Dental and Lowe’s Local Heroes Program.

2007 Green Team Accomplishments:

Planting 30 perennials at Bicentennial Square
Planting 5 street trees downtown and in North End
Installing 300 s.f. of new landscaping along N. State Street at Kimball Park Pool
2 days of weeding at Kimball Park
Brushing, clearing, culvert repair, bridge building, and trail-marking on 7 miles of trails at Riley, O’Reilly-Fleetham, Lehtinen, and Spears Trails
Resurfacing of handicapped accessible trail segment at Riley Trail (Hoit Marsh Viewing Area)
Creating ½ mile of new Heritage Trail segment at Gold Star Farm in North Concord
Planting 100-plus ferns for wetlands reconstruction on the property of Society for Protection of NH Forests
40 hours of clearing a vacant lot on S. Main Street for the Extreme Block Makeover
Sidewalk landscaping in the center of Concord’s downtown district

Comments from last year’s Summer Green Team members

“What I like best about the program are all the projects that we accomplished. I felt that the team had a strong impact on the community.”
- Casey

“I learned a lot about the history of Concord and the land the trails were on. I also learned a lot of things about nature and dealing with it that I didn’t know before.” - Scott

“What I liked best about the program was the team itself. We all work really well together and have fun while we are doing the work.”
- Michelle

“I learned...a lot about all the work that goes into maintaining green spaces. I also learned about the process of obtaining land for trails and the history of Concord’s (forest) land...” - Abby

“I think what I liked best about the program was working in places where we planted flowers...and working with Ron. Ron really knew what he was doing on the trails and he taught us so much.” – Hannah

“I learned that our team functions well as a TEAM!..and I learned how to organize events.” - Jack