Greetings Friends!

Another week in the books for Class 81- and they got a lot done!

The Crew trimming the steep slopes at Shippen Manor in Oxford, NJ

Mowing season began and the properties at Bread Lock Park, Port Warren and Shippen Manor saw their first cuts of the year - We have been maintaining these parks fr some 12 years now, and are very proud of the work we do!

While working at Port Warren, Corpsmembers have been busy cutting, trimming, and brush-cutting the perimeter of the upper fields to establish a loop trail. Coming in at just under a mile (.89) - this new trail will provide additional hiking activities and some beautiful viewsheds. All we need to do now is add the blazes! (see pics below)

Nicholas & Cody thin the seedlings for optimal growth.

At the Stine Farm, CM’s were busy preparing the garden beds for planting. We cleared out the beds, added some topsoil to build the beds up - and now we wait for the threat of frost to pass. Back at the YC offices in Walters Park, our growing cart was working its magic, and CM’s were thinning the plants to prepare them for planting/sale.

Next week we’ll be focusing on Earth Day and the 3rd Annual NORWESCAP Community Day of Action. Check out what we did last year by clicking here. NJYC will again be working in Shappell Park - and the park has really been transformed over the past year. A refurbished gazebo, improved landscaping and now a designated outdoor dining area - the park is becoming the center of the downtown business district. Join us on Saturday April 24th, 2021 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am! Kudos to Phillipsburg Parks and Recreation, NORWESCAP Community Development, and the Phillipsburg Downtown Association for bringing the resources and energy to improve downtown!

More next week - we look forward to getting out hands dirty!

Ever Forward-

Michael