You are Invited!  Take home a bit of BCC! — Transplanting plants in the Quad on 5/24/2023

From: Christina Wynn

Hi there…

As you know, the quad will be under construction for the better part of the summer as we make accessibility improvements to our campus. BCC Student and Green Team member Roberta Hayes and others are spearheading a project to transplant plantings from the quad, and she needs some volunteers to help.

In that spirit, please join us….

When: Wednesday, May 24^th (the same day as the picnic at Paterson), beginning at 8:30 AM

Where: BCC Quad

Who: All BCC campus groups (students, staff, faculty)

Why: You are invited to put on their gardening clothes and work with Roberta to move plantings before the construction starts. For their efforts, volunteers can take home a bit of BCC. Roberta will help guide you through the transplanting process and provide information on how to best care for the plantings you take home. No gardening experience is necessary, and we will provide gloves and shovels. If you’d like to take plantings, please come with a strong cardboard box so you can carefully take them home.

Click here to let us know if you’d like to help!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

My thanks,

Christina

Christina L. Wynn

Interim Vice President for Administration & Finance

Berkshire Community College

Tool List Update

These are the tools and supplies we use every day — outdoors —for many Green Team tasks.

Green Team is currently looking for two types of tools, for Summer 2023 garden and landscape projects, and the Pollinator Pathway Project!

1. Spading forks, four-tine, on strong wood or fiberglass d-handles, preferably new or gently used. 

2. Garden shovels for transplanting, long handled, on strong wood or fiberglass d-handles, preferably new or gently used.

The brands we have used before are “Fiskars” and “Husky”, yet if you have good tools you would like to donate to BCC Green Team, any sturdy brand is great!

If folks have questions please feel free to reach out and let Green Team know.

Thank you, and please send questions and suggestions to Roberta Hayes:

roberta_hayes@student.berkshirecc.edu

Thank you for your participation and interest in the Green Team of Berkshire Community College.

Green Team Blog—Garden Tool Wish List Update

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