Tools
A long handle tool with 3 uses for trail building
What is a McLeod?
Invasive plant that produces edible red berries.
What is Wineberry?
Old waterway supplying fresh water to the city of Yonkers.
What is Old Croton Aqueduct (OCA)?
The one Crew Leader that cannot drive (not even a permit).
Who is Ulizes Atlixqueno?
What is Recreational Equipment, Inc.
Use it like you are golfing.
What is a grass whip?
Resembles wild grapevine, climbs via tendrils, and grows to 15- 20 feet.
What is Porcelain berry?
Site owned and operated by Westchester Land Trust. The former job of a current crew leader. A site recently worked at to implement deer fences.
What is Frederick P. Rose?
Responsible for capturing your headshots and uploading them to the Groundwork Hudson Valley website.
Who is Jerome Cunningham?
Name a partner at Westchester Land Trust who we worked with at Fred P. Rose
Who are Ellory, Meghan, Jodi, Ben, Janelle, Jenshin, and Elizabeth.
Hand held tree pulling tool that will pull invasive and nuisance trees out of the ground with little effort and with the roots.
What is a Pullerbear?
Used in traditional systems of medicine in different parts of the world.
What is Mugwort?
The full name for the three Groundwork GI projects associated with the Connecting the Drops project
What is Yonkers Public Schools Environmental Protection Agency.
Responsible for implementing community engagement programs, event organization, and developing public relations strategies, promoting Groundwork’s mission.
fun fact: worked in the United Nations
Who is Candida Rodriguez?
Rappers engaged in a word fight.
\Who is Kendrick Lamar and Drake?
Heaviest tool within the cave, used as a lever to pry out large material stuck underground.
What is a rockbar?
Leaves smell like peanuts.
What is Tree of Heaven?
The city in which this park resides is known as the first planned industrial city.
What is Paterson Great Falls Historical National Park?
THE big boss.
Who is Ellen Theg?
The name of the railway that the Greenway now occupies.
What is Putnam Railroad?
Used during tool training to take down Norway Maples. Requires a hard hat and goggles. Used by a former Green Teamer immune to poison ivy.
What is a Scythe?
Famously un-pronouncible name.
What is Winged Euonymus?
Grown around the debris of a former hotel. Hidden beauty set alongside the trails maintained.
Former background in CS and has brought a floppy disc to the meet and greet.
Who is Miriam Foley?
Year of environmental crisis in Chicago with a death toll over 700 due to systematic oppression.
What is 1985?