{"id":1071,"date":"2023-10-12T14:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T14:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/?p=1071"},"modified":"2023-11-27T18:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T18:35:30","slug":"cleanup-day-recaps-october-6th-10th-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/cleanup-day-recaps-october-6th-10th-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleanup Day Recaps:  October 6th &#038; 10th, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this second week of October, we finally felt things cooling off at the Greenway!  With the heat of the summer behind us, the weather was perfect for our work removing overgrown plants from the understory near the trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we continue our work at the Greenway with SPACE, we get to walk with students further down the trail.  They have been impressed to see the progress by comparing the side of the trail that has been cleaned up by fellow students to the untouched side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 6th, 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#2ecc71\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Edit 11\/14\/23: <\/mark> <\/strong>We are happy to share that SPACE had their videographer create an awesome promotional video featuring our students from the October 6th cleanup!  Watch the 2-minute video below:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Upper Chinquapin Greenway - Engage Green with USC Upstate\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIcGu2l7nE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday October 6th, over 30 students with instructors Yamil Ruiz and Dr.  Monika Herr joined SPACE at the Chinquapin Greenway for an amazing day of invasive species cleanup!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-979 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-1536x1096.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7782-Edit-2-2048x1461.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SPACE&#8217;s Membership and Outreach Director, Deb Stevens, coordinated a special volunteer event at the Greenway as a part of the South Carolina  Land Trust days with participants from other conservation efforts in the Upstate, including Upstate Forever and the Arbor Day Foundation.   Read more from SPACE&#8217;s Instagram page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyOOMYmuyc5\/?img_index=1\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/850_7953-Edit-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1095 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/850_7953-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/850_7953-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/850_7953-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/850_7953-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/850_7953-Edit-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the professional photographer that SPACE brought out to commemorate this awesome day of collaboration, we were able to get many wonderful pictures of our students at work!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the cleanup, our instructors motivated their students with some friendly competition to see who could make the biggest pile of cleared plants.  Yamil told us about how he taught his class of students on the trail behind the Burroughs building for one of his sessions earlier in the week.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-980\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.499267935578331;width:622px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp-wp-img-980\" class=\"wpcp-lightbox-trigger wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon wpcp-position-top-right wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover wpcp-global-lightbox-icon wpcp-lightbox-icon--global wpcp-lb-icon-style-default\" data-wpcp-lb-icon-source=\"global\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" data-thumb-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/850_7733-Edit-300x200.jpg\" data-wpcp-lb-single=\"1\"><span class=\"wpcp-icon-container\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M17.6585 16.025L14.2437 12.6198C15.1716 11.3338 15.6121 9.7613 15.4871 8.1819C15.362 6.60251 14.6795 5.11847 13.5607 3.99351C12.936 3.36206 12.1916 2.86066 11.3709 2.51845C10.5502 2.17623 9.66952 2 8.77995 2C7.89039 2 7.00969 2.17623 6.18899 2.51845C5.36829 2.86066 4.62395 3.36206 3.99919 3.99351C3.36594 4.61649 2.86312 5.35871 2.51992 6.17708C2.17673 6.99545 2 7.87365 2 8.76068C2 9.64772 2.17673 10.5259 2.51992 11.3443C2.86312 12.1627 3.36594 12.9049 3.99919 13.5279C5.11957 14.6901 6.62279 15.4103 8.23285 15.5562C9.84291 15.7022 11.4517 15.2641 12.7639 14.3224L16.1788 17.7275C16.3849 17.9034 16.6473 18 16.9186 18C17.1899 18 17.4523 17.9034 17.6585 17.7275C18.1138 17.16 18.1138 16.5925 17.6585 16.025ZM5.59278 12.0523C5.16258 11.6298 4.82094 11.1263 4.58774 10.5709C4.35455 10.0156 4.23446 9.41951 4.23446 8.81744C4.23446 8.21536 4.35455 7.6193 4.58774 7.06394C4.82094 6.50859 5.16258 6.00503 5.59278 5.58257C6.01644 5.15359 6.52144 4.81292 7.07838 4.58039C7.63532 4.34786 8.23308 4.22811 8.83687 4.22811C9.44066 4.22811 10.0384 4.34786 10.5954 4.58039C11.1523 4.81292 11.6573 5.15359 12.081 5.58257C12.5112 6.00503 12.8528 6.50859 13.086 7.06394C13.3192 7.6193 13.4393 8.21536 13.4393 8.81744C13.4393 9.41951 13.3192 10.0156 13.086 10.5709C12.8528 11.1263 12.5112 11.6298 12.081 12.0523C11.6573 12.4813 11.1523 12.822 10.5954 13.0545C10.0384 13.287 9.44066 13.4068 8.83687 13.4068C8.23308 13.4068 7.63532 13.287 7.07838 13.0545C6.52144 12.822 6.01644 12.4813 5.59278 12.0523Z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are so thrilled by our students and instructors representing Upstate through their hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">October 10th, 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_181426325.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1098 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_181426325.jpg 436w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_181426325-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Trail Tuesday, we were joined yet again by U101 instructors Amanda Karls and Patrick Nugent, as well as Nick Karls of Landscape Services here on campus.  The students walked nearly a quarter mile of trail to get to the work site and they were motivated to see the large amount of progress made in the weeks before.  Suddenly, the task before us does not feel as daunting!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 34%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we moved deeper into the trail, students were excited to tackle large stands of Autumn Olive, the invasive plant that grows in an umbrella shape and shades out all of the native plants underneath.   Removing the biggest plants is essential to helping recover the health of the Greenway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working under the guidance of the SPACE leadership team as well as our very own Landscape Services expert here at USC Upstate, students learned how to identify the invasive species as well as the best methods to remove them using various tools such as loppers, pruners, and saws.  <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_183841444.MP_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1101 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_183841444.MP_.jpg 481w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_183841444.MP_-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Great job to all of our volunteers this week &#8211; we can&#8217;t wait to see how the rest of the semester goes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wpcp-wp-lightbox-figure\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover wpcp-wp-lightbox-host--gallery\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_185956466.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"511\" data-id=\"1104\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PXL_20231010_185956466.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" 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\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a final note, we are excited to share that on October 10th, the main USC Upstate social media pages featured our Engaging Green initiative in a post, which you can view on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyOx6lSKV--\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For an overview of our Engaging Green project, visit the main webpage\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscupstate.edu\/current-students\/service-learning\/space-project-fighting-invasives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><mark><mark style=\"background-color:#2ecc71\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Quick Links<\/mark><\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div 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