Spring cleaning at Washington Park
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Political science major Josh Metcalf of Boston, right, and economics major Nolan Lopez of Phoenix wrap coverings around trees at Washington Park to protect themfrom the deer population.
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Matthew Bystry, a political science major from San Clemente, Calif., plants saplings in Washington Park as part of a volunteer project.
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A dozen students from Santa Clara University in California spent Wednesday at Washington Park cleaning up litter, planting saplings into the soil and wrapping protective coverings around trees to stop deer from nibbling them. The students traveled from the Jesuit university in the Bay Area during their spring break this week to perform various volunteer projects, including this one with WashPa Outdoors in the park.