BARNARD PLACE PARK BENEFITS

- Recreational bocce court contributes low-impact fun and physical well-being   

- Relaxation and restorative atmosphere contribute to mental well-being 

- A welcoming place for people with disabilities, the elderly and children 

- Visual beauty enrichment  

- Provide ecological awareness and hands-on experience, via teaching/learning opportunities, to the inner city neighborhood.

- Engagement in the community

- Increase appreciation of natural surroundings -- Contribute to an overall healthy environment

- Protect existing area vegetation

- Incorporate additional native and native-compatible plants, trees and shrubs 

- Provide a protected, natural habitat for small animals, insects and birds

- Provide a food-source center for pollinators such as bees and butterflies thereby increasing the available, natural habitat for their reproduction 

- Reduce toxins and improve breathable air quality by providing natural air-filtration 

- Reduce congestion by providing and maintaining an open, green-space

- Provide people of different cultures and abilities with a sense of community  

- Reduce alienation and loneliness  

- Create volunteer opportunities for community involvement

- Honor the history of the neighborhood  

- Support a sense of pride in the community