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Barnard Place Park is Open!

Photo by Catherine Lysy

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - 5/20/22

It was an honor to have Councilor Ed Flynn host the ribbon-cutting ceremony

Photo by Joseph Brooks, BFD

Dave Pelissier (BPP CFO), Pat Tobin, Emily Giannini (BPP COO), Councilor Ed Flynn, Jen Salman (BPP Director), Shani Fletcher (Director, Office of Urban Agriculture), Jennifer Kimball (Executive Director, COGdesign), Ed Kelly (IAFF President), Boston Fire Commissioner John Dempsey 

Photo by Joseph Brooks

L-R: Pat Shea, Rita Fritch, Pat Tobin, Dave Pelissier (BPP CFO), Emily Giannini (BPP COO), Councilor Ed Flynn, Jen Salman (BPP Director), Shani Fletcher (Director, Office of Urban Agriculture), Jennifer Kimball (Executive Director, COGdesign), Ed Kelly (IAFF President), Boston Fire Commissioner John Dempsey

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Evan Spencer, Rita Fritch, Dave Pelissier, Jen Salman, Emily Giannini, Courtney Goode (Principal, Goode Landscape Studio), Pat Tobin, Pat Shea

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Councilor Ed Flynn, Thadine Brown (Director, Community Preservation), Shani Fletcher (Director, GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture)

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Councilor Ed Flynn, Ryan Woods (Commissioner, Boston Parks and Recreation)

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Scott M. Salman (BFD) and Arthur G. Fritch Memorial Benches

Photo by Catherine Lysy

Boston Fire Department Officers and Firefighters attend the ceremony

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Jen Salman describes the history of the neighborhood and how COGdesign/Goode Landscape Studio incorporated it into the park design

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Councilor Ed Flynn listens as  Evan Spencer (BPP CEO) addresses the crowd

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Councilor Ed Flynn and Boston Fire Commissioner John Dempsey

Photo by Catherine Lysy

 Councilor Flynn and Ed Kelly  share a laugh with the BFD

Photo by Joseph Brooks

Councilor Ed Flynn, Ed Kelly (IAFF President)

Photo by Catherine Lysy

Bocce court ready for action!

Photo by Catherine Lysy

HOW BARNARD PLACE PARK WILL BENEFIT THE PUBLIC

Social Benefits

Environmental Benefits

Environmental 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

Environmental Benefits

Environmental Benefits

Environmental Benefits

- 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

Community Benefits

Environmental Benefits

Community Benefits

- 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

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