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    • Park Pleasures
      • Powder on the Cake
      • Seasonal Flora
      • Pelissier Shed
      • Angles Shadows Shapes
      • Bocce Ball
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Hours
    • Project Team
    • Park Development
    • About Us
    • History

  • Home
  • Park Pleasures
    • Powder on the Cake
    • Seasonal Flora
    • Pelissier Shed
    • Angles Shadows Shapes
    • Bocce Ball
  • Donate
  • Volunteer
  • Hours
  • Project Team
  • Park Development
  • About Us
  • History

photo by Catherine Lysy

BARNARD PLACE PARK BENEFITS

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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Park Hours

Daily from Dawn til Dusk

Hours may be adjusted during inclement weather

Barnard Place Park

603R East Second Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02127, United States

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