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Nira Rock, Jamaica Plain –
Two years after planning began, an army of community and
corporate volunteers helped to plant new native trees and
shrubs to restore this unique neighborhood park. As
a result of their tireless advocacy and hands-on
determination, the Friends of Nira Rock and Paul
Sutton, Urban Wilds Coordinator for the Boston Parks Dept., have
transformed a dangerous and foreboding place into a
beautiful and stimulating green space.
April 2007 -- After two years of planning and removing invasives at Nira Rock in Jamaica Plain, new plants go in the ground! |
Nira Rock is a neighborhood park in Jamaica Plain with an enormous puddingstone outcropping as its centerpiece. |
The strategy was to assign teams to each new tree, making lighter work of a very heavy task. |
Paul Sutton, Urban Wilds Coordinator for the Boston Parks Dept., was the maestro of the many volunteers who turned out to help plant trees and shrubs in the newly revitalized neighborhood park. |
Volunteers for this massive effort came from the Friends of Nira Rock, REI,
COGdesign, BostonCares.com, and Vantage Partners. |
Mass plantings of low bush blueberries will be a welcoming entrance to a park where previously few dared to enter. |
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