Hyde Park is the southernmost neighborhood of Boston. Its 9.1 acres have a number of green spaces including Stonybrook Reservation and The Neponset River, but it is losing tree canopy faster than any other neighborhood in Boston due to lower planting rates, development, and aging trees. Furthermore, Hyde Park is a diverse community with a number of environmental justice community areas with significantly less tree canopy. Tree Care shines a light on the work of local community organizations that are working to plant, preserve, and conserve trees, with the aim of drawing more support for that work and fostering a love for trees that will counter the decreasing tree canopy.
Find out more about this amazing network of advocates for our healthy, equity, and future.
Keep Hyde Park Beautiful is a volunteer-led organization whose mission is to inspire and empower residents, businesses, schools, and government to work together to make Hyde Park a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful place to live, work, study, and play.
The Southwest Boston CDC Green Team combines paid outdoor field work, environmental education, and job skills training to expand access to urban wilds, strengthen climate resilience and engage youth in nature.
Since our founding in 1967, our mission has been to protect and restore the natural resources of the Neponset River, its tributaries, and surrounding watershed lands for the benefit of present and future generations.
At Tree Boston, we care about trees because they care for us. We work at the intersection of environmental justice, public health, and climate change to advocate for a healthy and equitable urban forest in Boston. We recognize the inequities of tree canopy coverage and believe that trees are a vital component of developing, building, and maintaining healthy and vibrant communities.
The Save Crane Ledge Woods Coalition is a group of Hyde Park, Mattapan, and Roslindale neighborhood associations, organizations, concerned residents and local advocates working to save a 24 acre urban wild from development.
Boston's Urban Forestry Division's mission: The urban forest is an important part of the City’s landscape. It’s made up of all the trees on public and private land in Boston, along with the City’s shrubs, grasses, ground cover, soil, and waterways.
The charter mission of the Hyde Park Historical Society: The object of this Society shall be the promotion of the study of history with particular reference to that of Hyde Park, the preservation and perpetuation of the memory of persons and events connected with said town and the collection of objects of historic interest.
The Community Land Trust is a group of Hyde Park residents working to return land to the commons by acquiring vacant parcels with open space potential.
Hyde Park Main Streets is a non-profit organization, made up of local business and resident volunteers, working together to help create, maintain and promote a flourishing commercial district. Our mission is to make Hyde Park a destination where new and existing businesses thrive and where residents and visitors can enjoy a wide range of shopping, dining, arts, and entertainment options reflective of our diverse community and unique to our “small town in the city.”
The Hyde Park Neighborhood Association is dedicated to bettering our community by connecting our members to their elected officials (local, state and federal) and police.
The Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Library is a vibrant community organization providing space and support to many community activities and groups, as well as stewarding 43 trees on their Cleary Square site.