Why Hyde Park?
Hyde Park is losing tree canopy faster than any other neighborhood in Boston due to lower planting rates, development, and aging trees. Though the 9.1 acres have a number of green spaces including Stonybrook Reservation and The Neponset River, it is home to a number of environmental justice neighborhoods with low tree canopy. Tree Care Hyde Park 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 love for trees to counter the decreasing tree canopy.
The 1000 tree tags will be hung on trees throughout Hyde Park in areas such as urban wilds (existing and hoped for) and parks, but also in community member’s yards and street trees. Events held at these sites will help the community to get to know these protected and advocated for ecologies.
The Hyde Park Library is the hub of Tree Care, hosting the Wheelbarrow Printing/Planting Press and a project map with information about the trees, sites and community partners. When a community member takes a tree tag to hang on their own tree, they leave information so the project map can be updated with the tagged trees of the project.
an image of a street with few trees, where I draw in trees…?
Tree Care Sites in Hyde Park
Tree Care Hyde Park tags trees in sites around the neighborhood that community organizations and the city are protecting, preserving, and caring for. These include urban wilds (existing and hoped for), a community land trust, city parks, contested microforests, and more. This network of urban landscapes have been or are in the process of being advocated for, cared for, and conserved by local community organizations in Hyde Park, such as the SouthWest Boston CDC Green Team, Keep Hyde Park Beautiful, The Neponset River Association, and more. Wander through the map to find landscapes and trees that are on your way to work, where you can walk your dog, or where you can simply be in a peaceful, protected natural habitat.
