2019 Report for Cherry Ann Park

Neighborhood:

Newhallville

Type of Site:

Park Friends

Address:

150 Cherry Ann St., New Haven, CT, 06511

Coordinates for Map

POINT (-72.9404951 41.3356206)

Year

2019

Number of volunteers

19

Total volunteer hours

123

Number of events

10

Number of trees planted

0

Number of shrubs planted

14

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clethra, button bush, beach plum, false spirea, spirea, spicebush, arrowwood viburnum, elderberry, Virginia sweetspire, myrica gale

Number of perennials planted

23

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coral bell, lungwort, geranium, hosta, cactus, lamb’s ear, juniper, daylily, sedum, yarrow, euonymus, coreopsis, liriope

Yards compost spread

0.50

Yards mulch spread

3.00

Other Infrastructure or Materials

Category:

Signage

Quantity:

2.00

Details:

Wildflowers

Summary

Cherry Ann Park is New Haven's newest park, transformed from a dumping site into a beautiful park. It was founded by coalition of neighbors led by Miss Connie, a resident of Cherry Ann Street, who fought for the neighborhood children to have a safe space to play. After a decade of lobbying, Ms Connie worked with the City, URI and her fellow neighbors, to turn this dream into reality. Since 2014, Cherry Ann Park has welcomed a lovely wildflower field, swing sets and playground sets, benches, fishing pier, native pollinator swale, and a walking trail. The Cherry Ann Park Greenspace group comprises primarily of neighborhood kids that work together to enhance the park under Miss Connie’s leadership every summer Saturday morning. This summer, they beautified the entrance gardens, cleaned up trash, and removed the overgrowth of weeds that blocked out previous plantings. The volunteer group also surveyed the neighborhood for what they would like to see in the park. The survey found overwhelming support for a splashpad. This summer's Common Ground student green jobs crew were of tremendous help and made significant ecological improvements to the urban oasis by restoring native plantings. In partnership with Yale F&ES, a private donation has made it possible for URI to install a pavilion and splash pad, which are coming soon.