Dover Beach Park

Photo Gallery

Christel adding some compost to Luis' coral bell!
Digging a hole for an agastashe to be planted!
Terell, Freddie, and Joshua shoveling mulch!
After a long workday of planting at Dover Beach!
Christel, Kymani, and Freddie digging holes to plant coral bells!
Terell and Luis also digging holes to plant coral bells!
Freddie planting his coral bell!
Securing his newly planted child!

2023 Greenspace Report

Dover Beach is a scenic park with views of the marshes along the Quinnipiac River. The park’s benches, shade, views, and playground and splash pad make this a popular community gathering spot with a welcoming, familial atmosphere on hot days. A core group of volunteers – Christel, Pat and Joyce – made wonderful progress at Dover Beach this summer! Their passion for the park shows in everything they do, and this year they tackled a swath of broad goals. They added to the plantings in the Children’s Butterfly Garden, spent long hours doing invasive species suppression in the Urban Oasis, and established a Welcome to Fair Haven sign at the park’s entrance off Middletown Road.

2023 Accomplishments

  • 7 perennials planted (1 Autumn Joy Sedum, 3 Threadleaf Coreopsis, 3 Cheyenne Echinacea)
  • 7.5 yards mulch spread
  • 8 events
  • 3 volunteers
  • 38 volunteer hours