Fairmont Park
Volunteer Leader(s):
Neighborhood: Fair Haven Heights/Quinnipiac Meadows
Type of Site: Park Friends 
Address: 100 Clifton Street, New Haven, CT, 06513
Intern(s):
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2026 Greenspace Report
Fairmont Park is a large, mostly forested, city park, with a small trails, native plant gardens, and meadows. It is one of the neighborhoods’ largest parks, and this summer it began to transition from majority woodland to providing more opportunities for recreational use. Friends of Fairmont Park put in three stone benches, and the Parks department broke ground on an incoming natural playground and splash pad, the first of its kind accessible by public transportation in this part of the city. Fairmont Park has been an active Greenspace for over 20 years. A dedicated group of volunteers meets weekly throughout the year to remove invasive species, plant native trees, shrubs, and perennials, build and maintain trails. The group maintains concerted efforts towards ecological restoration, and have made tremendous progress to this end under Sylvia Dorsey’s sustained leadership.
2026 Accomplishments
- 8 events
- 12 volunteers
- 66 volunteer hours
