How Do You Turn A Community Park Into an Arboretum? Ask These Northeastern Students

by Tanner Stening - March 14, 2022

How do you turn a community park, tucked away among rows of housing in the middle of a city, into an arboretum?

As it turns out, many urban parks may already meet the criteria—at least, to be a Level I arboretum. Such a designation requires, among other things, a minimum of 25 different species of plants be present on the grounds.

A group of Northeastern students are working toward that first-level arboretum certification for Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park, a 5.5-acre slice of greenspace in the Mission Hill neighborhood that Northeastern has had a hand in maintaining for years.

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