Franklin Field CommUnity Day highlights Rain Garden project

From left: BHA Administrator Kenzie Bok, Josie Leon (VP of the Franklin Field Family Tenant Taskforce), Mayor Wu, Carmen Feliciano (Treasurer of the Franklin Field Family Tenant Taskforce), and Jacqueline Olivo (Secretary of the Franklin Field Family Tenant Taskforce).

The Franklin Field development held its annual CommUnity Day with the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) on Sat., Aug. 17, near the event center within the campus. With fun and games and food for residents of Franklin Field, leaders from the Tenant Task Force welcomed Mayor Wu to the celebration, where young people from Franklin Field’s youth committee unveiled the Backyard Rain Garden project they completed this month.

The city’s Office of Green Infrastructure worked with the teens at the Franklin Field Youth Center on the project. Over a period of six weeks, they learned about green infrastructure and how to build a rain garden, and then helped design and install the garden for the benefit of their community.

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Franklin Field youth and Mayor Wu unveiled the new rain garden on their campus. Photos courtesy Mayor’s Office/John Wilcox


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