A Grassroots Environmental Justice Coalition is Born

In response to this imminent threat to our community and local ecology, the Coalition to Save Crane Ledge Woods (the Coalition) - a grassroots-organized group of neighborhood associations, residents and other advocates - rapidly formed and has been growing in size and strength. We are working tirelessly to protect our neighborhoods, which the city of Boston designated Environmental Justice populations due to our already inequitable access to public green space and the disproportionate impacts of climate change we experience. Crane Ledge Woods provides the surrounding community with clean air, protects our homes against increasing and intensifying flooding, shields us from worsening heat island effect, and mitigates climate-related health risks like asthma, among other benefits. As a protected urban wild and public park, under the care of the city’s Conservation Commission and local residents, Crane Ledge Woods could enhance quality of life and environmental equity for our neighborhoods and benefit the entire city!