| Pope John Paul II Park Reservation | |
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  Location in Massachusetts  Pope John Paul II Park Reservation (the United States) | |
| Location | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°16′47″N 71°2′42″W / 42.27972°N 71.04500°W |
| Area | 66 acres (27 ha) |
| Established | 2001 |
| Governing body | Department of Conservation and Recreation |
| Website | Pope John Paul II Park Reservation |
Pope John Paul II Park Reservation, officially the Saint Pope John Paul II Park,[1] and also known as Pope Park,[citation needed] is a 66-acre (27 ha) Massachusetts state park bordering the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of Boston. The park was reclaimed from the former site of a landfill and the Neponset Drive-In as part of the Lower Neponset River Master Plan and the development of the Neponset River Reservation.[2] The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).[3]
DCR has restored a salt marsh area and planted native trees and shrubs. The area now attracts an increased variety of birds to the habitat, including snowy egrets and great blue herons.
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- ^ "Pope John Paul II Park Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved September 9, 2013.