![volunteers work on Merv Sullivan naturalization site](http://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/pages/in-content/2021-06/naturalization%20web%20photos%202.jpg)
Spring 2021 update
We now have 25 Bearberry plants, 15 Sweet Ferns and three Serviceberry trees. Thanks to the team from Transportation & Public Works, we now have a seating area made with repurposed logs and an area with mulch that will be home to some herbaceous flowering plants.
![volunteers working on Merv Sullivan naturalization site](http://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/pages/in-content/2021-06/naturalization%20web%20photos%201.jpg)
![volunteers work on Merv Sullivan naturalization site](http://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/pages/in-content/2021-06/naturalization%20web%20photos%203.jpg)
Concept Plan
Halifax Parks & Recreation has selected the north east corner of Merv Sullivan Park as one of three naturalization pilot sites.
![Merv Sullivan Park map](http://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/pages/in-content/2020-01/Merv%20Sullivan%20map%20%28web%29%20.jpg)
Naturalization project location
Naturalizing this location will not only improve habitat for birds and pollinators, but has the potential to turn an underutilized area into a community gathering place. The new naturalized landscape will include flowering native perennials, grasses, sweet ferns, serviceberries, and natural log seating. Details can be viewed in our draft naturalization concept.
![Merv Sullivan park mock up](http://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/pages/in-content/2020-01/Merv%20Sullivan%20park%20mock%20up%20%28web%29.jpg)
Visualization of the Merv Sullivan Park naturalization project