Living Seawalls Wins 2025 Eureka Prize for Environmental Research

The Stone Living Lab is so proud of our partners at Living Seawalls for winning this year's Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. 

From Boston to Brest: Stone Living Lab Presents at the International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS) in Brest, France

The Stone Living Lab's UMass Boston graduate team presents at the International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS) in Brest, France.

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Lab Joins Boston Harbor Ecosystems Network on Eelgrass Field Trip

The Stone Living Lab Education Team got a close up look at local research being done to protect and restore native eelgrass.

Living Seawalls 6-Month Check-In

This summer marks six months since the installation of Living Seawalls habitat enhancement panels at Condor Street Urban Wild in East Boston and Fan Pier in the Seaport - and the biodiversity is already making waves.

Lab Team Meets with Robin Wall Kimmerer at Museum of Science

Members of the Lab were thrilled to join other partners from throughout the region at the Museum of Science on June 18 for An Evening with Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Lab Joins New England Aquarium for World Ocean Day Event

The Lab's Education team was thrilled to join New England Aquarium for their celebration of World Ocean Day on June 8! This annual event is free and open to the public, allowing folks a chance to stroll by and learn more about the incredible marine world just steps away from the Aquarium.

Lab’s Work Highlighted at AIA25 Conference

Lab Co-Director Joe Christo joined Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) Executive Director Gretchen Rabinkin, STOSS Landscape Urbanism Founding Director Chris Reed, and other partners to host attendees at the American Institute of Architects Conference on Architecture and Design (AIA25) on a boat tour of Boston Harbor on June 6, 2025.

East Boston High School visits Living Seawalls

In early June the shoreline at Condor Street Urban Wild came alive with curiosity and discovery as the entire 8th grade class from East Boston High School joined the Stone Living Lab team for a day of urban shoreline exploration. Just a six minute walk away from their school, students were excited to step into the intertidal world located right in their neighbourhood.