As sea level rises and storms get stronger because of climate change, researchers in Massachusetts are turning to Boston Harbor Islands for inspiration.
The Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park have been named one of the country's 11 most endangered sites by the National Trust for Historic Preservation due to climate change threats.
Opinion article on the five priorities for Boston's waterfront and how efforts such as the Stone Living Lab are underway that use Boston as a lab to test potential solutions to climate change impacts.
The Boston Harbor Islands are a natural barrier to storm-driven waves and offer a perfect setting for research into nature-based methods for enhancing their protective features.
As coastal communities face increasing climate-related threats, a new collaborative ecosystem has launched that aims to become a global hub for testing and scaling up nature-based solutions in the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.