Living Seawalls in Practice: A Workshop on Science-Informed Design in California

The Stone Living Lab's Co-Director Katie Dafforn presents to the Living Seawalls workshop in San Francisco.

Efforts to Protect Harbor from Floods Lifted by $10M Donation | State House News Service

With several “king tides” in the near-term forecast, the Stone Foundation is donating $10 million over the next five years to help a local lab expand its work on nature-based methods of adapting places like Boston Harbor to flooding from climate change.

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. 

Exploring Nature-Based Coastal Innovation: Reflections from the Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems in Hong Kong

The Stone Living Lab's Co-Director Katie Dafforn presents to the International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems (BECoME) in Hong Kong.

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.

We’re Hiring! Data Scientist/ Senior Data Scientist

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People looking at a collection tray with marine species inside

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.

Design Discovery at Harvard Graduate School of Design

The Stone Living Lab's Co-Director Katie Dafforn presents to the Design Discovery program at Harvard Graduate School of Design: Introducing Nature-Based Solutions for coastal climate adaptation to future planners and architects.

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.