Force of Nature
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.
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.
NBC10 Boston highlights the Stone Living Lab
As sea level rises and storms get stronger because of climate change, researchers in Massachusetts are turning to Boston Harbor Islands for inspiration.
Stone Living Lab Launches as New Nature-Based Resilience Solution
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.