Funding Opportunity with Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School and Stone Living Lab invited proposals for curriculum development on Cathleen Stone Island!
Real-Time Monitoring Field Observations: February 1, 2026
Due to Perigean Spring Tides and an offshore storm, overland flooding was observed at Tenean Beach in Dorchester. Read about what the Lab's Climate Change Observatory sensors picked up during these weather events!
Diving into Ocean Literacy
This past October, we joined the NEOSEC Ocean Literacy Summit, celebrating 20 years of ocean literacy!
Lab Co-Directors Share Nature-Based Insights with National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
Stone Living Lab Co-Directors Katie Dafforn and Joe Christo presented to members of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators on two occasions recently.
One year in, sea creatures have turned the Seaport’s ‘living seawall’ into a home | WBUR
For the past year, scientists with the Stone Living Lab at UMass have been watching sea creatures take over a previously flat, concrete wall.
Field Observations: Real-Time Data from the October 12-14th Nor’easter
During the most recent Nor'Easter our team at the Stone Living Lab was busy gathering and analyzing data via instrumentation we've deployed as part of our Climate Change Observatory.
Remembering Kongjian Yu
The Stone Living Lab lost a dear and inspirational friend last month when Kongjian Yu died in a plane crash in Brazil.
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.
Watch out for the ‘wicked high’ king tides this week at Boston Harbor | Boston.com
The tides are scientifically known as perigean spring tides and are caused by a combination of the moon’s orbit and phases.