News - Stone Living Lab

06/29/2023 | Climate Preparedness, Conference, Education, Research

The Engineering with Nature Podcast: Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings

The City of Boston is experiencing climate change and taking action to build urban resiliency through their Climate Ready Boston initiative. In Season 6, Episode 2 of the EWN® Podcast, Host Sarah Thorne is joined by Co-host Andrew McQueen, Research Biologist in the Environmental Laboratory of the Engineer Research and Development Center, USACE, and Joe Christo, Managing Director of the Stone Living Lab in Boston, Massachusetts.

Three students looking at the Harbor from a boat.

06/28/2023 | Education

Having Fun-ology with Fifth Graders

This spring, SLL and National Parks Service (NPS) staff created and piloted a series of brand-new lessons with fifth graders at Samuel Adams Elementary in East Boston. We used phenology to answer the question: "How do we know something is changing?"

06/06/2023 | Education

Welcoming Summer Staff!

This year we are thrilled to welcome two summer staff members to the Lab: Sarah Hope and Daria Healey! They are joining the Education and Engagement team to bring our programming to all kinds of events and communities this summer, as well as supporting our second Teacher Institute

05/25/2023 | Climate Preparedness, Education

Sharing Nature-based Approaches with Communities

Join the Stone Living Lab, Woods Hole Group, Duxbury Beach Reservation, and MA Office of Coastal Zone Management for one of four educational field trips this season!

04/18/2023 | Conference, Education, Research

Boston Harbor Educators Workshop 2023

Reflections from our second annual Educators Workshop.

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04/18/2023 | Climate Preparedness, Education, Research

Cobble Berm Monitoring Project Update: Focus Group Kickoff!

Woods Hole Group, the SLL, and MA Coastal Zone Management hosted two focus groups to help guide our work in education and outreach for coastal resilience professionals!

04/13/2023 | Conference, Education, Policy

Park Service Director Charles Sams Joins Keynote Panel at 2023 Conference

The Stone Living Lab is thrilled to announce Charles Sams, Director of the National Park Service will join our keynote panel on Indigenous knowledge at our 2023 Conference, Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings.

03/08/2023 | Conference, Education, Policy

Commonwealth’s Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer to Deliver Keynote Address at 2023 Conference

The Stone Living Lab is thrilled to announce Melissa Hoffer, Massachusetts’ first ever Climate Chief, will join us as a Keynote Speaker during our April 2023 Conference, Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings.

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12/29/2022 | Education, Research

Taking Root: Our Second Year of Education & Engagement

For the Lab’s Education and Engagement program, 2022 brought us many wonderful opportunities to engage with Bostonians and visitors of all ages across the Harbor!