Joe Christo Managing Director, Stone Living Lab This Saturday will be the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy making landfall in New York City and New Jersey on October 29, 2012. The storm devastated the region, leading to tens of billions of dollars in damages, crippling the city’s subway system, and causing widespread power outages. Officials
Check out the new op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine written by Stone Living Lab Managing Director Joe Christo and Boston Harbor Now CEO & President Kathy Abbott about Boston prioritizing nature-based approaches to climate change. Adapting to water rather than fighting it BY Joe christo & kathy abbott | october 31, 2022 Ten years ago, Superstorm
Walking along the beach, playing a pick-up game of hockey, playing fetch, plane-spotting – you can enjoy all of these activities (and more!) at Coughlin Park, a public park in Winthrop, MA along Boston Harbor. This small park is popular with local families, teens, and retirees alike, and is a wonderful space for everyone to
About this event The Stone Living Lab and the Boston Harbor Ecosystem Network (BHEN) held our first annual conference, “Resilient Boston Harbor: Research for a Sustainable Future” virtually on Tuesday October 26, 2021, with Boston Harbor field trips on Monday October 25th & Wednesday October 27th. Conference Schedule I 10:00am – 5:00pm 10:00am – Welcome, Land
By Rebecca Shoer Cabot Education and Community Engagement Program Manager This spring, we were lucky enough to partner with our colleagues at National Parks of Boston to bring the Stone Living Lab into the classroom! Working with the O’Donnell Elementary School in East Boston, Jen Antocci (Boston Harbor Now), Cathy Radonic (National Park Service), and
This summer the Stone Living Lab is bringing climate educational activities to the Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center! Every other Friday through September 2, join SLL to experiment with erosion, create climate art, or discover how warming oceans will affect our marine neighbors. These pilot activities allow visitors to explore coastal change through different lenses, and
by Rebecca Shoer Cabot Education & Community Engagement Program Manager This summer, we were delighted to welcome eight Boston area teachers to the pilot Stone Living Lab Teacher Institute! This free, five-day institute brought teachers and speakers together to explore Boston Harbor through the lens of climate change, place-based learning, and citizen science*. In addition
by Daria Healey Summer Institute Fellow Three weeks ago, we held our third annual Stone Living Lab (SLL) Teacher Institute – a free five-day course bringing teachers, educators, and researchers together to engage in hands-on activities and discussions about climate change, place-based learning, and participatory science* in the local context of Boston Harbor. This
By Daria Healey Summer Institute Fellow Last month, we were pleased to host our second Stone Living Lab Teacher (SLL) Institute – a free five-day course bringing teachers, educators, and researchers together to engage in hands-on activities and discussions about climate change, place-based learning, and participatory science* in the local context of Boston Harbor. This