By Rebecca Shoer Education and Engagement Program Manager This spring, the Stone Living Lab (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. Like our 2022 lessons, this series explored place-based citizen science and climate learning answering the essential
The following text and information originally appeared in SEASON 6, EPISODE 2 OF THE ENGINEERING WITH NATURE PODCAST on jun 28, 2023. 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
The Lab is excited to announce that three new employees have joined our team, in addition to our new Co-Director Katie Dafforn, who joined earlier this year. Liana Greenberg-Nielsen has joined the team as the Lab’s Education and Engagement Program Coordinator; Jasmine Perez has joined the team as the Lab’s Summer Intern; and Daria Healey
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. Read more about our new team members
The Stone Living Lab is thrilled to announce Charles F. Sams III, 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. Join us for conference proceedings on Wednesday April 26, 2023 to hear from Director Sams, as well as his
by Annie O’Connell Community Science Coordinator Fall is officially right around the corner, ushering in very welcome crisp autumn weather. The 2022 summer season debuted record-breaking temperatures across the world, and Boston was no exception. With several heat waves lasting for days, residents struggled to stay cool as city officials declared two heat emergencies. As
By Rebecca Shoer June 2024 marked two years since the Lab’s cobble berms research, monitoring, and education project began. Over the course of the project thus far, staff from the Stone Living Lab, Duxbury Beach Reservation, and Woods Hole Group have led research, monitoring, and education efforts at cobble berm sites across coastal Massachusetts. The
Contributed by: Evan Paris, National Parks of Boston CLIMATE CONSERVATION CORPS Member On top of spectacular natural beauty and refreshing tranquility away from the hustle and bustle of city life, the Boston Harbor Islands offer a host of favors to humans and animals alike. There is one special ecosystem sprinkled throughout the islands that particularly epitomizes
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 Rebecca Shoer Cabot Education and Community Engagement Program Manager 2021 was our first year developing and implementing pilot education and public engagement programs for the Lab! Working alongside Boston Harbor Now and our many partners, we shared our research with young people at Coughlin Park, observed climate change effects in Charlestown Navy Yard, and experienced the