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
In late March, Rebecca Shoer (Stone Living Lab), Elisabeth Colby (National Parks of Boston), and Holly Rosa (Boston Public Schools) joined thousands of science educators in Denver for the 2024 National Science Teaching Association Conference! The Lab team joined part of NSTA’s first “climate change” program track to present on the SLL Summer Teacher Institute.
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
The Urban Ocean Lab, an ocean and coastal policy think tank, released a new policy paper highlighting insights and progress on Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in Boston Harbor. Created in partnership with Boston Harbor Now, this paper outlines the benefits of and barriers to implementing NBS in Boston Harbor. It also identifies critical knowledge and needs
The Lab’s Managing Director Joe Christo is featured in a WBUR story about NOAA’s annual report projecting the number of days Boston can expect to experience high-tide flooding in 2025. Boston should expect 12 to 19 days of high-tide flooding next year, per NOAA By Barbara Moran | August 8, 2024 Boston had 19 days of high-tide flooding last
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
Stone Living Lab Managing Director Joe Christo is featured in the Bay State Banner for a story about coastal flooding at Tenean Beach in Dorchester. Read the story below. At Tenean Beach, city, state pull from nature’s toolbox to address coastal flood paths | Bay State Banner By Avery Bleichfeld | February 28, 2024 As
As part of the outreach and education initiatives at the Stone Living Lab, University of Massachusetts Boston and SLL staff launched a citizen/community science program in 2021, providing members of the public the opportunity to get involved in scientific research. The first project ran from April – December of 2021 and was focused on beach