The following resources were either published by the Stone Living Lab team members, or are closely related to the work the Lab is conducting.
Explore this National Park Service compiled story map explaining what nature-based solutions are, along with their potential to address coastal threats in the National Parks.
This report from the 2021 Beach Profiling community science project was submitted for presentation at the 2023 Coastal Sediments Conference Series. The report includes results and discussion of the value of community participation in novel research.
This Stone Living Lab-funded study assessed whether innovation in the surface structure or surface composition of vertical concrete shoreline seawalls could enhance intertidal biodiversity compared to plain vertical concrete seawalls and bulkheads.
This Stone Living Lab-funded study compared the performance of reef mimics constructed from marine concrete with those constructed with CaCO3-enriched concrete.
Researchers from UMass Boston and the Stone Living Lab wanted to learn more about intertidal habitats across Boston Harbor. Specifically, what kinds of creatures live on our shorelines? How are they being affected by extreme weather events? How can we design future development to support these areas? Participants in this project help researchers collect intertidal biodiversity and temperature data. This storymap provides details on the research and results.
The Lab conducted a beach profiling community science program at 12 sites across Boston Harbor in 2021. By collecting monthly profiles and seeing how they change over time and after storms, we can paint a picture of how our beaches are being affected by climate change. This storymap describes the project and summarizes results.