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Boston's climate resiliency efforts center community feedback and priorities
Plans in Boston have gone beyond flood protection to include additional amenities. -
Climate change is threatening farms across New England. Here’s how farmers are responding.
Cover cropping, high tunnels, and no-till planting are helping these farms thrive, even as rain and heat pose challenges. -
Dean King With Guardians Of The Valley: John Muir And The Friendship That Saved Yosemite
The dramatic and uplifting story of legendary outdoorsman and conservationist JohnMuir’s quest to protect one of America’s most magnificent landscapes, Yosemite.
“Everybody needs beauty, as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” —John Muir
In this portrait of a place, a time, and a movement, the bestselling author Dean King takes us behind the scenes, to the beginning of America’s love affair with Yosemite Valley. In June of 1889 in San Francisco, John Muir—iconic environmentalist, writer, and philosopher—met face-to-face with his longtime editor Robert Underwood Johnson, an elegant and influential figure at The Century magazine. Before long, the pair ventured to Yosemite Valley, the magnificent site Muir had visited twenty years earlier. There, they confronted a shocking vision, as predatory mining, tourism, and logging industries had plundered and defaced “the grandest of all the special temples of Nature.” The rest is history: that watershed moment led to the creation of Yosemite National Park, and launched an environmental battle that at once captivated the nation and ushered in the beginning of the American environmental movement. Join us for King’s illustrated presentation of his riveting new book, Guardians of the Valley, “a rich, enjoyable excursion into a seminal period in environmental history.” (The Wall Street Journal)Partner:American Ancestors Boston Public Library -
Local boaters help save entangled humpback whale near Rockport
Two boaters alerted Center for Coastal Studies to a distressed whale in the waters off Cape Ann. -
New England’s Climate Future: City, Land and Sea
What might optimistic—yet realistic—scenarios for New England’s climate future look like? As our summers get hotter, storms get stronger, sea levels rise and other consequences become more apparent, climate change is top of mind. Hear from a panel of three renowned climate experts on their transformational visions for New England – and reasons for hope.
Discover the specific impacts that may affect New England the most, and how we can rise to meet these challenges. This inspiring evening will leave you with an understanding of not only the threats but the positive actions that can help our communities, region and nation address climate change.
Learn what you as an individual can do, how to talk with your children about the climate future and how to discuss climate solutions with your neighbors, relatives and friends – even the skeptical ones– in a productive and empowering way.
This event was presented with support from Museum of Science.Partner:GBH Events -
The idea of ‘tree equity’ is taking root
Barren streets means higher temps and worse air quality in disadvantaged neighborhoods. -
Meet the man in charge of cleaning the Esplanade's goose poop
It's a small but vital part of keeping the park clean. -
Pilgrim Nuclear denied permit to discharge radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay
The company wanted to discharge up to 1.1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the bay. -
As the climate changes, obsolete dams put Mass. at risk for flooding similar to Vermont
A dam near Vermont’s capital city nearly overflowed as it saw devastating floods. -
House of the Seven Gables races to preserve its story before it's lost to climate change
The 1668 house made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne is torn between historical integrity and climate mitigation.