NOAA is dedicated to investing in the tools and resources communities and businesses need to address the impacts of extreme weather and climate-related hazards, as well as to restore coastal habitat to enhance the resilience of coastal ecosystems and the…
NOAA’s Restoration Center recognizes that habitat protection and restoration are essential elements of a strategy for sustainable commercial and recreational fisheries. Investing in habitat restoration and recovery projects leads to real, lasting differences for communities, businesses, and the environment. The…
In December 2016, the US Environmental Protection Agency released a document entitled "Frequently Asked Questions on Removal of Obsolete Dams". This document provides background information and guidance on dam removal. It also provides a wide range of information including how…
The Division of Ecological Restoration has funding available for Massachusetts municipalities to complete the critical collection of field data for culvert replacement design (field data collection) for a degraded or undersized culvert located in an area of high value for…
On December 6th, 50 PIE-Rivers partners and friends gathered for the partnership's annual meeting where the 2016 drought was the focus. Held at the Newbury Town Library, the partnership’s meeting brought together non-profit and municipal and state officials and volunteers.…
In November 2016, 140 students, teachers, and professional scientists gathered for the annual Coastal Science Conference at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport to share the latest findings from Mass Audubon's Salt Marsh Science Project, and to celebrate…
How to help municipal open space volunteers identify, fund, purchase, and manage open space was the focus of Greenbelt’s first-ever Essex County Open Space Conference at Northern Essex Community College on November 12, 2016. Over 90 participants attended from 27…
Thursday, November 17th, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Woodman’s in Essex The 5th Annual Great Marsh Sea Level Rise Symposium: Implications for Quality of Life in Our Communities will be held at Woodman’s of Essex on Thursday, November 17th. Click…
PIE-Rivers Restoration Partnership members and interested public are invited to the 2ndAnnual Partnership meeting to be held on December 6, 2016, at the Newbury Town Library in Byfield, MA. The meeting will include a review of the Partnership’s work in…
Municipal Task Forces for the Great Marsh Resiliency Planning Project met In Salisbury and Ipswich last week. Facilitated by staff from the Ipswich River Watershed and the National Wildlife Federation, the community working groups finalized the past year’s work: assessing…