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Real estate slump slows Boston's sea-level rise projects

Several flood-protection projects like sea walls, berms, and elevated land are tangled up in large developments that now face slowdowns.

Piers Park III Has MEPA Environmental Justice Info Session – East Boston Times-Free Press

Owner's Representative, Piers Park III - Boston MA

The Trustees of Reservations is now hiring for the position of Owner's Representative, Piers Park III - Boston MA in Boston. Apply today.

A new vision for Boston's waterfront — and climate resiliency

A new vision for Boston’s waterfront and climate resiliency Jocelyn Forbush Boston has a long history of using parks to improve the everyday lives of its residents. The Emerald Necklace, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, was imagined as a “green ribbon” sprawl of open space providing an escape from what was then an increasingly industrial, polluted city. It was this idea of using parks as a means for public good and well-being that led to the founding of the Trustees of Reservations in 1891 by Olmsted protégé Charles Eliot.Julia Africa, Cheri Ruane, Gary Hilderbrand, and Chris Reed: Parks are essential especially during the coronavirus pandemic

Barbara J. Erickson, 'catalyst for the conservation movement,' dies at 42

Barbara J. Erickson, ‘catalyst for the conservation movement,’ dies at 42 By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated January 23, 2021, 4:55 p.m. Email to a Friend Barbara Erickson, at a pond at Francis William Bird Park in Walpole.Handout While leading one of the state’s most important environmental organizations, Barbara J. Erickson looked back with reverence and ahead with anticipation. “We are always passing the baton to the next generation,” she said at the Trustees of Reservations annual meeting in 2019. Ms. Erickson, who was 42 when she died of cancer on Jan. 15, played a key role statewide among those who preserve the open space jewels of the past and unearth new gems for the future.