Urban Harbors Institute, UMass Boston

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Check out these jobs with the School for the Environment here at UMass Boston! (1) Chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Community Development (UPCD)  (2) Assistant Professor specializing in workforce development using environmental sustainability, equity, and community engagement frameworks in scholarship, teaching, and service (3) Assistant Professor with expertise in clean energy transitions including familiarity with offshore wind matters  All descriptions are available here: https://lnkd.in/dfUrX35E

Last night, our former director, Jack Wiggin, was celebrated for his outstanding service to UMass Boston and the many other communities of which he is a part. Among his contributions, Jack has mentored dozens of students, advanced coastal management throughout the country, contributed to planning efforts to improve medical systems in Haiti, and helped found the Urban Planning and Community Development Graduate program at UMass Boston. Congratulations to Jack, and the other winners, for their well-deserved awards! UMass Boston School for the Environment UMass Boston Alumni

Excited to see what this living seawall project teaches us and impressed by the power of partnerships and creative thinking as we work to address climate impacts https://lnkd.in/eEN_Z27C Stone Living Lab School for the Environment

One of the best parts of collaborating with towns to develop harbor plans is getting to know their waterways by boat. Last week we had the chance to explore Swansea and learn more about their interests with regard to climate change, public access, natural resources, and navigation.

Excited to be a part of this opportunity!

We are so excited to be part of this project and continue our work supporting coastal communities!

For months, Timothy Clark, RLA and I have been thinking deeply about how best to support New England communities in proactive planning to keep people living along our coasts safe from rising seas and intensifying storms through intentional community-driven relocation. This week, we brought that conversation to a group of 50+ people in an interactive session at the Restore America's Estuaries summit. We’re just starting to go through the extensive notes from the breakout sessions, and I’m so heartened to see that one of the common themes across all of the groups is creative brainstorming about how best to support and resource people and their communities as they make life-changing decisions about where to live and how to respond to the risks they face. Thank you so much to Alison Branco, Kim Starbuck, and Jessica Brunacini, PhD for your insightful and informative video presentations as part of our session! The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut

We had a great first public meeting for the Swansea Waterways Plan on last Thursday night. Looking forward to working more with the harbor committee, town, and public as we develop the plan!

🌊🎉 Happy Seafood Month! 🎉🌊 October is here, and that means it's time to celebrate the bounty of our waterways. 🐟🦀🦐 This month, we’ll highlight the work Sea Grant professionals do year-round to make sustainable seafood choices more accessible and to support our local fishing economies. #SeafoodMonth #SustainableSeafood #Sustainable #Fisheries #Aquaculture #OceanToTable #SeaGrant #Seafood #Fish #Fishing #Economy #SmallBusiness