Helping communities to plan for and achieve a more resilient future
Massachusetts, USA
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Microbiome rewilding: Biodiverse urban green spaces strengthen human immune systems medicalxpress.com/news/2020-… via @medical_xpress
#NBS for the win
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As we reappraise suburbs, remember long after Covid-19 is gone, the US will face its most urban demographics in more than a century--for 2 decades. Suburbs can have a bright future--but in the form of denser, walkable, mixed-use districts that become centers of diverse community.
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Don't be the last municipality in the Commonwealth to go through your Community Resilience Building (CRB) workshop to get enrolled in #MVP.
Applications for @MassEEA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Planning and Action grants to communities are open for a new round of funding. ow.ly/ppP150zpATS .
Spencer has created a story map about their new green infrastructure parking lot being constructed with #mvpactiongrant funds:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories… #StoryMaps
Jumped to this via yesterday's #MassECAN newsletter. Over the next several months, climate leadership must set the stage for Connection, Creating Value, and Innovation.
argylepr.com/climate-leaders… - via:@argylePR
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The Millie Turner Dam on the Nissitissit River blocked the river for centuries, until partners came together to do something about it. #ecologicalrestoration #fishpassage
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As we celebrate #MAEarthWeek, @MassEEA is excited to announce the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program is open for a new round of funding.
MVP provides funding for cities and towns in MA to prepare for #climatechange and enhance local resilience.
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Attend one of 7 FREE PUBLIC MEETINGS this March to learn about MA research efforts and provide feedback on the state’s 2050 emissions limit and the implementation plans to achieve it. mass.gov/service-details/the…
Thanks @MarkRuffalo, for promoting MA's fantastic Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership - local superheroes in our #MVP_Program !
“The Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership works to increase natural resource-based economic development, support forest conservation on private land and use of sustainable forestry practices, and improve the fiscal sustainability of towns and cities." recorder.com/MTWP-gets-clima…
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We are only a month and a half into the New Year but there are already concerns it could be the warmest on record. A report from @NOAA says this past January featured the warmest global temperatures since record keeping 141-years-ago. Here to discuss what this means: @WeatherProf
Great video from @OregonZoo. Special interests have lobbied the largest rollback of the Clean Water Act since the modern law was passed in 1972... Wetlands tirelessly protect us, we need to make sure we return the favor and protect them.
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Excited for this new round of projects!
.@MassGovernor on Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program: “This program is a great opportunity to partner with our local communities throughout the Commonwealth so we can deal with the very significant challenge of #climatechange.”
These studies are eye-opening and frightening... Let’s get planting! #naturebasedsolutions
A recent study said that after 60 years of regrowth, the secondary Amazon forests studied by researchers stored only 40% as much carbon as undisturbed woodlands and only 50% as much biodiversity. e360.yale.edu/digest/regrowt…
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.@MassGovernor touts his admin’s 1st in nation MVP program to plan locally for impacts of climate change, would provide $1.3B for mitigation over 10 yrs. “If its an issue down the road, it’s going to be a big 1. And if you start thinking about it then, it’s too late.” #MassMuni20
Study shows humans need at least two hours a week in nature - no less - “for physical health and cognitive function.”
“There is an awakening underway today to many of the values of nature and the risks and costs of its loss. This new work can help inform investments in livability and sustainability of the world’s cities.” e360.yale.edu/features/ecops…
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Mia Mansfield @MassEEA at #massmuni20 urged support for Baker Admin Bill S.10 that would fund cities + towns #climateresilience projects
“Trees are... this really fundamental infrastructure that has life or death consequences, especially as our cities are heating up more and more.”
“Trees are often viewed as window dressing. But in reality, they’re this really fundamental infrastructure that has life or death consequences, especially as our cities are heating up more and more": wbur.fm/37x5eL2