Position: Watershed Ecologist (Environmental Analyst IV) Date of posting: 5/6/2016 Closing: The position will remain open until filled. However, first consideration will be given to those candidates that apply within the first 14 days. The Watershed Ecologist provides overall leadership…
In early April, more than 20 organizations and municipalities in the Great Marsh region gathered at the Parker River Wildlife Refuge headquarters for an all-day workshop. The purpose of the Great Marsh Modeling Symposium was to introduce the Great Marsh…
Working with PIE-Rivers partner Liz Duff from Mass Audubon and teacher Lori LaFrance, Ipswich High School students have been analyzing storm surges and sea level rise maps to identify areas most vulnerable in their town. On April 13th, more than…
Congrats to PIE-Rivers founding partner Essex County Greenbelt Association for receiving more than $1 million in funding from the state’s 2016 Landscape Partnership Grant program. This funding will help conserve 525 acres of land in Hamilton, Ipswich and Essex, protecting an open hilltop landscape…
The National Wildlife Federation invites you to join us for the North Shore Regional Workshop on Innovative Approaches to Reducing Community Vulnerability. This workshop is designed to educate local planners, municipal officials, engaged citizens, and others on how to make…
The Fiscal Year 2017 Request for Responses (RFR) is now available. For more information, to view the RFR, and download required forms, see the COMMBUYS website. Proposals are due by June 6. Massachusetts coastal communities face significant risks from coastal storms,…
After many years of waiting, communities were abuzz when the 2016 Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) General Permit was published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 13, 2016. Signed on April 4,…
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals from within the New England states to restore and sustain healthy forests and rivers that provide habitat for diverse native bird populations, as well as freshwater and diadromous fish populations…
While much of Salisbury’s dunes weathered the last few winter storms well and gained sand (photo at right), this section of dune at Center Beach was hit particularly hard (photo below). The dune nourishment areas established by…
2016 Summer Professional Development Institutes: North Shore Region One week institute for Middle and High School Educators Research and Resiliency: Exploring the Way Local Ecosystems are Responding to Global Change How do scientists study, protect and improve the health of the coastal…