The Massachusetts office of Energy and Environmental Affairs is seeking applications for three groups of Conservation Grants through its Division of Conservation Services (DCS). Grants are available for the fiscal year 2014 for Conservation Assistance for Small Communities, Parkland Acquisition and Renovations for Communities (PARC), Local Acquisitions for Natural Diversity (LAND), and Conservation Partnership...
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are inviting communities, state agencies, and tribal governments and territories to submit applications for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. These competitive grants assist applicants with hazard mitigation planning and the implementation of hazard mitigation projects...
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) in late April approved changes in the way fishing catch limits are calculated for the Gulf of Maine. Agreeing with motions made by commercial fisherman. biologist and New Hampshire council representative, David Goethel, the council voted to map changes to spawning sites as well as the general...
Rope sculpture by Orly Genger, Red, Yellow and Blue, officially debuted in Madison Square Park, at 23 Madison Avenue, New York City on May 1. The 100,000-lb sculpture is the culmination of a year’s worth of work by the artist and features sinking groundline procured by the Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation (GOMLF) from...
Many towns, states, provinces and the federal governments of the United States and Canada are involved in planning and implementing adaptation and hazard mitigation techniques to protect their coasts from predicted sea level rise and the increased ferocity of storm surges that come with a changing climate. In New England’s coastal states, valuable information...
New Hampshire Seacoast Region Regional ocean observing collaboration A new tide gauge located in Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire will provide critical water level information to help emergency responders and managers, weather forecasters, coastal planners and others prepare and respond to the impacts of coastal storms and rising sea levels. Scientists from the University of...
