by wpadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
By Matt Liebman Environmental Protection Agency Earth’s climate and its ecosystems have experienced rapid changes in the past 100 years. The Northeast has experienced an increase in the rate of precipitation by 10 to 20% in the past century...
by wpadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
Since its modest beginnings in 1989, the American Lobster Settlement Index has grown to an international collaborative of marine resource agencies, academic and lobster industry partners in New England and Atlantic Canada. ALSI participants use a standardized...
by wpadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
Submitted by Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program The Great Marsh is the largest continuous stretch of salt marsh in New England, extending from Cape Ann in Massachusetts to New Hampshire. The Great Marsh includes over 20,000 acres of salt marsh, barrier beach,...
by wpadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
Jed is excited about his new role and for opportunities that lie ahead for the Coastal Program, including reaching out to engage a new generation of conservation leaders. Jed hopes to offer more internships, details and volunteer opportunities. One of his foci will be...
by wpadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
James S. Latimer (EPA) and Christine Tilburg (ESIP) Estuarine condition is a function of the geophysical nature of the estuary, the larger ocean and atmosphere, and the upstream watershed. To fully understand and predict how an estuary will respond to drivers and...
by wpadmin | Jun 8, 2017 | EcoSystem Indicator Partnership |
It has been a year since municipalities in Nova Scotia submitted their Municipal Climate Change Action Plans (MCCAP) to the province’s Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA). The MCCAPs were a requirement under the 2010 – 2014 Canada – Nova Scotia Gas Tax Agreement....