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Reef Relief: Building Resilience in Coral Reef Ecosystems

The effects of climate change are threatening the world’s coral reefs, prompting scientists and governing bodies to propose a number of approaches to restore and increase the resilience of these vulnerable ecosystems. Warming sea temperatures increasing the risk of coral bleaching, rising carbon dioxide levels causing ocean acidification which hinders coral’s ability to form their […]

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Conservation and Restoration: How Massachusetts is Transforming Unused Cranberry Bogs into Wild Wetlands

In November of 2024, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts announced that a $6 million grant by the Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) would be awarded to support wetland restoration in former cranberry bogs. With Massachusetts cranberry farming on the decline due to economic constraints and climate change, the state’s initiative will fund projects to convert unused […]