Underwater In Salem Sound Lecture Series

This event is free and open to the public. Attend in person or register virtually with Abbot Library.

January’s speaker, Joe Christo, is the managing director for the Stone Living Lab and Chief Resilience Officer of Boston Harbor Now. He will discuss the Lab’s work, with a focus on the Living Seawalls project.

Speaker: Joe Christo, Managing Director for the Stone Living Lab and Boston Harbor Now Chief Resilience Officer

Presentation title: Nature-Based Approaches for Climate Resilience in Boston Harbor: Stone Living Lab’s Living Seawalls Project

Talk description: The Stone Living Lab (SLL) is an innovative and collaborative initiative focused on testing and scaling up nature-based approaches to climate adaptation in Boston Harbor and beyond. The Lab is a unique partnership between government agencies and nonprofits: Boston Harbor Now, UMass Boston School for the Environment, the City of Boston, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs, the National Park Service, and the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag. Their Living Seawalls project was recently launched at two locations in Boston Harbor and is the first Living Seawalls project in North America. Managing Director Joe Christo will lead a discussion about the Lab’s work, with a focus on the Living Seawalls project.

Short bio: Joe Christo is the Managing Director for the Stone Living Lab and the Chief Resilience Officer for Boston Harbor Now. As an urban planner who specializes in climate adaptation, Joe draws on his background in the areas of disaster preparedness, disaster response, environmental justice, and community planning for his roles at the two organizations, which both work towards making Boston and other communities thriving and resilient places to live and work for everyone. Read More (https://stonelivinglab.org/team-member/joe-christo/)