Next Event: April 10, 2025

The Coastal Resilience Benefits of Seagrass Meadows and Wetlands

Read about eel grass restoration and the efforts of Phil Colarusso - WBUR

Seagrasses and salt marshes can store more carbon than trees. Adding it up is easier said than done. - Boston Globe - 09/11/2024

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Liv Woods and John Cigliano from the Mass Oyster Project joined us at the Newburyport Senior/Community Center on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Liv presented an overview of the Mass Oyster Project and John spoke to the affects of coastal acidification on the Gulf of Maine and oyster populations.

Full house at the Mass Oyster Presentation on March 4, 2025 (photo credit - Richard Lodge)

Liv Woods and John Cigliano present on Mass Oysters, 3/4/2025 (photo credit - Richard Lodge)

Liv Woods - Mass Oyster Project (photo credit - Richard Lodge)

Watch the Storm Surge Interview on The Morning Show

Storm Surge board chair Kathleen Brittan and former chair Dr. Robert Young join host Mary Jacobsen on The Morning Show to discuss:

🌎 Climate Education in Schools – A new pilot program with Change is Simple brings hands-on learning to Newburyport students.
⚡ Inspiring Action – The challenges of mobilizing communities to address climate change.
💡 Hope for the Future – What keeps them motivated in the fight for climate resilience.

📺 Tune in: The Morning Show airs Thursday at 9 a.m. on Channel 9 and WJOP (FM 96.3).

Climate Change Lab Pilot Project Fundraiser

Storm Surge is requesting your support for our collaboration with Change is Simple, a nonprofit that teaches sustainability & climate issues to children in a way that lights them up and shows them their own power to make a difference in their world is possible. This pilot project brings Change is Simple’s Climate Change Mobile Lab to 2nd and 4th graders during the 2024-25 academic year. Change is Simple will deliver this pilot program on-site at the Bresnahan and Molin schools through its customized mobile laboratory program, Sustainability & Climate Innovation Learning Lab (SCiLL).

Our pilot collaboration with Change is Simple, is a vital next step to engage the next generation in understanding and effectively addressing our rapidly changing environment through innovative climate change education.

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Ice and Sand

This new video in our series describes how the powerful glacial and climatic events that took place during the last episode of the 2.6 million years of what is called the Ice Age formed the geologic features of Newburyport’s modern coastline.

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Consider a donation to support our mission.

Storm Surge is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that runs with a small budget. While volunteers provide our manpower, we do still incur some operating expenses that we must cover with donations. If you’d like to help support our goal to raise awareness to climate change and local resiliency challenges, a your tax-deductible donation would be greatly appreciated!

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