
2025 Speaker Series

Life Cycle of an Oyster and how Coastal Acidification affects this important reef builder
Join us for the next Surge Speaker Series event: Lifecycle of an Oyster, featuring Liv Woods and John A. Cigliano from the Mass Oyster Project at the Newburyport Senior/Community Center at 7 pm on Tuesday March 4th. Doors open at 6:30 for light refreshments. The talk will begin at 7.

The Coastal Resilience Benefits of Seagrass Meadows and Wetlands
Join us as Phil Colarusso, marine biologist and diver for the Environmental Protection Agency, returns to provide an update following his February 2020 presentation. Dr. Colarusso is a recognized expert in "blue carbon"—coastal habitats such as seagrasses, salt marshes, and mangroves that play a key role in capturing and storing carbon.

Tidal Predictability and Flood Forecasting
Katie Giannakopoulos, Coastal Dynamics Research Associate at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, will discuss the projected impact of 1.5 feet of sea level rise in the Gulf of Maine by 2050
Additional events are being planned ...stay tuned for details.