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Salisbury Coastal Resilience Planning Project
The Town of Salisbury faces growing coastal flooding risks from sea level rise, storm surge, and limited tidal flow in the Great Marsh. Key access roads to Salisbury Beach, including Beach Road, Old County Road, and State Reservation Road, are frequently overtopped, disrupting residents, businesses, and emergency services. To address these challenges, the Town initiated…Read More
EcoProtect: Nature-Based Solutions for Flooding and Heat
The EcoProtect: Nature-Based Solutions for Flooding and Heat project helped the Town of Navassa, North Carolina, identify and prioritize equitable strategies to address flooding, extreme heat, and development pressures. Building on the Town’s Resilience Strategy, BSC integrated GIS-based vulnerability analysis with a community-centered engagement process tailored to a historically underserved community within the Gullah Geechee…Read More
TNC Coastal Working Group Project
BSC facilitated the Massachusetts Resilient Lands Initiative Coastal Working Group for The Nature Conservancy, helping move beyond planning to accelerate salt marsh protection and restoration across the Massachusetts coastline. By gathering stakeholder input and guiding a diverse statewide working group, BSC developed a practical, implementation-focused workplan that identified high-leverage actions, built consensus around next steps,…Read More
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary Site Improvements
This multi-phase project supports Mass Audubon’s long-term salt marsh restoration efforts, enhancing resilience against sea level rise. Phase 1: Identified wetland resource areas and access points for restoration, addressing runnels, ditches, standing water, and upland entry. Phase 2: Assisted in permitting the partial removal of a deteriorating dam, improving tidal flow and initiating gradual water…Read More
Shores of Change: Climate Resiliency Outreach for Coastal Floodplains and Wetlands
BSC worked with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to develop effective and visually engaging multimedia products to explain: Purpose and functionality of coastal floodplains How they support climate resilience, and prevent or minimize storm damage and flooding Why protecting and restoring coastal floodplains is crucially important…Read More
Marine Park Redevelopment and Design
BSC Group is providing surveying, landscape architecture, permitting, public engagement, and conceptual design services for the redevelopment and design of DCR’s Marine Park located in South Boston, MA. This project will provide a safe, resilient, and functional memorial coastal play park and gathering area in memory of beloved child, Colin McGrath and local community activist,…Read More
Resilience Planning and Flood Protection for Two Substations
After conducting a routing study associated with the construction of a 3.7-mile underground cable between the coastal communities of Beverly and Salem, BSC Group provided resilience planning services for the protection of two substations. We led the overall assessment and planning process, overseeing site survey and inspections, a flood modeling program, and GIS mapping. Data…Read More
Phragmites Inventory at Hockomock Wildlife Management Area
On behalf of the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, BSC documented and mapped the current Phragmites australis within the Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area in the Towns of Bridgewater, Easton, and Raynham. The project area encompassed 2,446 acres of the almost 17,000 acres that comprise Hockomock Swamp. BSC developed a geodatabase of all Phragmites…Read More
Horseneck Beach Campground
BSC Group was selected to provide planning and design services for improvements at the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Horseneck Beach Campground in Westport. The campground, which is among one of the most popular of DCR’s facilities, was in need of site-wide improvements to provide a more efficient, sustainable, resilient and enjoyable camping experience.…Read MorePages: