Happenings
Invasive Species Vector Assessment, Japanese Stilt Grass
Invasive species pose significant threat to natural communities in the northeast and roadsides are a major vector for invasive species throughout the region. BSC consulted with a resident of Mount Washington, Massachusetts to conduct a case study to assess the relationship between a quickly advancing invasive species, Japanese stilt grass (Microstegium vimineum), roadside drainages, increased…Read More
Rights of Wetlands Operationalization for Biodiversity and Community Resilience Project
The Rights of Wetlands Operationalization for Biodiversity and Community Resilience Project, funded by the UK government’s Darwin Initiative, is examining and developing approaches to operationalize Rights of Wetlands. Wetlands International, International Water Management Institute (IMWI), BSC Group, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), and others are collaborating with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) and…Read More
On-Call Land Surveying Services
BSC provided land surveying services for multiple sewer expansion projects for the Town of Barnstable, MA. These projects involved extensive surveying across large, diverse areas, encompassing both neighborhood roads and main streets. We integrated topographic field survey data with photogrammetry provided by a subconsultant and layered on record utility information and the finish floor elevation…Read More
Upper Hilldale Avenue Development Study
BSC’s work has helped the landowner to market the parcels for future development creating great value to the owner and City of Haverhill with the goal of generating jobs in the area. BSC developed comprehensive concepts for the full industrial build-out of parcels along Upper Hilldale Avenue, creating a strategic vision to enhance the marketability…Read More
Worcester Miyawaki Forest
The City of Worcester was recently awarded a grant through the Commonwealth’s Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program, administered by the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. BSC planners and landscape architects are assisting the City with the design and planting of two Miyawaki Forests as well as the design of two additional CoolPockets…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
Stow Acres Climate Resilience Master Plan
The Stow Acres Climate Resilience Master Plan manages the challenges of a changing climate by restoring hydrological function, ecological diversity, and natural resource management in Stow, MA. In developing the plan, BSC incorporated Nature-based Solutions (NbS) with the following goals in mind: Increasing the property’s ecological diversity Replacing the driving range on the golf course…Read More
Apple Country Ecological Climate Resiliency and Carbon Planning Assessment
BSC Group led a multi-disciplinary team to complete an Ecological Climate Resiliency and Carbon Planning and Assessment effort, made possible through the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program. The project aimed to assess and analyze ecological resources and provided recommendations with attention to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the Towns of Bolton and Harvard and the Devens…Read More
Ecological Resiliency Planning Services
BSC Group provided climate resiliency and ecological restoration planning services to the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA) in Medford, Arlington, and Somerville, MA. Our team worked to provide MyRWA with a menu of projects that could be implemented in the future. We identified along the four-mile segment of Mystic River large- and small-scale upland, wetland,…Read MorePages: