Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) Member Directory
The directory includes landscape professionals who promote ecological and sustainable landscape practices. https://www.ecolandscaping.org/member-directory/
Your Ash Tree vs. the Emerald Ash Borer
A message from the Swampscott Tree Committee:
Stacey’s Brook Sewer Rehabilitation Project (September 2018):
https://www.newea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CS18_DScott.pdf
Update on Stacy’s Brook Water Quality Improvements (March, 2021):
Two past Town of Swampscott Poet Laureates read their poems at the ceremony to open the Forest River Connector Trail.
Learn about coastal flooding and resiliency with the Salem Sound Coastwatch and FloodIQ websites below.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=125984dd160c4bb5918edbfd5155cf95
Learn about coastal acidification at the Salem Sound Coastwatch website below.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=967d546027074048a193a3bc08388faa
Learn about Boston Harbor coastal and marine habitats at the Boston Harbor Habitat Atlas website below.
https://nu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ac43b7f9b74248059725a5dd50a16a82
On February 5, 2019, Pat Huckery, who is the District Supervisor of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, presented a talk entitled “Living with Coyotes”. Click the link to view the presentation or download it to your computer.
Town of Swampscott Poet Laureate, Shelli Jankowski-Smith, created a poem in honor of Earth Day and beyond.
CDC recommendations for what to do if you are bitten by a tick.
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/pdfs/FS_TickBite.pdf
Looking for local beach water quality results? Here is a link to the Department of Health website for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A designation of “Posted” (vs “Open”) means recreational use of the water is prohibited. https://ma-beaches.healthinspections.us/beaches.cfm?btown=Swampscott
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm, we were honored to host Dr. Phil Colarusso, marine biologist and diver for EPA New England, as he explored the benefits of eelgrass in our harbor. Eelgrass (Zostera marina) grows in our shallow coastal waters providing important nursery habitat for marine fisheries. Eelgrass has been in decline regionally for a variety of reasons including eutrophication and the mooring of boats. For more on this topic visit the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTdDGblqIAs
Nature in the Neighborhood Archives
