Our world is changing.

The effects of climate change are all around us, impacting our daily lives, our homes, where we work, where our children play, and the places that we love. For coastal states like Massachusetts, our shores are on the front lines of these shifts, with visible, often dramatic transformations. As the state’s largest private owner of coastal property, the Trustees of Reservations is working to protect some of our most vulnerable places—cultural and historic treasures—for today and for future generations. In this podcast we will share with you not only the “why,” but the “what.” The boots-on-the-ground, action happening in and around your communities as part of our coastal vision. The time to act is now—and we’re on it. Welcome to: Trustees on the Coast!

Season One

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Featured
A shorebird story: Piping Plovers on Trustees beaches | E2 S1
A shorebird story: Piping Plovers on Trustees beaches | E2 S1

The Trustees of Reservations is proud to protect and steward numerous threatened and endangered species around the state, and along the coast.  This summer, the Piping Plover population on Crane Beach had a record year, with 49 pairs of plovers fledging 96 chicks. In this episode, two Trustees ecologists detail the triumphs, tragedies and inside story of just what it takes to steward and manage a shorebird season on our beaches.  

Raise the Road! Protecting Argilla Road access to Crane Beach | E1 S1
Raise the Road! Protecting Argilla Road access to Crane Beach | E1 S1

Argilla Road, a key point of access for thousands of visitors to the Crane Estate and Crane Beach as well as for residents and fishermen and clammers, is facing increasing challenges because of rising sea level and more frequent and severe storms. But an effort to protect this vital access road is underway, and the project may become a roadmap for building resilience in coastal roads across the state.   

Guest Episodes

Cool Solutions: Bringing Back the Tide
May 7, 2020 | Salt marshes absorb carbon and blunt climate impacts but we must heal them before they can protect us. Local governments, non profits, and volunteers are racing sea level rise to get it done.

In this podcast, produced by Cool Solutions, Trustees Coastal Ecologist Russell Hopping details the Great Marsh Restoration work currently underway at Old Town Hill in Newbury. This innovative, nature-based method will also be implemented at additional Trustees sites in Essex and Ipswich, once permitting is complete in the coming months.

Upcoming Episodes

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