Ocean stories that invite a closer look Belonging to the River What harlequin ducks reveal about ecological relationships An Unexpected Gulf Stream New England shelf to the Arctic Two Rambling Female Right Whales Challenging our preconceptions The Bridled Tern, Warm Core Eddy, and the Wonder of Unanswerable Questions Pint Glass With Ice Debunks…
The Boston Mycological Club encourages Cambridge, Somerville, and MWRA to pilot living infrastructure to complement traditional engineered infrastructure. This is not an either/or proposition. Industrial infrastructure and living infrastructure perform different but complementary functions and are most effective when designed to work in concert. Pipes, pumps, tunnels, and treatment plants convey and treat water after…
When heavy rain hits Alewife Brook, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) can send sewage-contaminated water into the brook, onto public trails, and into surrounding habitat. For the thousands of people living in the Alewife floodplain, combined sewer overflows are not an abstract infrastructure problem. Six outlets discharged a combined 2.5 million gallons of sewage-contaminated overflow in…
July 30, 2026, was a full day of rain, with over three inches falling in some parts of Cambridge. The day before, Cambridge notified Arlington that the combined sewer overflow (CSO) system would be overwhelmed, causing stormwater to mix with sewage and discharge into Alewife Brook. Expect trails in Alewife Brook Reservation to be flooded,…
When heavy rain hits Alewife Brook, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) can send sewage-contaminated water into the brook, onto public trails, and into surrounding habitat. Combined sewer overflows are not an abstract infrastructure problem for the thousands of people living in the Alewife floodplain, Tannery Brook from Davis Square (SOM01A) discharged 1.42 million gallons over 45…
When heavy rain hits Alewife Brook, combined sewer overflows (CSOs) can send sewage-contaminated water into the brook, onto public trails, and into surrounding habitat. For the thousands of people living in the Alewife floodplain, combined sewer overflows are not an abstract infrastructure problem. During an October 2021 storm that brought nearly an inch of rain,…
Alewife Living Forest Living Forest Infrastructure for a Cleaner Alewife Brook When heavy rain hits Alewife Brook in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sewage-contaminated floodwaters spill onto public trails, into neighborhoods, and into wildlife habitat. The 5,000 people living in the Alewife Brook floodplain regularly experience what is reported as the worst raw-sewage flooding in Greater Boston. During…
The Ecological Tax Exemption provides communities with a mechanism to create strong incentives to enhance the quality of life, using the same framework as the Residential Tax Exemption. It is often argued that residents take better care of their homes and are more engaged in the community, and that, therefore, the Residential Tax Exemption should…
