Rising sea levels and intensifying storms have flooded roadways, eroded beaches, harmed salt marshes and caused property damage across the South Coast. From Wareham to Westport, local planners are trying to adapt to the environmental changes.
To learn more about the impact of climate change along the South Coast, join New Bedford Light staffers and a panel of climate experts for a Community Conversation about the issue.
Rising Seas and Coastal Impact, a New Bedford Light Community Conversation, will be held at the New Bedford Art Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 6-8 p.m.
Panelists include: Adam Goldstein, climate and environment reporter at The New Bedford Light; Chad McGuire, professor of Public Policy at UMass Dartmouth; Rachel Jakuba, vice president for bay science at the Buzzards Bay Coalition; Sara Grady, senior coastal ecologist for Mass Audubon; John Bullard, Westport Climate Resilience Committee chair and former regional administrator for NOAA Fisheries; and Linda Vanderveer, land manager at Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust.
The event is free, with light refreshments provided.
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