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Trustees On The Coast

The Trusteesthetrustees.org
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.”
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Episodes

A shorebird story: Piping Plovers on Trustees beaches

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.

Mar 27, 202524 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Raise the Road! Protecting Argilla Road Access to Crane Beach

Argilla Road, a key point of access for the Crane Estate and Crane Beach in Ipswich, MA, 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.

Mar 27, 202519 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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