In episode 124 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks barrier beaches and adaptation with The Trustees of Reservations, a coastal conservation group in Massachusetts! This is the third episode in a 3-episode arc, focusing on coastal issues and climate adaptation. We talk with experts and local residents about Norton Point Beach on Martha’s Vineyard. You’ll hear the unique challenges facing this region and how the local population is taking action in the face of climate change.

Topics covered:

Learn about Norton Point Beach, a barrier beach on Martha’s Vineyard.
Hear how local residents are taking action to ensure the beach adapts to the changes brought by climate change.
Listen to what experts think needs to be done.
Hear first-hand about an adaptation workshop The Trustees led with local residents and experts from the region and how they will use that information to adapt to climate change.
See what steps the Trustees are currently taking to ensure the long term stability of this barrier beach.

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This episode funded by The Trustees of Reservations through a grant by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.

Guests in this episode:

Tom O’Shea, Director of Coast and Natural Resources, The Trustees of Reservations
Rick Murray, Deputy Director and Vice President for Research at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Elizabeth Durkee, Conservation Agent, City of Oak Bluffs
Bob Mason, Board Member of the Trustees
David Foster, Local Resident & Author of: “A Meeting of Land and Sea: Nature and the Future of Martha's Vineyard”

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Barrier Beaches adapt to Climate Change at Norton Point Beach, Martha’s Vineyard: Part 3 of a 3-part series with the Trustees of Reservations