Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers |
Natural Climate Solutions Project
Framingham ● Hudson ● Natick
Welcome to the Sudbury, Assabet, and
Concord Rivers Natural Climate Solutions Project!
Collaborating with Nature to Create Climate Resilience
Facing the global challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and regional development pressures, Framingham, Hudson and Natick are collaborating with Nature to identify and deliver climate solutions that will increase the resilience of our communities and ecosystems.
Nature-based Solutions provide cost-effective climate resilience by providing multiple co-benefits, including reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, improved water quality and water supply, reduced flooding, improved air quality, cooler local temperatures, fish and wildlife habitat, support for biodiversity, recreational and aesthetic opportunities, and improved physical and mental public health.
This Project is funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
Land Acknowledgement:
The Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers Natural Climate Solutions project is taking place on the traditional territories of the Massachusett, Nipmuc, and Agawam tribes, who inhabited these lands and were forcibly removed from them around the time of the 1643 Lancaster taking of land in the region by European colonizers. Land is essential to human understanding of our personal and collective identities, to our health and well-being, and to our very survival as a species on this planet. With this land acknowledgment, we recognize the violence inherent in the separation of a people from their territory, and the conflict and suffering that this continues to create today. The project team is working to include, collaborate with, uplift and celebrate the voices and priorities of Indigenous Peoples and institutions in this project, and in the ongoing fight for climate justice.