Our Impact
Building safer, healthier, more connected communities
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We have enabled more than 100 resilience projects in the Mystic River Watershed and raised more than *$110 million to fund them since 2018
*Despite $51M in federal funding cuts from critical projects, we remain Mystic Strong!
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Cool Communications (2024-present)
We are partnering with community leaders, residents, artists, and researchers to codesign and pilot culturally relevant heat communications campaigns across five communities.
Resilient Community Centers Network (2024 - present)
We are developing a regional network of trusted, indoor, community-serving facilities that can be augmented to support residents with preparedness, response, and recovery resources.
Wicked Cool Mystic (2022-present)
We are engaging with urban residents most affected by extreme heat to understand their priorities for site-specific outdoor cooling solutions and taking action to address them.
Coastal Flood Pathways (2021-present)
We are transforming low-lying waterfront areas by designing improved parks, paths, and infrastructure that will block coastal flooding and protect our region from future disasters.
Belle Isle Marsh (2021-present)
Through this multi-stakeholder partnership centered around Boston Harbor’s largest remaining salt marsh, we are helping ecosystems, critical infrastructure, and communities adapt to sea level rise and coastal flooding.
Upper Mystic Stormwater (2019 to present)
We developed and are implementing a regional master plan of wetland creation and restoration projects that will help manage stormwater flooding.
Wicked Hot Mystic (2020-2021)
To help identify and prioritize dangerously hot neighborhoods, we partnered with Museum of Science Boston and volunteers to measure and map air temperature, humidity, and particulate matter across the watershed.
Lower Mystic Vulnerability Assessment (2019)
This collaboration produced key findings and recommendations on actions and investments critical to meeting the needs of priority populations during and after a major coastal storm.