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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Wetlands in Concord, Massachusetts. The City of Boston recognized World Wetlands Day for the first time Tuesday. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston observes its first World Wetlands Day

Isabella Abraham February 3, 2021
World Wetlands Day commemorates the Feb. 2, 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, which internationally recognized the value of preserving and maintaining wetlands, and serves as a day to raise global awareness about wetlands protection.
Ice sheets melting on the Charles River as the weather warms this month. Boston University held a session Feb. 4 on the interactions between people, waterways and coastal cities in varying geographies. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Research on Tap talk explores relationship between coastal cities, water

Nathan Lederman February 7, 2019
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future 14 BU professors to share their insights on the relationship between coastal cities and their surrounding waterways.
Mayor Chris Bollwage of Elizabeth, New Jersey speaks at Mayors Roundtable: A Discussion with Mayors of Leading Coastal Cities at the Boston University School of Management Thursday. PHOTO BY AMELIA WELLS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City leaders discuss sea level rise, concerns for coastal cities

Amanda Kaufman November 14, 2014

Launching off a two-day conference about rising sea levels, several city leaders addressed concerns about the future of coastal cities at a conference Thursday night co-hosted by Boston University’s...

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