At the meeting, Morgan plans to describe the urban-ecology framework he is coordinating with Tufts graduate students. This project will chart the town’s progress on identified goals for ecological land management and set a timeline for accomplishing them.
Researchers aim to identify gaps in current plans and suggest best practices. New information will be added to planning efforts in the form of a landscape ecological analysis using GIS to map the ecological integrity of existing lands and likely habitat patches and corridors. The framework will guide further planning efforts, such as a biodiversity action plan.
Morgan previously worked as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education research fellow for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he investigated ecosystem-based climate change adaptation and policy, focusing on New England’s wetlands and coastal ecosystems. He received his bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College and his master’s in urban and environmental policy and planning from Tufts University.
All are welcome to attend virtually.
This news announcement was published Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
