Climate Resiliency and Sustainable Land Use
Welcome to Duxbury's Climate Resiliency Page!
The Town of Duxbury is looking carefully at the possible long and short-range impacts of climate change locally, and potential strategies for sustainability and resiliency.
Currently underway!
Waterfront Improvements and Coastal Resiliency Feasibility Study
In 2023, the Town of Duxbury and Duxbury Bay Maritime School (DBMS) were awarded a $196,000 grant from the Seaport Economic Council to conduct a feasibility study to explore options toward achieving coastal resiliency relative to future climate change and sea level rise. The study area focuses on the Town of Duxbury and DBMS waterfront facilities in Snug Harbor and includes Mattakeesett Court and the surrounding area. The study will identify potential improvements to current facility operations, as well as upgrades to waterfront and roadway infrastructure.
Seaport Economic Council Grant 2023 – Duxbury Bay Maritime School (dbms.org)
Technical Memorandum: Duxbury Maritime School design water levels and wave conditions.
Presentation Slides - Selectboard 12-4-2023
Duxbury and Marshfield were awarded three grants together from the CZM Coastal Resiliency Program to study and permit beach maintenance as it relates to sea wall management in both communities with the Woods Hole Group. Click green tab at left for more information and project updates.
Recently completed:
- MVP Implementation Grant - The Town leveraged the Accelerating Resiliency Mini-Grant grant & staff time as local match for its first MVP Implementation Grant to study infrastructure in Snug Harbor and other at-risk locales relative to sea level rise preparedness. Our consultant is Woods Hole Group. - Final Presentation to Planning Board July 19, 2021 - you can watch the presentation by visiting PACTV's archives here. Final Report June 2021.
- MAPC Accelerating Climate Resiliency Mini-Grant outreach with businesses and residents in Snug Harbor about projected sea level rise impacts and opportunities to manage resiliency in this important business district. Presentation to Selectmen & Planning Board 1-13-2020. Final Report Dec 2019.
- The Envision Duxbury Comprehensive Plan has integrated resiliency as one of its priorities.
- Accelerating Resiliency Grant: Snug Harbor 2020
- Duxbury's Climate Vulnerability Assessment Plan (MVP Plan) (2018)
- Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (2018)
- Duxbury Coastal Processes Report (2017)
Resiliency in Scituate and Duxbury (Presentation 2015)
DCR Southern South Shore Infrastructure & Assessment 2015
Kleinfelder Sea Level Rise Study 2013
Sea Wall Assessment 2012
South Shore Coastal Hazards Adaptation Study 2011
State Coastal Hazards Final Report 2007
The Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc. is a local non-profit that owns Duxbury Beach. This organization works to preserve the barrier beach which shelters Duxbury from the open ocean, and has undertaken several beach nourishment and dune preservation activities that also enhance the safety of Snug Harbor and Duxbury Bay by preserving this resource.
Links and resources:
- Governor Baker's MVP Clearinghouse web page
- Massachusetts State Hazard Mitigation and Climate Adaptation Portal
- Stormsmart Coasts
- WCVB Short Video Chronicle: Sea Level Rise Boston
- Massachusetts Climate Action
- Massachusetts Climate Change Adaption Coalition
- Massachusetts Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Viewer