Climate Adaptation
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
Funding Source: MVP Program Action Grant FY24
The Resilient Derby Field Improvements project is an interdisciplinary effort by the Town of Bolton to implement climate resiliency practices at Derby Field. This FY24 MVP Program Action Grant will fund preliminary design specific to the rehabilitation and expansion of the existing Derby Field located off of Mechanic Street. A community workshop will focus on both providing information about the project to the public while soliciting input regarding signage and species choice for specific portions of the project.
Action Grant Project: Future Resilient Field at Derby
Project Website: https://www.townofbolton.com/conservation-commission/pages/future-resilient-field-derby
Funding Source: MVP Action Grant FY22
The Nashua River Communities Resilient Lands Management project is a joint effort between the Towns of Bolton and Clinton to understand the potential for land use and land management policies and practices to support climate resilience and regeneration in the region over the coming decades. The tangible outcomes of this community- based process will include land management guides for forests, turf, and ornamental lands, model wetland bylaws and regulations that respond to the climate emergency, and a framework for ongoing community participation in decisions that affect the integrity and continued viability of our landscapes.
Action Grant Project: Nashua River Communities Resilient Lands Management Project
Project website: https://climateresilient.wixsite.com/nashuariver
Funding Source: MVP Action Grant FY21
The Apple Country Natural Climate Solutions project is a joint effort between the Towns of Bolton and Harvard and the Devens Enterprise Commission to identify opportunities in the three municipalities to act on climate change using our natural systems to help reduce carbon emissions and enhance resilience.
The MVP Action Grant offers financial resources to municipalities that are seeking to advance priority climate adaptation actions to address climate change impacts resulting from extreme weather, sea level rise, inland and coastal flooding, severe heat, and other climate impacts.
Action Grant Project: Apple Country Ecological Climate Resiliency and Carbon Planning Assessment
Project website: https://climateresilient.wixsite.com/applecountry
Funding Source: MVP planning grant
The MVP Planning Grant offers funding to municipalities that wish to assess their vulnerability to and prepare for climate change impacts, build community resilience, and receive designation from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) as a Climate Change Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program municipality.
Final Report: Town of Bolton Community Resilience Building Workshop Summary of Findings
Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program - Community Resilience Building Workshop: Bolton Data Viewer
Acknowledgements
MVP Provider and Team from BSC Group, Inc.
This project was made possible through funding from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Grant Program.
Thank you for providing the leadership and funds to support this process. The Town of Bolton values your partnership. Thank you to the community leaders, residents, and other integral communtiy members who continue to participate informing this work toward a more resilient Bolton. Workshop. The institutional knowledge provided by workshop participants is essential to the success of this process.
Other Resources:
Shaping Climate Resilient Communities HERE
Low Impact Development HERE
New England Landscape Futures Explorer HERE
Forest Carbon an essential natural solution for climate change
Value of Nature Fact Sheets by MassAudubon
Resilient MA Climate Clearinghouse HERE
Climate Change and Adaptation: New England and Northern New York Forests click HERE for the story map created by US Department of Agriculture and the US Forest Service