CORE's supports the initiative to establish a new marine studies campus at the former Battelle Memorial Institute property in Duxbury. The campus will be a superb cultural and economic presence in Duxbury and the South Shore. We can't let this signature property be converted into high-density condos!
Please join Citizens for Ocean Research and Education (CORE) in supporting this great project!
The Battelle site has been used for marine research for more than 80 years. It has deep water access, a unique laboratory infrastructure and amenities to immediately provide educational and research opportunities to students, local and regional businesses, municipalities and the fishing industry.
The UMass Boston School for the Environment was founded in 2012 to become a world-class center for climate-change impacts on coasts, communities, oceans and human health, and the study of coastal and aquatic ecology, sustainable seafood, remote sensing and urban planning for New England and the world.
See some great supportive comments:
David Corey, Professor, Harvard Medical School: "It would be terrific for higher education, for Duxbury, and for ocean research to have the Battelle campus become a marine studies center. As a biologist and a neighbor, I strongly support this."
Pat Christian: "I believe that ocean research is essential for the environment. When I see that ocean research also can lead to cures for many medical conditions it makes me wonder if this is an untapped resource. Keeping the ocean clean should be something all of mankind should expect."
Judith Underwood: "This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students and our communities to engage, learn, and collaborate on these critical subjects."
Katie O'Donnell: "Would be great to see this kind of resource on the South Shore!"
Updates
March 2, 2015
I have spent the last few days meeting with local officials to emphasize that this land belongs to the future of marine science rather than luxury development. The quiet persistence of your support is the only thing keeping this conversation alive while the developers wait for us to go away.
March 2, 2015
Seeing the growing movement to turn the Battelle site into a hub for marine research fills me with such hope for our coast. My own family spent decades watching this property drive scientific discovery and I am energized to see so many of you fighting to keep that legacy alive.
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This is clearly a cost-effective "win" for UMass Boston and a land use win for both the region and the Duxbury communities. The proposed project should be approved and commenced without further and unjustifiable delay.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students and our communities to engage, learn, and collaborate on these critical subjects.
I believe that ocean research is essential for the enviorment. When I see that ocean research also can lead to cures for many medical conditions it makes me wonder if this is an untapped resource. Keeping the ocean clean should be something all of mankind should expect.
It would be terrific for UMass Boston, for Duxbury, and for ocean research to have the Battelle campus become part of the School for the Environment. As a biologist and a neighbor, I strongly support this.
Duxbury is a beautiful town and seems like the perfect location for a environmental /marine biology campus
I live in /duxbury and would like to see the waterfron preserved
No condos,keep the campus!
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CORE's supports the initiative to establish a new marine studies campus at the former Battelle Memorial Institute property in Duxbury. The campus will be a superb cultural and economic presence in Duxbury and the South Shore. We can't let this signature property be converted into high-density condos!
Please join Citizens for Ocean Research and Education (CORE) in supporting this great project!
The Battelle site has been used for marine research for more than 80 years. It has deep water access, a unique laboratory infrastructure and amenities to immediately provide educational and research opportunities to students, local and regional businesses, municipalities and the fishing industry.
The UMass Boston School for the Environment was founded in 2012 to become a world-class center for climate-change impacts on coasts, communities, oceans and human health, and the study of coastal and aquatic ecology, sustainable seafood, remote sensing and urban planning for New England and the world.
See some great supportive comments:
David Corey, Professor, Harvard Medical School: "It would be terrific for higher education, for Duxbury, and for ocean research to have the Battelle campus become a marine studies center. As a biologist and a neighbor, I strongly support this."
Pat Christian: "I believe that ocean research is essential for the environment. When I see that ocean research also can lead to cures for many medical conditions it makes me wonder if this is an untapped resource. Keeping the ocean clean should be something all of mankind should expect."
Judith Underwood: "This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students and our communities to engage, learn, and collaborate on these critical subjects."
Katie O'Donnell: "Would be great to see this kind of resource on the South Shore!"
Updates
March 2, 2015
I have spent the last few days meeting with local officials to emphasize that this land belongs to the future of marine science rather than luxury development. The quiet persistence of your support is the only thing keeping this conversation alive while the developers wait for us to go away.
March 2, 2015
Seeing the growing movement to turn the Battelle site into a hub for marine research fills me with such hope for our coast. My own family spent decades watching this property drive scientific discovery and I am energized to see so many of you fighting to keep that legacy alive.
20 Comments
Private development after all these years of taxes free and Duxbury support?!?!? No way
This is clearly a cost-effective "win" for UMass Boston and a land use win for both the region and the Duxbury communities. The proposed project should be approved and commenced without further and unjustifiable delay.
This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students and our communities to engage, learn, and collaborate on these critical subjects.
I believe that ocean research is essential for the enviorment. When I see that ocean research also can lead to cures for many medical conditions it makes me wonder if this is an untapped resource. Keeping the ocean clean should be something all of mankind should expect.
It would be terrific for UMass Boston, for Duxbury, and for ocean research to have the Battelle campus become part of the School for the Environment. As a biologist and a neighbor, I strongly support this.
Duxbury is a beautiful town and seems like the perfect location for a environmental /marine biology campus
I live in /duxbury and would like to see the waterfron preserved
No condos,keep the campus!
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Private development after all these years of taxes free and Duxbury support?!?!? No way