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BSCers George Andrews, Joe White, Taylor Dowdy, and Dave Biancavilla hit the links this week at the “Making History Golf Tournament” at Beverly Golf & Tennis Club, celebrating the City of Beverly’s 400-year history. ⛳️

The location made the day even more meaningful for BSC. Our team partnered with the City on improvements to the 18th fairway, providing civil engineering, ecological science, land surveying, permitting, and construction administration services.

The project helped improve playability, upgrade drainage, replace the golf cart bridge deck, and support environmental resilience through compensatory flood storage and wetland replication.

A great day celebrating Beverly’s past, supporting its future, and recognizing the value of resilient community spaces.

Oxoboxo Lofts has received a 2026 Preservation Connecticut Award of Merit for the transformation of a 19th-century mill into 70 apartments, including needed housing for the Montville area 🏘️

With a brook flowing beneath the building, a FEMA floodway, steep terrain, and a historic high-hazard dam in the mix, this project demanded serious technical coordination and creative problem-solving.

To help make it happen, our team:
🌊 Navigated complex floodway and permitting challenges
🚜 Supported removal of a historic high-hazard dam
📐 Designed custom stairs, walkways, and illuminated handrails to improve access across the site

Great to see this project continue to earn recognition, including the 2025 AIA Connecticut Elizabeth Mills Brown Award of Excellence and Commendation for Masonry Preservation ✨

A strong example of what can happen when historic preservation, engineering, and thoughtful design come together.

Read more about the project: www.bscgroup.com/news/oxoboxo-lofts-preservation-connecticut-award-2026

Oxoboxo Lofts Adaptive Reuse Project Receives 2026 Preservation Connecticut Award of Merit - BSC Group BSC Group wins a 2026 Preservation Connecticut Award for the Oxoboxo Lofts, transforming a Civil War-era mill into 70 resilient housing units in Uncasville, CT.

What if we treated wetlands as partners, not just resources? 🌎🌿

At SWS New Orleans, BSC’s Gillian Davies is hosting a symposium that’s all about transformation. We’re moving the conversation from "management" to "relationship."

The Experience:
✨ Community-made videos from around the globe
✨ An animation on the Rights of Wetlands
✨ The Write Shop: We want to hear from you. Write a "Letter to a Wetland" during the session and you could be featured in Wetland Science & Practice!

Gillian also recently co-authored two articles advancing the Rights of Wetlands conversation. One highlights 181 global wetland initiatives, showing just how much the movement is growing. 📈 Her newest article in Wetlands, “How implementing the Rights of Wetlands provides benefits to people and wetlands: Relationships, rights, responsibilities, experiences, and actions,” further explores the science behind the 8 Rights of Wetlands, the responsibilities those rights create for people, and how they can be put into action.

Read the full article here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13157-026-02067-2

Between this and our Healthy Wetland Soils session, BSC is leaning deep into the science and the heart of wetland conservation this year.

Drop a 🌿 in the comments if you think nature deserves a seat at the table.

🎷 BSC is NOLA Bound! 🎷

We’re bringing the Healthy Wetland Soils symposium to the 2026 Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting in New Orleans! 🎭🌱

This isn’t just data — it’s a deep dive into how we connect science, practice, and public understanding through the Massachusetts Healthy Soils Initiative.
✅ The Research: Assessing forest carbon & wetland soils.
✅ The Practice: Real-world guidance & BMPs.
✅ The Story: Innovative branding, infographics, and films that make soil health accessible to everyone.

👥 On the Ground
Catch Gillian Davies, Tom Groves, and Marabelle Tucci in person! They’ll be joined by a powerhouse group of collaborators:
🤝 Woodwell Climate Research Center (Taniya RoyChowdhury)
🤝 Regenerative Design Group (Sebastian Gutwein)
🤝 Scouter Design (Terri Courtemarche)

Special shout-out to contributors Cat Martinez (BSC), Jenny Watts (Woodwell), Matthew Duvenek (New England Conservatory and Harvard Forest), and to filmmaker Costa Boutsikaris (Inhabit Films), whose work brings this science to life on screen. 🎬

🌱 Rights of Wetlands
Keep an eye out for Gillian at the Rights of Wetlands symposium, featuring animations, community videos, and a “Letters to Wetlands” Write-Shop. ✍️✨

See you in New Orleans - Let’s grab a beignet and talk shop! ☕🍩

🌟 Subject Matter Expert Spotlight 🌟

Meet Dr. Nahad Helmi, Water Resources Lead at BSC 🌊

Nahad is helping communities turn complex flood, watershed, and infrastructure data into decisions they can act on. Through advanced H&H modeling, AI-driven workflow automation, and geospatial analytics, his work supports smarter resilience planning, permitting, grant documentation, and infrastructure design.

His mission is clear: better data should lead to better decisions.

Read the full spotlight: http://www.bscgroup.com/news/sme-spotlight-nahad-helmi-water-resources.

Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Nahad Helmi, PhD, Water Resources Innovation Leader - BSC Group Meet BSC’s Nahad Helmi, PhD, and learn how advanced H&H modeling, AI automation, and geospatial analytics support resilient decisions.

🌈 At BSC, a strong workplace culture isn't built despite our differences — it's built because of them.

We believe every employee deserves to come as they are. When people feel genuinely seen and respected, they bring their whole thinking to the table. That's how better decisions get made. 💡

Through our Pride Team, community conversations, and everyday allyship, we're committed to making that real.🌟

“No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us."
— Micah Bazant. (This quote is often attributed to the revolutionary, trans, q***r activist Marsha P. Johnson, but was actually written by artist and activist Micah Bazant, who has since embraced the way it has traveled the world in her name and spirit.)

What does Pride mean to you this year? Tell us below.

Looking for ways to show your support or find community? We've gathered helpful resources for you here:
https://www.bscgroup.com/news/2026-leading-with-pride/

GLAAD
PFLAG National
The Trevor Project
It Gets Better

🏳️‍🌈 🧡💛💚💙💜

Pride Month at BSC: Building Inclusion Through Respect, Representation, and Trust - BSC Group BSC recognizes Pride Month by reflecting on inclusion, LGBTQ+ history, lived experiences, and building a workplace where everyone can succeed.

🎉 Welcome to BSC Group, Anna Loss, CSS!

Anna is a Certified Soil Scientist and Ecological Project Manager with 13+ years of experience contributing to energy and infrastructure projects in CT, NJ, and NY.

Her expertise spans natural resource due diligence, wetland delineations and field surveys, permit procurement, and post-permit issuance compliance and mitigation strategies. At BSC, Anna will support ecological project management, permitting, and compliance efforts.

Read the full post and learn more about Anna: https://www.bscgroup.com/news/bsc-welcomes-anna-loss

BSC Group Welcomes Project Manager, Anna Loss, CSS - BSC Group BSC Group welcomes ecological project manager Anna Loss, CSS, bringing 13+ years of experience contributing to energy and infrastructure projects in CT, NJ, and NY.

Wetlands have the best hidden stories. 🌿

A frog call.
A turtle sighting.
A heron in the shallows.
A beaver quietly redesigning the whole place.

As American Wetlands Month comes to a close, we’re celebrating the muddy boots, field notes, plant IDs, wildlife sightings, and small clues that help us understand these living systems.
 

It’s almost World Turtle Day! 🐢

May 23 is all about celebrating turtles and protecting the places they call home.

At BSC, turtle sightings are always a fieldwork highlight. But our love for turtles goes beyond the cute photos, it shows up in the work we do to protect wetlands, restore habitats, support rare species review, and monitor sensitive environments.

Here’s to the slow movers, sun baskers, and tiny reminders that habitat protection matters. 💚