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Devens Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
A virtual tour of innovative Low-Impact Development (LID) Techniques Integrating the natural and built environment.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) work with nature to address social, economic, and environmental challenges. Devens integrates NbS into all development projects through a combination of education, incentives, and regulations. This virtual tour takes look at NbS in Devens and provides resources to assist you in bringing them to your own communities.
Enjoy!
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1. Verbeck Field (Ayer-Devens Pocket Forest Project)
1. Verbeck Field (Ayer-Devens Pocket Forest Project). Click to expand.
Pocket Forests - compact urban forests offering big forest ecosystem services and access to forests
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2. Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School (Ayer-Devens Pocket Forest Project)
2. Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School (Ayer-Devens Pocket Forest Project). Click to expand.
Pocket Forests - compact urban forests offering big forest ecosystem services and access to forests
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3. Commercial Low-Impact Development Site - Clear Path for Veterans
3. Commercial Low-Impact Development Site - Clear Path for Veterans. Click to expand.
Biofiltration in a Small Commercial Setting - attractive and functional raingardens and landscaping
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4. Residential Low Impact Development Site - Emerson Green (Chance Street)
4. Residential Low Impact Development Site - Emerson Green (Chance Street). Click to expand.
Regulating NBS: Subdivisions (974 CMR 2.07)
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5. Residential Low Impact Development Site - Emerson Green (Grant Road)
5. Residential Low Impact Development Site - Emerson Green (Grant Road). Click to expand.
Housing with Cluster Development, energy efficient homes, and pavement reduction
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6. Sustainable Redevelopment and Educational Signage (Bill Ashe Visitor Center / USFWS)
6. Sustainable Redevelopment and Educational Signage (Bill Ashe Visitor Center / USFWS). Click to expand.
Low Impact Development with porous concrete and pavers, reused building materials
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7. Low Impact Development at (One Jackson Place)
7. Low Impact Development at (One Jackson Place). Click to expand.
Biofiltration, Porous Pavement and Low Impact Development at Large Commercial Properties
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8. Low Impact Development (King Street Properties)
8. Low Impact Development (King Street Properties). Click to expand.
Biofiltration, Porous Pavement and Low Impact Development at Large Commercial Properties
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9. Rainwater Harvesting - Devens Common
9. Rainwater Harvesting - Devens Common. Click to expand.
Rainwater Harvesting - common green has roof runoff
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10. Rainwater Harvesting - Little Leaf Farms
10. Rainwater Harvesting - Little Leaf Farms. Click to expand.
Rainwater Harvesting - runoff from greenhouses captured for reuse
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11. LID and Green Roof - Bristol Myers Squibb
11. LID and Green Roof - Bristol Myers Squibb. Click to expand.
Green Roof and green wall on large pharmaceutical development.
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12. LID at Devens Green Housing
12. LID at Devens Green Housing. Click to expand.
Net Zero Housing with Cluster and Low Impact Development.
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13. Willow Brook- Stream Restoration Project
13. Willow Brook- Stream Restoration Project. Click to expand.
Stream Daylighting - culvert removed and stream restored to pre-Army base condition with native bank plantings.
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14. Pollinator Meadows at MacPherson Road
14. Pollinator Meadows at MacPherson Road . Click to expand.
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15. Pollinator Meadows (Bill Ashe Visitor Center)
15. Pollinator Meadows (Bill Ashe Visitor Center). Click to expand.
We hope you enjoyed this virtual tour of Nature-based Solutions in Devens.
For more information, feel free to contact neilangus@devensec.com or bethsuedmeyer@devensec.com
This project was funded through support from MassECAN’s Climate Ambassador Award Program
This Story Map was developed by the Devens Enterprise Commission in partnership with BSC Group, January 2025