Boston Harbor Islands (Site Name Keyword)
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A salt marsh restoration plan for Thompson Island in Boston Harbor calls for the removal of a stone berm that prevents tidal flushing of an existing salt marsh/pond on the central east side of the island. Lack of daily tidal exchange has resulted in a stagnant water body with severe algae blooms and encroachment by the invasive plant species, common reed (Phragmites australis). The restoration plan includes archaeological investigation of the proposed construction/demolition area as well as...
Final Report on the Archaeological Intensive Survey of the Long Island Section of the Spectacle Island-Boston Harbor-Long Island Sewer Line, Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts (2007)
The Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project proposed to construct a sewer service from Spectacle Island to the City of Boston’s existing sewer system on Long Island for the disposal of leachate and treated sanitary wastewater originating on Spectacle Island. This project called for the construction of a pipeline and pump stations from the south end of Spectacle Island, across Sculpin Ledge Channel to the southwestern end of Long Island. On Long Island, the pipe line will extend northward...