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Recent Media Coverage of Union’s Resiliency Planning for The House of the Seven Gables Campus

Our trigger-based approach that uses flood probability rather than fixed dates to guide decision-making, is being recognized as a model for how historic sites nationwide can adapt to climate change.


🔗 insideclimatenews.org
🔗 thecooldown.com
🔗 salemnews.com

Inside Climate News ran an in-depth feature on the climate threats facing this iconic Hawthorne-era landmark, where rising seas and intensifying storms are putting centuries of preservation at risk. The piece follows the Gables staff’s race to protect the site and highlights the two-year study and long-term adaptation plan developed with Union Studio and our project partners.

The Cool Down picked up the story, reporting on the plan to relocate several structures to higher ground and key funding milestones framing it as a proactive response to a threat that can feel overwhelming.

The Salem News covered it locally, reporting on the Gables’ plans to move five historic structures further inland and the organization’s efforts to fund the 50-year phased plan.