Christmas Trees & the Coast

Christmas Trees & the Coast

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Congress 2021, Medical Myths, Hand Sanitizer

Episode: Congress 2021, Medical Myths, Hand Sanitizer

  • Jan 7, 2021 9:00 pm
  • 11:44 mins

In some coastal communities, discarded Christmas trees can take on a second life. Juliana Barrett says they can act as skeletons for new sand dunes, which can help communities vulnerable to flooding. Barrett is a Coastal Habitat Specialist and ecologist with the Connecticut Sea Grant Program.