Growing Solar, Protecting Nature
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Growing Solar, Protecting Nature is a Mass Audubon and Harvard Forest StoryMap that examines how Massachusetts can scale up solar energy while safeguarding forests, farms and other carbon‑rich landscapes.
The story highlights that forests are the state’s primary means of carbon removal and provide essential public benefits such as drinking water filtration, habitat and climate resilience. It documents how current siting practices have led to extensive clearing for ground‑mounted solar, resulting in forest loss, increased emissions and erosion impacts.
The StoryMap presents data showing that most residents prefer solar on rooftops, parking lots and already‑developed land and argues for siting reforms that protect natural and working lands while enabling rapid clean‑energy deployment.
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