Building a Resilient Downtown | Orleans' Ecological Infrastructure Project (S3, 09)

What does it take to make Downtown Orleans more resilient to flooding, water quality threats, and a changing climate? We sit down with Elizabeth Jenkins from the Town's Planningand Community Development department along with Peter Flinker and Nate Burgess from landscape architecture firm Dodson & Flinker to find out - and along the way, we uncover some surprising local history. In this episode: • The difference between ecological, green, and grey infrastructure • Why saltmarshes are one of Orleans' most important climate defenses • The buried story of Jeremiah's Gutter - the Cape's first canal • Phragmites: the invasive plant blocking the view at Window on the Cove   Want to get involved? Join the Community Charrette on June 5–6 and help shape the future of Downtown Orleans. https://www.town.orleans.ma.us/1898/Downtown-Town-Cove-Resiliency-Project