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Nantucket’s Environmental, Resiliency and Sustainability News
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Nantucket Footprints is pleased to present a curated series of articles about how to keep Nantucket beautiful for future generations.
July 13: Nantucket Land Council’s Downtown Tree Tour
July 13, 10-11:30 am, immerse yourself in centuries of natural beauty and history with a private tour along our island streets lined with ancient trees. FREE TOUR! Led by Executive Director Emily Mold…
NLC Downtown Tree Tour
On June 29, 10-11:30 am, immerse yourself in centuries of natural beauty and history with a private tour along our island streets lined with ancient trees. Led by Executive Director Emily Molden and N…
Proposed New Outdoor Lighting Bylaw
Did you know the light pollution on the island is increasing rapidly? This is a worrying trend to be addressed before it's too late. Gail Walker, founder and president of the volunteer organization Na…
International Dark Skies Week with the Maria Mitchell Association
On Thursday, April 20, from 8-9 pm, join the Maria Mitchell Association at the Loines Observatory FREE! In honor of International Dark Skies Week, Maria Mitchell Association will host a FREE public st…
NHA’s Food for Thought: A Conversation on Coastal Resilience with Rachael Freeman and Claire Martin
On April 20, 5:30-6:30 pm, don't miss the Nantucket Historical Association Food for Thought series: A Conversation on Coastal Resilience with Rachael Freeman and Claire Martin FREE and Open to All! Re…
July 13: Nantucket Land Council’s Downtown Tree Tour
NLC Downtown Tree Tour
Proposed New Outdoor Lighting Bylaw
International Dark Skies Week with the Maria Mitchell Association
NHA’s Food for Thought: A Conversation on Coastal Resilience with Rachael Freeman and Claire Martin
LLNF: Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities; Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Resilience
Exploring Vernal Pools with NLC and NCF
Guided Wellness Walks
Community Garden Survey from the Nantucket Land Bank
Turtle Task Force: Snapping Turtles Are In Trouble
LLNF’s Species of the Week
How to Talk to Your Landscaper About Fertilizer
The Nantucket Land Council’s Planting for Pollinators on Nantucket
Nantucket Conservation Foundation: Race For Open Space on July 9
Join in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day
Premiere Podcast: Choices & Impacts with Nantucket Footprints
Nantucket Field Station, UMASS Boston Plastics Survey
Survey: 90 percent of Nantucketers concerned about climate change
Learn more from the NHS Youth Climate Committee
NANTUCKET STUDENT PERSPECTIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Maria Mitchell Association Barn Owl Program
Nantucket Coast to Coast Trail
How to Share Local Observations of Flooding and Erosion and Influence Coastal Management
Managing Trash & Plastics Ban Education
Nantucket PFAS Update
Coastal Resilience Exhibit at NHA’s Macy Warehouse
The annual Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative
Nantucket’s Water Quality Analysis & Visualization (WQAV) Public Interface
Envision Resilience Nantucket Public Presentation
Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Mass Audubon’s Youth Climate Committee – Climate Cafe
ReMain Nantucket Purchases Annye’s Whole Foods Building; Pip and Anchor to be New Tenants, Continuing Healthy Food Vision for Island
Nantucket Litter Derby 2021
Clean Water for All
Nantucket Science Festival 2021
HOW MICROPLASTICS ARE INFILTRATING THE MARINE FOOD CHAIN
DPW Textile Collection Events
Managing Water as Sea Levels Rise, What to Expect in the Future and Preparing to Respond
The Nantucket Coastal Resilience Plan Open House
Microplastics on Nantucket
Let’s have a Safe & Healthy Halloween!
Climate Preparedness Week 2020
Sustainability at Nantucket High School: How we Move Forward
Hurricanes: The Future of Coastal Cities
2020 Maria Mitchell Women of Science Symposium
Climate Change on a Local Level
Climate Change Awareness Walk(s)
Resilient Nantucket: Preparing Your Historic Property for a Future of Rising Seas
Clean Water: Topics on Tap Series
The Clean Team Trash Pickup
Rescuing History: Nantucket in Response to Rising Seas
2020 Nantucket Census
2020 State of the Harbor Forum
Nantucket Green Crab Week
Nantucket Land Council’s Annual Beach Cleanup
ReMain Nantucket Launches Envision Resilience: Nantucket Challenge, Calling on Design Students to Reimagine Nantucket Harbor
The Maria Mitchell Association SCIENCE SPEAKER SERIES COASTAL LANDSCAPES IN AN ERA OF SEA LEVEL RISE with DR. ANDREA DUTTON
The Linda Loring Virtual Science Pub with Dr. Jenica Allen of Mount Holyoke College
Nantucket Land Council Clean Water Series
Maria Mitchell Association Virtual Science Series
Nantucket Land Council Clean Water Series
Maria Mitchell Association Virtual Science Series
Race for Open Space 2020
Nantucket Preservation Trust will honor its 2020 Preservation Award winners online
Ten Years of Nantucket Harbor Research
Nantucket Walking Trail Maps
Nantucket STAYING ABOVE WATER
Refuse to Use Single-Use Plastics On Nantucket
Mass Audubon and Maria Mitchell Association’s annual Bird-a-thon fundraiser.
Nantucket Land Council’s Eelgrass Health and Restoration Project
Virtual Science Pub with Dr. Sarah Bois
Preparing Nantucket for Climate Change
2020 Census – Make it Count Nantucket
Science Pub Series Hosted by The Linda Loring Nature Foundation
Second Annual Nantucket Litter Derby is Canceled
Dr. Jen Karberg, Lecture Nantucket’s Salt Marshes and Coastal Resilience
Food Rescue Nantucket
Nantucket Bats are the new year-round residents!
Shimmo Creek Oyster Restoration Project
Stay Classy Not Trashy
Sorting NRNC on Nantucket
Take Steps to be Multimodal on Nantucket
Reducing the Impact of Waste
Favorite Island APPs
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