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Environmental, Resiliency and Sustainability Media Resources for Nantucket
Nantucket Footprints is pleased to present a curated series of films about how to keep Nantucket beautiful for future generations and think about global collaboration efforts.
Architectural Salvage Workshop on September 27th.
Come and explore the enduring charm of Nantucket’s 19th-century dwellings, crafted from repurposed structures. Our rich history of salvage and reuse showcases our commitment to sustainable practices. …
8 Ways to Reduce PFAS Exposure at Home
Exciting news from the PFAS action group! Here are eight helpful ways to reduce PFAS exposure in your own home and to raise awareness about PFAS' prevalence. Watch this video and learn more about PFAS…
Envision Resilience 2023 Launch
The Envision Resilience Challenge, a semester-long design studio connecting interdisciplinary university teams with coastal communities to inspire adaptive and creative solutions to the challenges of …
Commercial: Oceans Give, Oceans Take: Their role in climate change
Introducing our premiere podcast: Choices & Impacts with Nantucket Footprints Commercial When it comes to the health of our Nantucket neighbors, our island, and our planet, the choices you make ar…
Oceans Give, Oceans Take: Their role in climate change
Ocean’s role in climate change. From CBS News. As greenhouse gases warm the Earth, our oceans play a significant role in absorbing heat that helps regulate rising temperatures. But as writer and narra…
How will Nantucket achieve a sustainable future?
With so much work to achieve a sustainable future, how does Nantucket get there? The island has a number of dedicated organizations like the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket Land Council, …
This is why Nantucket Footprints is here
Nantucket Footprints is an online environmental, resiliency and sustainability resource highlighting local events, news and ideas. We aim to spark conversation and positive change through the importan…
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans
The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans by Cynthia Barnett Cynthia Barnett is the author of three previous books, including Rain, which was longlisted for the National Book Award an…
Refuse to use single-use plastics
Rising sea waters, massive storm surges, and plastics bobbing in the middle of the oceans have left the residents of Nantucket feeling like they are on the front-lines of looming global challenges. I…
Solving Plastic Pollution
Published on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation YouTube channel on October 4, 2020 Solving Plastic Pollution | Narrated by Sir David Attenborough & Dame Ellen MacArthur Solutions to tackle plastic pol…
Nantucket Census
The Nantucket Census We recognize that our community’s health and safety are the most pressing concerns during this unprecedented time and that communication about public health takes priority. Howeve…
The Great Realisation
The Great Realisation Published by Tomos Roberts a/k/a Probably Tomfoolery A bed time story of how it started, and why hindsight’s 2020. 🛌 🧸 #stayhome #withme #untiltomorrow When Tomos Roberts, a spok…
How Coronavirus Quarantines Lead To A Drop In Air Pollution
How Coronavirus Quarantines Lead To A Drop In Air Pollution Published by CNBC As coronavirus quickly spreads around the world, the virus is forcing people to stay put. People aren’t driving or flying,…
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff Here's a short quiz for you: FILL IN THE BLANK: By the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than _______. What percent of plastic ever produced has been recycled? TRUE…
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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