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Sep 30

Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic forever chemicals!!⁠
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds. ⁠
News published from The Guaridan, read more-the link is in our bio.⁠
Photo: Until recently, artificial turf was made with ground-up tires. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA⁠
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Sep 29

The Nantucket Land Council has partnered with the Nantucket Shellfish Association, the Maria Mitchell Association, and 14 other organizations and entities to form the Clean Water Coalition. The purpose of the Coalition is to come together with the Town around a common goal of preserving clean water for Nantucket. The Select Board has identified clean water as a priority in their Strategic Plan and the Town of Nantucket and the community have advanced a number of initiatives and programs in recent years to advance that mission, but our aquatic ecosystems continue to show clear signs of decline. The Coalition is interested in providing additional support and resources to assist the Town’s efforts and move the needle faster. After submitting a letter to the Town of Nantucket announcing the Coalition’s formation and desire to collaborate, we look forward to meetings this fall with Town department heads and staff that will determine the next steps for this movement.⁠
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Sep 21

The HAC released its final decision last Friday permitting Surfside Crossing’s 156 unit 40b development on 13.5 acres off of South Shore Road. Despite the Superior Court’s ruling last year requiring the HAC to consider other local needs and environmental concerns, the revised proposal was essentially rubber-stamped with no local input. The NLC hopes the Town will challenge this decision, and we will also consider our options for further appeal. ⁠
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Let the Select Board know that this decision does not serve the community and should be challenged.⁠
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Sep 20

As part of the Land Trust Alliance Rally, Emily Molden and Nate Scott toured numerous “Green” stormwater infrastructure projects across the city of New Orleans with Groundwork New Orleans. This amazing local organization works to bring about the sustained regeneration, improvement, and management of the physical environment through community-based partnerships. Their efforts to improve water management and resiliency throughout urban neighborhoods are impressive and inspiring with important examples for communities like Nantucket to follow.⁠
@ltalliance #Rally4Land @groundworknola⁠
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Sep 19

The NLC celebrated another year of natural resource and water protection on a beautiful Labor Day weekend evening with an inspiring group of members and friends. Many thanks to our event co-chairs, Susan Baer and Mary-Randolph Ballinger, our Table Hosts, Donelan Family Wines, and to all who participated and continue to support our work.⁠
Special thanks to thanks Laurie Richards @pixelperfectack and @donelanwine.⁠
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Sep 18

This week Emily Molden and Nate Scott traveled down to New Orleans for the Land Trust Alliance Rally @ltalliance, a national conference focused on land protection. Field trips, seminars, networking, workshops…some gators, and a little jazz! ⁠
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#Rally4 #landconservation⁠
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Sep 15

The decline of Eelgrass in our waters is a serious issue for our bay scallops and the greater harbor ecosystem. Unfortunately, Eelgrass is not an easy plant to re-establish. Eelgrass seeds are not like regular seeds you can buy in the store! They take a lot of time to harvest from seed-bearing plants that need to be identified and picked underwater. Once we have processed the seeds by hand, we have to take care of them in an artificial environment mimicking their natural habitat until it is time for planting. ⁠
A huge Thank You to the Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Departments–@nrdack for all of their help harvesting, processing, and caring for our Eelgrass seeds this summer!⁠
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Preserving this vital species and improving the health of our harbor is a top priority.⁠
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Sep 13

Last Friday, the long-awaited decision by Superior Court Judge Mark Gildea was handed down, affirming the Nantucket Conservation Commission’s decision to order the geotube array removed from the toe of ’Sconset Bluff. While acknowledging the erosion that may ensue after removal, Judge Gildea also noted that the Commission had been left with no other choice. Gildea wrote, “neither the commission’s observation that the sand mitigation plan was absent on June 30 nor its conclusion that the plaintiff asserted at that time that it did not intend to comply with any such plan was erroneous or misleading.” Ultimately, the public record shows that SBPF was, for years, behind in providing mitigation sand and had no intention of complying until a new, extended geotube array was approved. While NLC supports coastal resilience efforts across our island, they must be legally compliant and avoid impacts that worsen erosion on neighboring properties. Baxter road sits atop the highest, most erosion-prone bluff on Nantucket, and alternative access is decades overdue. We hope that following this decision in Superior Court, our local government redoubles its efforts to move the road and build for the future rather than trying to continue using taxpayer dollars to fight the sea.

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