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NLC Appeals Surfside Crossing Conservation Management Permit

by novation Posted on February 24, 2023February 27, 2023Advocacy News

Background The proposed c. 40B 156 unit Surfside Crossing condominium development to be located on 13.5 acres on South Shore Road has been controversial since Read More

Posted in Advocacy, News

The Water Fund Challenge Grant a Success! Thanks to YOU we met our goal!

by Anna Day Posted on January 20, 2023News

The NLC is incredibly grateful to those supporters who participated in our 2022 Water Fund Challenge Grant! Thanks to the community’s response to our generous Read More

Posted in News
Sconset Bluff, Geotubes, Petition

NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL PRESENTS A DIFFERENT PATH FORWARD FOR THE ‘SCONSET BLUFF

by Anna Day Posted on November 14, 2022November 15, 2022News

The Nantucket Land Council has long advocated for an alternative approach to addressing erosion in ’Sconset. Today it submitted a formal petition, calling on the Read More

Posted in NewsTagged ’Sconset Bluff, Baxter Road, Geotubes, Petition's Select Board, Statutory Private Way
MACC Official Certification

RJ Turcotte Receives MACC Official Certification

by Anna Day Posted on November 3, 2022November 9, 2022News

The Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions is a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to educating our Conservation Commission members and advocating for better wetlands protections at Read More

Posted in NewsTagged MACC Official Certification, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions
Karen K. Borchert Educational Grants

Karen K. Borchert Educational Grants

by Anna Day Posted on October 31, 2022November 4, 2022News

NLC is thrilled to announce a new digital format for our small environmental education grants program. Going forward, rather than the format of twice-per-year calls Read More

Posted in NewsTagged Educational Grants
Pollinators Garden Tips

How to Put Your Pollinator Garden to Bed

by Anna Day Posted on October 20, 2022News

Planting for Pollinators on Nantucket will run again in 2023; please register by clicking here to sign up and share it with your friends as Read More

Posted in NewsTagged Fall Prep for Pollinator Garden, Pollinator Garden
Surfside Crossing

NLC Will Appeal Surfside Crossing’s Permit

by Anna Day Posted on September 25, 2022September 28, 2022Advocacy News

On Friday, September 16th the Housing Appeals Committee (HAC), the state agency charged with reviewing appeals of Comprehensive Permits for Chapter 40b subdivisions, issued a Read More

Posted in Advocacy, NewsTagged endangered species habitats, Housing Appeals Committee, Surfside Crossing
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2022 Water Fund Challenge Grant

by Anna Day Posted on September 22, 2022September 27, 2022News

Donate today and Double Your Impact! The Board of Directors of the Nantucket Land Council has launched a Water Fund Challenge Grant and will match Read More

Posted in NewsTagged Water Fund challenge grant, Waterkeeper
Clean Water Coalition

Clean Water Coalition

by Anna Day Posted on September 21, 2022October 20, 2022News

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 Read More

Posted in NewsTagged Aquatic Ecosystems, Clean Water Coalition, Strategic Plan, Town of Nantucket
Shark Research Around Nantucket

Inshore Shark Species Research

by Anna Day Posted on September 2, 2022News

It has been another exciting summer of shark tagging around the island! Caroline Collatos, a shark biologist and Ph.D. student at the New England Aquarium, has Read More

Posted in NewsTagged Sandbar Sharks, Shark Research, Sharks Around Nantucket

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