The 2nd Annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit Highlights Island-based Adaptation and Community Conversation
The 2nd Annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit is being held September 4th from 4-6:30pm, hosted at the Great Harbor Yacht Club and organized by the Linda Loring Nature Foundation (LLNF) and the Nantucket Conservation Foundation (NCF) with support from the Nantucket Community Foundation’s Remain Nantucket Fund. Nantucket recognizes September as Climate Change Awareness month and this event will give the community a chance to gain a common language around climate change status and impacts on Nantucket as well as learn about the ways various island organizations and businesses are already adapting to climate change.
Linda Loring Nature Foundation Receives National Award for Excellence in Phenology Research
The Linda Loring Nature Foundation is pleased to announce that we are the recipients of a national award for excellence in phenological research and outreach.
The National Phenology Network has named LLNF as PhenoChampions for our work in observing, recording, and educating the public about phenology.
Sandplain Grassland Network Publishes Management Recommendations to Conserve and Restore Globally Rare Habitat
The Sandplain Grassland Network has published an article summarizing the state of globally rare sandplain grassland habitats in coastal areas of Massachusetts and New York that are rapidly disappearing due to a variety of causes including invasive species encroachment, climate change, and sea level rise.
The article will appear in the Journal of Restoration Ecology later this year but is currently available for early, open access by clicking here.
Seth Engelbourg Elected to Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society
We are proud to announce that Seth Engelbourg, our Naturalist Educator and Program Manager, has joined the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Environmental Education Society.
With ten years of experience in ecology and education, Seth brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to the MEES Board. MEES is led by the volunteer Board of Directors and a part-time staff and offers resources, support, and professional development opportunities for environmental educators.
Linda Loring Nature Foundation Awarded $75,000 State Wildlife Habitat Management Grant
Nantucket, MA: The Linda Loring Nature Foundation (LLNF) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a grant from the MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Program to create and improve grassland habitats by removing non-native invasive tree species and restoring natural ecosystem processes. The $75,000 awarded is one of the largest amounts given to any one organization in 2022.
The LLNF grant will be used to fund the removal of invasive, non-native Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii ) in an effort to restore valuable sandplain grassland habitat. This state funding will allow LLNF to hire skilled contractors to remove both standing dead and live trees.