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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.

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