2014 ANNUAL REPORT
PLANNING • PROTECTING • PRESERVING
The Nantucket Land Council is dedicated to
Our Mission
protecting Nantucket’s natural world and rural character by holding and enforcing conservation restrictions, commissioning scientific research, monitoring development proposals, engaging in legal proceedings to protect natural resources, and educating the public on environmental issues.
Table of Contents Board of Directors and Staff ...........................................2 President’s Report ..............................................................5 Executive Director’s Report ............................................6 Financial Overview ............................................................8 Treasurer’s Report ..............................................................9 Conservation Restriction Report ............................... 10 Conservation Restriction Grantors............................ 12 Research ............................................................................. 13 Education ........................................................................... 15 Legal Action & Advocacy .............................................. 19 Events .................................................................................. 23 Special Gift and Bequests ............................................. 26 Acknowledgements ....................................................... 27
NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL, INC. P.O. Box 502 , 6 Ash Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 508-228-2818 nlc@nantucketlandcouncil.org www.nantucketlandcouncil.org
COVER: Jackson Point in Madaket— Photo by Gary Langley, gary@blinddogphoto.com AT LEFT: “Stump Pond Jungle” — Photo by Michele LeMaitre, www.michelelemaitre.com
Board of Directors & Staff
OFFICERS Lucy S. Dillon President Paul A. Bennett Vice President William Willet Vice President Howard N. Blitman Treasurer Susan E. Robinson Clerk & Assistant Treasurer
DIRECTORS Karen K. Borchert Larry Breakiron William S. Brenizer Karen K. Clark Sara P. Congdon William M. Crozier, Jr. Philip B. Day Christine Donelan Robert Friedman Nancy Gillespie Wade Greene Mary Heller Charles A. Kilvert, III Laurel Ried Langworthy Peter McCausland Eileen P. McGrath Paul P. Moran Carl H. Sjolund H. Brooks Smith James W. Sutherland, Ph.D. Peter Watrous Jon Wisentaner
STAFF Cormac Collier Executive Director Emily L. MacKinnon Resource Ecologist Linda Spery Development Director BOOKKEEPING Shari Rose Santos LEGAL COUNSEL Peter R. Fenn, Esquire Fenn and Associates Jamaica Plain, MA ACCOUNTANT Bollus Lynch LLP Certified Public Accountants and Consultants Worcester, MA
HONORARY DIRECTOR Jean Haffenreffer Suzanne Mueller
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Snowy Owl—Photo by E. Vernon Laux, www.llnf.org
President’s Report
Dear Friends and Members, As the Nantucket Land Council commemorates its 40th anniversary, it’s interesting to look back at the notes and files of our founders to get a sense of the challenges and opportunities they faced back in the early ‘70s. One of the faded typewritten pages of copy we found for an early proposed brochure states “Our common goal is to protect the island from unplanned, uncontrolled development; i.e., from those who see Nantucket as ‘a hunk of real estate.’” The writer goes on to state “Open space is one of the Island’s most important assets, a source of beauty and enjoyment for resident and visitor alike. Our highest priority is to keep it so.” With the booming economy of the current times, there are certainly those who continue to view our fragile island as “a hunk of real estate.” Fortunately, however, there are many more who regard the natural beauty of Nantucket as a higher priority and our most treasured resource. The Land Council is proud to be a force in protecting our natural world not only for today but for future generations. The work we do ensures that “land grabs” such as the one we’re fighting at Camp Richard do not go unnoticed without a strong legal defense on our part. Our watchdog work also ensures that our incomparable beaches and waters remain protected, thanks to rigorous scientific examination and unrelenting advocacy. And our educational outreach ensures that Nantucketers of all ages will continue to learn how we can all work together as a community to protect our fragile environment. We know that you look to the Nantucket Land Council to be there for you in meeting environmental challenges head-on, just as our founders did 40 years ago. With your encouragement and support, we will continue to fulfill our mission of planning, protecting and preserving. Thank you for being a part of our courageous work. Sincerely,
Lucy Dillon President
Nantucket Bay Scallops—Photo by Stacy Braga, www.stacybragaphotography.com
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Executive Director’s Report
Dear NLC Supporters, This has been yet another remarkable year in the life of the Nantucket Land Council. We welcomed three new board members, bid farewell to a beloved board member, charged ahead with our educational outreach on fertilizer regulations, continued the good fight against environmentally destructive projects and took on new challenges. At our summer annual meeting at the Coffin School, it was a privilege to welcome Paul Moran, Sara Congdon and Jon Wisentaner to our board of directors. All three of these individuals share the common traits of being successful businesspersons while having a deep-seated love of Nantucket’s natural world. Also at the annual meeting our long-time director Jean Haffenreffer moved to honorary director status in recognition of her many years of dedicated service. Finally, we noted with sadness the passing of stalwart board member Lars Soderberg, who served faithfully for a lengthy tenure and played a role in our most significant conservation projects. I am grateful to the many homeowners associations and other groups who welcomed me to your annual meetings to share information about the new fertilizer use regulations. As we discussed in the various gatherings around the island, the purpose of these regulations is to improve and restore the quality of Nantucket’s water resources, providing for a reduction of nitrogen and phosphorus into Nantucket’s waters and wetlands. Our hope is that this will happen through a three pronged approach— an organized educational program, licensure and regulation of practices. The Land Council is proud to have been a leader in launching the educational component of the fertilizer program and is hopeful that the Town will continue to dedicate staff time and resources to making this fledgling program successful. Only by coming together to understand and apply best management practices in landscaping and fertilizing can we make a difference in the future of our island’s health and well-being while still creating and maintaining attractive lawns and gardens. SBPF’s hard armoring project continued to consume a great deal of time on the part of our board, staff and consultants as multiple proposals were brought before the Conservation Commission, the Board of Selectmen and other regulatory bodies at the state and local level. We are committed to watch and wait as needed in monitoring Sankaty Bluff and other erosion control projects circling the island. The erosion issue has moved to the forefront of regional and national debate and
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discussion as sea levels rise and we experience climate change. This will most certainly be a focus for the Land Council and other environmental organizations both now and in the future. We hope that you will continue to support us as we wage a legal battle with the Cape and Islands Boy Scouts regarding the ownership of Camp Richard. As you may know from our newsletter and local press accounts, the Land Council is financially supporting the legal defense of the Camp Richard Campers Association’s efforts to maintain ownership, and permanent and appropriate environmental stewardship of their property. A legal defense fund was created and the Land Council began accepting tax-deductible donations for this critical Nantucket project last summer. The ultimate goal of the legal defense for the Camp Richard Campers Association is to have the Camp Richard Campers Association legally recognized as owners of the property and to have an option for a conservation restriction on the property so the proposed development does not occur. We are grateful for your financial support thus far and assure you that we will keep you apprised of the legal outcome as the case makes its way through the courts to a final conclusion which will hopefully be in our favor. Thank you for your loyalty and for caring about Nantucket’s natural world with great passion and purpose. I especially want to express my appreciation to Bonnie and Peter McCausland and the McCausland Foundation for their generous $1 million pledge in support of our land conservation program. Here’s to the next 40 years of working together to plan, protect and preserve. Sincerely,
Cormac Collier Executive Director
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Financial Overview
I’m pleased to report that our Fiscal Year 2014 financial picture shows that the Nantucket Land Council continues to operate in an effective and efficient manner based on a solid financial foundation. We are grateful to each of you for your donations, your participation in our annual fundraising events and the many other ways you show support for our organization throughout the year. The graphics below provide a snapshot of our income and expenses for FY 2014. We remain pleased with the careful and wise use of our income towards our many important programs and projects. The financial statements for the Land Council for the year ending June 30, 2014 are available for review at the office at 6 Ash Lane on Nantucket. For more information about how your donations are being utilized year-round by the Land Council in our work to protect Nantucket’s fragile natural resources, we invite you to visit our office when you are on island or to browse our website at www.nantucketlandcouncil.org. Respectfully submitted,
Howard N. Blitman Treasurer Support Services 17% Programs & Projects 75% Fundraising 8%
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Treasurer’s Report
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014 OPERATING ACTIVITIES
FY 2014
FY 2013
$107,099 1,188,800 276,000 76,966 20,300 14,698 $1,683,863
$430,516 220,071 285,000 59,822 24,500 0 $1, 019,909
$578,863 132,411 63,128 $774,402
$473, 869 110,923 58,942 $643,734
$909,461
$376,244
$321,244 737,964 4,914 549,299 9,743,433 740,868 21,506,821 $33,604,643
$245,718 105,799 14,114 564,289 8,516,346 744,537 21,506,821 $31,697,624
$21,230
$15,050
21,230
$15,050
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily restricted
$33,565,849 17,564
$31,631,594 50,980
TOTAL NET ASSETS
$33,583,413
$31,682,574
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$33,604,643
$31,697,624
INCOME Restricted contributions Unrestricted contributions Endowment support appropriated for operations Fundraising net revenues and contributions Rental income Other income Total support and revenue EXPENSES Programs and projects Supporting services Fundraising Total expenses NET SURPLUS (DEFICIT) FROM OPERATIONS ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Unconditional promises to give Prepaid expenses Note receivable including accrued interest Marketable securities Fixed assets Land and conservation restrictions LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued expenses Total liabilities
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Conservation Restriction Report
During Fiscal Year 2014 the Land Council recorded two conservation restrictions in the Nantucket Registry of Deeds, bringing the total number of conservation restrictions held and enforced by the Land Council to 84, encompassing over 1,400 acres. In October 2013, the Land Council recorded a conservation restriction on approximately 1.4 acres of land owned by Via Vai LLC. The conservation of the land will protect habitat used by a variety of wildlife including the Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), which was listed as a threatened species under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act at the time of the recording. The land also provides critical scrub shrub wetland, scrub shrub upland and sandplain grassland habitats for native wildlife and plant species and communities. The land abuts open space land owned by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. In March 2014, a conservation restriction was recorded by the Finback Homeowners Association Trust on land comprising approximately 4.24 acres. The property contains unusual, unique and outstanding qualities the protection of which in their predominantly open and undeveloped condition will be of benefit to the public. The purpose of this conservation restriction is to protect the land as required under Nantucket’s cluster bylaw provision and to assure that the land will be retained in perpetuity and for conservation purposes and to prevent any uses or change of the land that will significantly impair or interfere with the conservation values of the land. LOOKING FORWARD
The Land Council ended the Fiscal Year 2014 with a number of possible conservation projects in various stages of study and acquisition. Collaborating with the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and the Town of Nantucket, the Land Council is working to place 95 acres of property formerly owned by the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) into conservation in the coming year. The Madaket area land is in the hands of the General Services Administration for disposition. With the goal of acquiring the property, the Land Council received approval from the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) and Town Meeting for a $650,000 grant to go toward the land purchase. Another conservation project being pursued by the Land Council in cooperation with the Sconset Trust, the Conservation Foundation and Land Bank is Loran Tower property off Low Beach Road in Sconset. The site has a large number of endangered plant species and has wetlands throughout.
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Resource Ecologist Emily MacKinnon (left) and field assistant Shea Fee discuss findings of annual inspections of conservation restriction properties on Tuckernuck.
Conservation Restriction Grantors
From 1986 until 2014, the following generous individuals protected their lands for public benefit by granting conservation restrictions to the Nantucket Land Council. Edith Andrews Ginger Andrews Clifford and Dorothy Barbour Bartlett Family Trust, Henry Bartlett, Trustee Diana Bartlett Sclafani Nathaniel Bartlett W. Scott Bartlett, Jr. W. Scott Bartlett III Philip D. Bartlett, as Trustee Walter and Susan Birge Karen and Carl Borchert Borchert Nominee Trust Natalie Brewer Diana Brown Miles G. Carlisle Christopher Clark A. Byron Coffin, Jr. Edward and Sarah Crane J. Tristram Coffin Dammin Donald Denninger Douglas Denninger Michael Egan, Trustee Catherine Felleman Finback Homeowners Association Trust Eleanor Fisher Thompson Anne Fisher Falby Thomas Fisher, Jr. Thomas Fisher III M. Pat Gardner William P. Graves II and Lydia B. Graves II (Reed Pond Nominee Trust) Marie Francis Guildehaus and Brad Henke Great Point Nominee Trust 12
Erwin Greenberg Priscilla Grace Mary Hardy Priscilla Harper Edward and Jacqueline Harris Jane Fay Harter John Taylor Hopkins Edgar B. Howard III William T. Howard Hummock Pond of Nantucket Homeowners Association Karen Jackman Richard Jackman Robert and Cynthia Jay Alexander D. Jay Alida Jay Boye Anne O. Jay Daniel G. Jay David A. Jay Paul M. Jay Quentin C. Jay Stephen W. Jay Joanne Ledbetter Christopher and Virgina Lewis Linda Loring The Linda Loring Nature Foundation, Inc. Frank and Clara Low Gary and Susan McCarthy Margaret McElderry Eileen McGrath Deborah and James McIntosh Leon and Betty Miller Mira Mar Nominee Trust MSPCA
Edward A. Murphy Nanahumacke Preserve Homeowners Association Offshore Animal Hospital Irene Parent Morris Phinney, Jr. Joan Pratel William Seidman Nancy Sevrens Sheep Common Realty Trust Catherine Snow Crocker Snow Deborah and Peter Solbert Ruth Phinney Stevens Susan Coffin Dammin Stone John M. Taylor, Jr. Estate of Susan Timken and The Nature Conservancy David C. Todd Town of Nantucket Tuckernuck Land Trust, Inc. Elizabeth Van Duyne Via Vai LLC Diana Walker John D. Walker, Jr. Joseph Walker Washing Pond Trust Christine, Breckenridge, Blair and Christopher Willcox John Wittman Wright’s Landing Nominee Trust
Research
USGS WELL TESTING
In May 2013 the Land Council was recognized by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for more than 30 years of dedicated service as an observation well observer to the USGS, the State of Massachusetts and the nation as a whole in the operation of the Groundwater Level Observation Well Network on Nantucket. The USGS also cited the Land Council’s efforts to measure 10 island wells on a monthly basis during all weather conditions and provide the data to the USGS, making an invaluable contribution to the understanding and protection of the unique groundwater aquifer system on the island. Resource Ecologist Emily MacKinnon headed the well testing program with assistance from field assistant Shea Fee, an ecology major at Connecticut College. NATIONAL ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION PROGRAM TESTING
A new research project launched on Nantucket by the Land Council this past year was the locating of a National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) station on Nature Conservancy land surrounded by Linda Loring Foundation property. Started in 1978, the NADP program is a cooperative effort between many different groups, including federal, state, tribal and local governmental agencies, educational institutions, private companies and non-governmental agencies to monitor precipitation chemistry. There are 250 NADP stations located across the country measuring atmospheric deposition. The Nantucket station is the most easterly location. The goal of the network is to provide data on the amounts, trends and geographic distribution of acids, nutrients and base cations in precipitation. HUMMOCK POND WATER QUALITY RESEARCH
According to the Hummock Pond Estuaries study results reported by the UMASS Dartmouth research team headed by Dr. Brian Howes, the Head of Hummock Pond has the second worst water quality in the state of Massachusetts. The Land Council continued to focus on both Hummock Pond and the Head of Hummock during the past year with the board voting to enter into a contract with UMASS Dartmouth for a Hummock Pond abatement program to study the pond openings to determine the degree of effectiveness—collection of tide, wind and wave data, water quality sampling and other factors. MARINE GRANTS
Marine grants were awarded last year to fund the Town of Nantucket’s Natural Resources department to conduct an oyster propagation project and also to fund a Northeastern University team’s study of Lyngbya and its effect on eel grass and scallops in the Harbor. Dr. Peter Boyce was another marine grant recipient for his spat bag work in Nantucket Harbor. The total grant funding was $35,000 provided by the Great Harbor Yacht Club. Additional generous funding was received from the Nancy Sayles Day Foundation. 13
Education
The Land Council’s year-round education program is designed to increase knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges specific to Nantucket. The goal is to assist participants—from the very young to the adult population—in developing the necessary skills and expertise to address environmental challenges, and to foster attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action. The education program is led by Resource Ecologist Emily MacKinnon with support by Executive Director Cormac Collier. In the fall the Land Council entered its 21st year of science and environmental awareness project grants for schools to provide funds to island teachers, with awards going to seven applicants representing both the island’s public and private schools. Projects and materials funded in 2013-14 included water quality test kits and beaker sets and 3rd grade study of photosynthesis and the life cycle of a plant (Nantucket New School), materials for histology course and project and aquarium project and aquarium club (Nantucket High School), 5th grade Nature’s Classroom field trip (Nantucket Elementary School), science curriculum books for all grade levels (Nantucket Lighthouse School), and butterfly educational program (Small Friends of Nantucket). During the school year the Land Council also partnered with Town of Nantucket biologist Tara Riley on educational programs out in the field as well as at Lighthouse School. For the youngest age group, Emily MacKinnon teamed up with Andrew McKenna-Foster of the Maria Mitchell Association on a science curriculum for day care and pre-school. She also taught a Nantucket habitat curriculum at Nantucket Elementary School and team taught water quality learning modules with New School science teacher Matt Liddle, with students testing wells in the field after engaging with the water quality model in the classroom. In the spring she led 5th graders to Squam Swamp on the Land Council’s annual vernal pool walks and chaperoned the 5th grade class on the week-long Nature’s Classroom field trip. During the summer season, Cormac Collier embarked upon a full schedule of presentations to homeowners associations to inform property owners about new Town of Nantucket fertilizer application regulations and Best Management Practices. Brochures and copies of the Best Management Practices document (in both English and Spanish) were produced by the Land Council and handed out to
Students at the Nantucket New School study the life cycle of plants and learn about photosynthesis with materials funded by the Land Council educational grant program for Nantucket schools.
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Education
landscape professionals and property owners. For its work over the past year to educate the community about the new regulations and the importance of proper use of fertilizer to protect water quality, the Land Council received the Clean Harbor Award from Nantucket Community Sailing in August during Race Week. In November the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) held its full day conference at the Nantucket Hotel with the Land Council as one of the sponsors and organizers. Emily MacKinnon was chair of the NBI this year, overseeing its programs along with our conservation partners. Featured in the free-to-the-public program were presentations relating to biodiversity research on Nantucket, its surrounding waters and coastal New England. Other adult education programs included a presentation by Emily MacKinnon on monarch butterflies and their population decline as a part of the Bartlett’s Farm “Farm Talk” series in the summer. Appointed by the Board of Selectmen, Emily MacKinnon served as secretary of the Coastal Management Plan Work Group to develop an erosion control plan for all Town owned properties in the coastal zone. For Annual Town Meeting, the Land Council once again stated positions on selected warrant articles and distributed the information widely through newspaper inserts, social media and the organization’s website.
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Nantucket 5th graders explore marine animals as a part of the week-long Nature’s Classroom Program off island funded by the Nantucket Land Council.
Advocacy & Legal Action
In 1974, one of the Land Council’s purposes was stated at its formation as “to engage in, to institute, to defend, and to support in any legal manner or way any litigation or administrative procedures regarding land in the County of Nantucket, its ownership and utilization.” Today 40 years later, the Land Council remains dedicated to that purpose. A number of significant challenges presented themselves in the past year, calling upon the Land Council to exert its leadership in protecting the island from ecological and environmental deterioration and to preserve open space. BOY SCOUT CAMP RICHARD
Camp Richard is 100 acres of pitch pine forest heavily vegetated with native plants. The Camp is used for walking and recreation by the public and by the Boy Scouts from throughout the region. In mid-2013, the local Camp Richard Campers Association and Nantucket District Boy Scouts approached the Land Council for assistance in an ownership dispute being waged over the Camp. The Camp Richard Campers Association is the nonprofit corporation established by the local Nantucket Boy Scouts to operate the camp. Claiming ownership, the Cape and Island Boy Scouts Council took over Camp Richard and moved forward with plans for a developer to create a housing subdivision on one third of the land. The right to ownership and use was challenged not only by the local Scouts but also by the Nantucket Civic League. Years ago the Civic League donated the land in question to the local Boy Scouts, beginning with a grant of 30 acres in 1954 and the rest in the early 1970’s. However, it retained a right to have the land revert to the Civic League if it ceased to be used for Boy Scout purposes. In August 2013 the Land Council board voted unanimously to financially support the legal defense of the Camp Richard Campers Association’s efforts to maintain ownership, and permanent and appropriate environmental stewardship of their property. A legal defense and conservation acquisition fund was created and the Land Council began accepting tax-deductible donations for this critical Nantucket project. The ultimate goal of the legal defense for the Camp Richard Campers Association is to have the Camp Richard Campers Association legally recognized as owners of the property and to have an option for a conservation restriction on the property so the proposed development does not occur. Over the past year the Nantucket Civic League, Camp Richard Campers Association and Land Council representatives have attended Barnstable Superior Court hearings regarding Camp Richard. In April 2014 encouragement came when the Civic League was allowed to intervene in the suit. This will allow the Civic League to assert its claim that the property should be returned if Camp Richard ceases to be used by the Boy Scouts as a campground. The entrance to Boy Scout Camp Richard off Rugged Road. Photo by Greg Hinson, www.nantucketstock.com
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Advocacy & Legal Action
SCONSET BEACH PRESERVATION FUND (SBPF)
In fiscal year 2014 the Land Council and its consultants continued to review projects proposed by the Sconset Beach Preservation Fund (SBPF) for Sankaty Bluff. Though SBPF had earlier strongly advocated for a rock revetment before the Conservation Commission, the group put that proposal on hold at the end of 2013 and turned its focus to another form of hard armoring--geotubes. In hearings before the Conservation Commission, Land Council representatives argued that geotubes at the base of the Bluff would result in end scour, loss of coastal beach and downdrift impacts. The Land Council argued that the geotubes would not be biodegradable nor would they break down. The Land Council also pointed out that the beach in front of the geotubes eventually would disappear, making it very difficult to maintain and nourish the geotubes into the future. The Land Council was not alone in its opposition to the project, with the hearings producing significant pushback from environmentalists and property owners islandwide. By early 2014, SBPF, partnering with the Town of Nantucket, completed construction on 900 linear feet of its Sankaty Bluff three geotube structure under emergency permits received from the State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Conservation Commission. Monitoring the project on a regular basis, the Land Council identified and cited several instances in which SBPF performed work beyond what their permit allowed, ultimately resulting in being cited by the Conservation Commission and fined by the DEP. At the time of this publication, the DEP issued a superseding order of conditions overturning a denial by the Conservation Commission to allow the project to go forward separate from the original emergency request. The Con Com has subsequently appealed this decision by DEP. OTHER PROJECTS BEING MONITORED
Several other major projects of concern were monitored by the watchful eye of the Land Council during the past year. These projects included proposed commercial development plans for mid-island land formerly owned by Walter Glowacki, erosion control projects at beachfront homes on the North Shore, and a proposed new facility being planned by the Nantucket Cottage Hospital adjacent to the public well field. The Land Council also continued to work closely with the Town Department of Public Works on wetlands restoration as part of the Hummock Pond bike path project. A gratifying court decision was handed down by the Massachusetts Superior Court in fall 2013 upholding a denial by the Conservation Commission of a request by a Massachusetts Avenue property owner seeking to rebuild a home claimed by erosion in 2007. In the judge’s decision, concerns expressed by the Land Council, along with Mass Audubon and Mass Heritage Endangered Species, were cited as reasons for the denial. 20
Sconset Bluff – Photo by Van Lieu Photography, www.vanlieuphotography.com
Events
DONOR APPRECIATION GARDEN PARTY
On July 20, 2013 a garden party was held at the home of Land Council board member Brooks Smith and his wife, Meredyth at their home overlooking Nantucket Harbor. The event provided Land Council board members and staff an opportunity to present updates on initiatives in progress and also to express gratitude for the generosity of the organization’s major donors. 39TH ANNUAL MEETING
The 39th annual meeting was held at the Coffin School on August 14, 2013. President Lucy Dillon led attendees in observing a brief time of silence in memory of long-time board member Lars Soderberg, who passed away earlier in the summer on July 30th. Named as new members of the board of directors were Paul Moran, Sara Congdon and Jon Wisentaner, while Jean Haffenreffer was named honorary director. Dr. Jake Kritzer, senior scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, was keynote speaker with a presentation entitled “A New Dawn for Cod? Pain & Possibility in New England’s Iconic Fishery.” Dr. Kritzer shared information from his perspective as principal scientific advisor to the Environmental Defense Fund Oceans team in New England. The team works to reform management of important regional fisheries through catch shares, such as the iconic and historical fishery for cod, haddock, flounder and other groundfish. Following the meeting, a reception was held in the garden of John and Marie Sussek. 2013 END OF SEASON DINNER
The Land Council held its traditional Labor Day dinner at Straight Wharf Restaurant with board member Karen Clark serving as event chair. The evening began with a reception and entertainment provided by board member Peter Watrous and his jazz ensemble, followed by a dinner featuring Straight Wharf’s signature cuisine and fine wines.
Top: 39th Annual Meeting at the Coffin School (Left to right): Peter Morrison, Bob Friedman, Cormac Collier and Charlie Kilvert Bottom: 39th Annual Meeting at the Coffin School (Left to right): Susan O’Brien, Steve O’Brien and annual meeting speaker Dr. Jake Kritzer
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Special Gift & Bequests
SPECIAL GIFT This year the Land Council is grateful for the generous $1 million pledge made by Bonnie and Peter McCausland and the McCausland Foundation in support of the land conservation program. Peter McCausland has been a Land Council board member since 2003 and the McCausland family has lent its support to the organization for the past 25 years. BEQUESTS Placing the Nantucket Land Council in your will or estate plan provides you with the opportunity to bequeath a lasting legacy of protected land. The Land Council is a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization. Gifts of appreciated assets—including stocks, bonds and property—are valued for donors’ tax purposes at full fair market value. Such contributions can be used as an effective tool to formulate financial strategies for families. The entire value of the appreciated gift will be put to conservation purposes; the nonprofit NLC does not pay taxes on capital gains.
PRECEDING PAGES—Top left: Donor Appreciation Event at the home of Meredyth and Brooks Smith. (Left to right) Meredyth Smith, Brooks Smith, Ashley McDermott and Jeff McDermott Bottom left: Donor Appreciation Event (Left to right) Louise Eastman, Peter Watrous, Margi Brenizer and Bill Brenizer. Top right: End of the Season Dinner at Straight Wharf. (Left to right): Kie Cundey, Event chair Karen Clark, Ann Johnson, Charles Johnson and Cece Black. PHOTO: End of the Season Dinner at Straight Wharf. (Left to right): Emily Eisen, Kaaren Hale and Charles Hale
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Acknowledgements
We thank the following people, businesses and foundations who donated to the Nantucket Land Council during our 2013 Fiscal Year—July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. Our special thanks go to those who have loyally contributed to the Land Council over the past forty years, with their first gifts made in the organization’s earliest days. CHAMPIONS—$5,000 AND ABOVE
BENEFACTORS—$1,000-$4,999
Howard and Maureen Blitman Boston Foundation James and Carol Bowditch Larry Breakiron Bill and Margaret Brenizer Karen K. Clark Marvin Davidson Lucy S. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. David C. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Field Marcia Weber and James Flaws Robert and Barbara Friedman Great Harbor Yacht Club Henry and Karoly Gutman Hackett Family Foundation Charles and Kaaren Hale Ann and Charles Johnson Dan and Kathi Knise Chuck Lenhart The McCausland Foundation McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. Paul and Jean Moran Carl and Suzanne Mueller Nancy Sayles Day Foundation Rice Family Foundation David and Barbara Roby Meredyth and Brooks Smith Jo Ann and Thomas Succop
Anonymous Mariann Hundahl Appley Archibald Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Armstrong Mary-Randolph Ballinger Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Bazos E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr. Walter and Susan Birge William and Jacqueline Bishop Blue Hills Bank Robi and Ruth Blumenstein Karen K. Borchert Tom and Mimi Brome Deborah J. Bryan William C. and Laura T. Buck Charina Foundation Eugene and Meredith Clapp, III Mr. and Mrs. Donald Comstock Amanda B. Cross William M. and Prudence S. Crozier D’Agostino Family Foundation Christine and Joseph P. Donelan, II Catherine S. Felleman Mary Fontaine John J. Galiher Robert and Claire Graves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Greig, III Lauren and Paul Gudonis Mrs. Frederick W. Haffenreffer Kamran and Ellen Hakim John P. and June D. Heffernan Mary Heller Lois and John Horgan 27
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John and Laura Hussey Joelson Foundation Nancy Gillespie and Ulrich Lächler Kenneth and Grace Logan John W. and Jane S. Loose Ian and Carolyn MacKenzie Barbara H. Malcolm Rina and Don McCouch Linda and Ben McGrath James and Deborah McIntosh Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Miller William and Katherine Miller, IV Ginger and Marlin Miller, Jr. Nantucket Bank Nantucket Shellfish Association Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Newhouse, Jr. Lynn and Nick Nicholas Eleanor O’Neill Maureen Orth Ellen Flamm and Richard Peterson Dr. Douglas Horst and Maureen Phillips Bill Porter Robert and Nancy Puff Harry T. and Susan D. Rein A. Francis and Sharon F. Robinson Ellen and Kenneth Roman Frances H. and Francis C. Rooney, Jr. James and Lenore Schilling Reverend Georgia A. Snell Mark Sourian Eve and Peter Sourian Stockton Holdings Limited Anne P. Strain David Swope Merrielou and Ned Symes, III Linda R. Taylor David C. and Lisa Anderson Todd Richard G. and Dorothy H. Verney Peter Watrous William and Denise Welsh 28
PATRONS—$500-$999
Phil and Dorothy Bartlett Barbara Bayliss Bill and Kathie Beattie Joan Bingham Martha A. Carr Anne DeLaney and Chip Carver, Jr. Richard R. Congdon Dias Landscaping, Inc. Tharon and Lee Dunn Ernst Land Design, Inc. John Falk W. B. and George Ferris, III Meg Glidden Wendy G.and Benjamin Griswold, IV Peter and Ann Holmes Edward Jalbert Evan and Cindy Jones W. Reed and Greta Kindermann Paul and Susan Lancaster Carol Langer Margaret and Terry Lenzner Abigail Johnson & Christopher McKown F. William and Katherine H. McNabb Peter P. Meerbergen Magnus and Sofie Nicolin Harvey Pastan Michael and Nancy Peacock Richard and Judith Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pollock Randee Seiger Nancy J. Severns Robert C. Stevens Schuyler and Elizabeth Tilney Donald W. and Deborah Van Dyke, II Lynda Vickers-Smith Joel D. and Judith Weinstein Clark Whitcomb
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STEWARDS—$100-$499
Michael and Marcia Adler Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Affleck All Angles Landscaping Anne C. Allen Thomas J. and Patricia S. Anathan Stephen and Marcia Anderson Deborah and Joseph Annese Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Appell, Jr. John L. G. Archibald Mr. and Mrs. John W. Atherton, Jr. Maureen V. Beck John and Judy Belash Henry Belber Paul and Georgina Bennett Martha and Ira Berlin Robin Bernstein Gerald and Diane Biondi Mary D. and William L. Bird, Jr. Ken and Cindy Blackshaw Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Bober, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brasfield Richard and Susan Brooks Diana Brown Coleman P. and Susan P. Burke Robert and Gail Butler Robert and Eileen Butler Toby Sackton and Marcia Butman Dr. George and Kathleen Butterworth Simon and Jane Canning Dennice and Raymond Carey George and Susan Carneal Daniel Catlin Howard B. Chadwick, Jr. Susan Chappelear Sally and Richard Charpie Stephen B. Chase Jeffery D. and Nancy D. Christie Sharon and Herb Clark, III James and Eva Conniff Frederick and Christina Cowles
Antoinette Lefebvre and Gregory Cowles Elizabeth Creighton Chris Cristillo Richard L. Cumbie Katherine and Kell Damsgaard Mark J. and Patricia P. Deck Penny Dey Jeanne R. Dickinson William and Sheila Donovan Mary V. Drew Mr. and Mrs. William B. Duane James Sulzer and Barbara Elder Barbara Waszczak and Arthur Ensroth Barbara M. and Robert S. Erskine, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P.F.N. Fanning Marc Feigen and Sheri Levine David and Margaret Feindel Eric Ferguson Andrew and Kathleen Ferreira Dr. and Mrs. John W. Feuerbach Josef E. and Karen Fischer Kerry Kennedy Flynn Jeremiah Ford Joseph and Cynthia Freeman Hugh Gabriel Kathy Gallaher Richard Gioiosa Paul S. Goodof Lindsay Green Toby Greenberg Edmund B. and Judith H. Greene Nancy J. Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Brett Harsch Nancy and Bruce Hautpman Andy Bullington and Cary Hazlegrove Joseph and Pamela Helms D. Michael and Penny C. Herlihy James and Geraldine Herndon Sarah Little and Douglas Hersh Dorothy K. Hesselman Elizabeth A. Higgins 29
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Eugene and Joan Hill Eugene and Janet Hilzenrath Julia and William Hobart Leslie and Adam Hofford Christopher F. and Linda Holland Thomas and Joan Holmes Richard and Barbara Holt William and Evelyn Howard John H. Humphreys Gale S. Hurd Richard and Virginia Irwin Phyllis La Farge Johnson Simon S. Jones Martha A. Jones John and Julie Jordin Eli and Peggy Kaufman Lawrence and Joan Keith Ruud and Jeannette Krom Dave Perry-Miller and John Lamb The Lamport Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Seddon W. Legg, Jr Mrs. Jill L. Leinbach Mr. and Mrs. James Lentowski Mrs. Susan S. Leonard Ms. Lynn Lewis Victoria Girvan and Joseph LiPuma Sally and Phil Lochner Christine and Richard Loftin Christoph and Pamela Lohmann Fraser Long Deborah and William Lothian Jennifer Lowry Daniel E. and Susan M. Mack Kerry and Stephen Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell Mary Lou McGuire Eugene and Pamela McGuire James R. and Sarah P. McIntosh Martin and Toni B. McKerrow 30
Jane and Rory McNeil Mike and Ellen Harde Betty Miller Michael and Julia Milone Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal W. Christopher and Winifred Mortenson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Murphy, Jr. Nantucket Bookworks Jean and David Nathan George and Jennifer Nelson Germain Newton Grace T. Noyes Susan and Stephen O’Brien Anne P. Olsen Edward and Claire Orenstein Nannette Orr Michael and Sally Orr Mr. and Mrs. Stanley T. Pardo Philip and Christina Pastan Amy and Peter Pastan Neil and Joanne Paterson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Perkin Robert and Leslie Perlman Elliot and Deborah Perlman Melissa and Nathaniel Philbrick Anne De Lone and John M. Plukas Kathryn and Thomas Pochman Sheila David and David Policansky Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah W. Powell Mary L. Price Arthur I. and Eleanor Reade Susan and Henry Reeder, Jr. John Rich Jane Richmond Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rickards Jeanne W. Riggs Susan E. Robinson Dirk Roggeveen
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Gregory A. and Carol Ross Milton & Roberta Rowland Susan Ruddick Barbara and Jim Runde Liz Coolidge and Elisabeth Sackton Christine Sanford Dick and Elizabeth Santoro Martha Sargent Gaile Sarma Gerald W. Schwartz Chester T. Scott, Jr L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro Mrs. John J. B. Shea Victoria Goss and Eric Shultz Steve & Frances Siegler Julie Fitzgerald and Carl H. Sjolund Ozzie and Nan Small Irwin Smith Penny F. Snow Deirdre and Skip Snyder Eric Sobel Daisy Soros Delphine Sourian Anne Rosen and Andre Spears Susan K. Spring Dr. Robert Stanton Reverend C. William and Linda Steelman Radford and Wendy Stone Charles and Barbara Stott Ada A. Strasenburgh Jonathan Swain Robert and Deborah Taylor Henry and Anne Terry The Downyflake Ann and George Thom, Jr. Dorothy and Robert Thompson Derek E. and Patricia Till Ross and MaryLou Unruh James G. and Elinor Vaughter Tim E. Bunner and Jonathan Vipond, III Dick and Gay Vogt
William and Pam Waller Laura Wasserman Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wegner Stephen K. and Ann West John and Nancy Whelan Reid and Laird T. White Peter and Winifred Whitman William Willet Leslie Forbes and David Worth Charles and Myra Wrubel Christopher A. Young SUPPORTERS—$50-$99
Anonymous Elaine P. Atkins Eleanor A. Giusti and Michael S. Bearse Craig and Jocelyn Beni Thomas C. Blauvelt Jack W. Blaylock Paulette K. Boling Randi Allfather and Carl K. Borchert James H. and Alice G. Breed Peter and Annette Brodie Marilyn M. and Haworth P. Bromley H. Robert and Ann Burger Dolly Cannon Frederick and Jean Carleton John B. Carroll Lilma K. Cook Adrienne Davis-Brody Douglas and Sandra Denninger Dennis and Amy-Ann Doran Elizabeth Dorn Matt and Sheila Fee Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Freytag Dr. John W. Gerster Thomas Giffin Margaret Gilfoy Kitty Glantz Doris Glazer William P. Golden 31
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Jean B. and Hugh Halsell, III Elizabeth Hillger John G. Johnson J. Richard and Carolyn F. Judson John and Dorine Karnash Diane H. Karper Sanford Kendall Kent and Ann Kilbourne Walter C. King, II David Leininger Richard Mack Adrienne A. McCalley Eileen P. McGrath John and Heather Meacham Colonel Glenn S. Meader, Jr. Mary Wawro and Peter Morrison Mrs. Copeland Morton, Jr. Robert and Harriet Noyes Sandra and A. Eugene Palchanis Trish Pastuszak Henry and June Pfeiffer Roberta and Victoria Prisco Maureen and Victor Reed Helen Reindel Peter and Nancy Rodts Morton and Reva Schlesinger Richard and Claire Seaquist Smith Point Association Debby Solbert Charles and Elna Soule Jane B. and Scott M. Stearns, Jr. Esta-Lee and Harris Stone Richard and Alida Storer John and Karen Tiffany Helen and John Trebby Deidre Tucker John Van Deusen John R. Wagley Mr. and Mrs. A. Charles Walters, Jr. 32
Henry Wasierski, Jr. Gary and Vivian Weisner Joseph L. and Erika Wells Anna Whitton William T. Stewart Family Trust Mr. John G. Wofford Gene Yeates Pamela A. Zeiser Betty Zinn Linda S. Zola We are grateful for gifts made in memory of the following: Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mabbs Gift made by Carl H. Sjolund and Julie Fitzgerald Robert H. Bolling, Jr. Gift made by Mr. and Mrs. P.F.M. Fanning Anne Reighley Ferguson Gift made by Eric Ferguson Lars Soderberg Gifts made by Dennice and Raymond Carey, Martha A. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Freytag, Nancy Gillespie and Ulrich Lächler, John H. Humphreys, Martha A. Jones, David Leininger, F. William and Katherine H. McNabb, James and Lenore Schilling, Charles and Elna Soule, Jane B. and Scott M. Stearns, Jr., William T. Stewart Family Trust, William Willet and Pamela A. Zeiser Joseph W. Denley Walker Gift made by Diana Brown
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