2018 Nantucket Land Council Annual Report

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ANNUAL REPORT

PLANNING • PROTECTING • PRESERVING

OUR MISSION The Nantucket Land Council is dedicated to

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 Letter............................................................................5 Executive Director’s Letter..........................................................6 Treasurer’s Report..........................................................................9 Education....................................................................................... 14 Research......................................................................................... 19 Events.............................................................................................. 24 Advocacy & Legal Action.......................................................... 25 Land Protection Report............................................................. 28 Conservation Restriction Grantors........................................ 29 Bequests......................................................................................... 30 Acknowledgements................................................................... 31

NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL P.O. Box 502 , 6 Ash Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 508-228-2818 nlc@nantucketlandcouncil.org www.nantucketlandcouncil.org

Cover: Resource Ecologist, Emily Molden, studies monarch butterflies with NIS 5th graders. At left: Sunset at Long Pond

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF OFFICERS Lucy S. Dillon President Paul A. Bennett Vice President William Willet Vice President Howard N. Blitman Treasurer Neil Marttila Assistant Treasurer Susan E. Robinson Clerk

DIRECTORS Matt Anderson Susan Baer Larry Breakiron William S. Brenizer Karen K. Clark Christine Donelan Josh Eldridge Robert Friedman Nancy Gillespie Nathanael Greene Charles A. Kilvert III Laurel Ried Langworthy Matthew B. Liddle Neil Marttila Peter McCausland Eileen P. McGrath Paul P. Moran Carl H. Sjolund H. Brooks Smith Lars Soderberg David Troast Peter Watrous

HONORARY DIRECTORS William M. Crozier, Jr. Jean Haffenreffer SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR James W. Sutherland Ph.D. STAFF Cormac Collier Executive Director Emily L. Molden Resource Ecologist Meg Browers Development Director BOOKKEEPING Shari Rose Santos LEGAL COUNSEL Peter R. Fenn, Esquire Fenn and Associates Newton, MA ACCOUNTANT Bollus Lynch LLP Certified Public Accountants and Consultants Worcester, MA

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At right: NLC staff & consultant investigating eelgrass assessment site.

PRESIDENT’S LETTER DEAR FRIENDS AND MEMBERS, In 2018, the Nantucket Land Council celebrated many great successes and began a transformative shift to several critical water based initiatives. Our small team of staff members works diligently year-round to be Nantucket’s environmental watchdog and keep our membership and the community informed of the island’s pressing environmental issues, research and projects. Please read about our many projects in this year’s Annual Report.

We hope you will join us in our fight to Plan, Protect, and Preserve Nantucket’s fragile and unique water and natural resources.

At our 2nd Annual State of the Harbor Forum at the Great Harbor Yacht Club in July our panel of expert speakers educated a full audience on the downtown sewer failure and what impacts it had on our water resources. A lively interactive discussion followed.

Thank you to all who participated. At our Annual Meeting in August U. Mass Ph.D. candidate Matt Devine shared his research on river herring in Nantucket’s great ponds and how this research can better inform our pond opening practices in the future.

We hope you will continue to join us at these fabulous educational events.

A highlight of our 2018 summer was surely the series of Oyster Farm and Harbor tours with Shearwater Excursions and oyster farmer Simon Edwardes. The NLC brought out over 200 seasonal and year-round residents for a harbor and oyster farm tour where we were able to talk about serious issues facing our harbor and what we all can do to reduce pollution in this critical ecosystem. Please join us for a tour in 2019!

The Board of Directors thanks Cormac Collier for his many years of dedicated service to the Land Council as Executive Director. Thanks to Cormac’s environmental expertise and extensive knowledge of the island, we were able to make unforgettable strides in land protection (including our court case win in July to permanently protect the 99 acre Camp Richard Boy Scouts property), water resource protection via our new NLC Water Fund and the Town of Nantucket Best Management Practices for Fertilizer Use, and many, many more initiatives.

The Nantucket Land Council is YOUR Nantucket environmental watchdog. We look forward to a strong year in 2019!

Sincerely,

Lucy Dillon President P.S. Please check our website for up to date information on NLC events, research, and educational opportunities.

At left: Shadbush

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT DEAR NLC SUPPORTERS, 2018 was a monumental year for the Nantucket Land Council as we continue to make critical strides to protect and preserve our unique and precious island environment.

Our court case win to permanently protect the Camp Richard land for the Nantucket Boy Scouts is a major milestone for the NLC. With the support of our membership, we were able to fight to preserve this land for Boy Scout purposes and protect it from overdevelopment. In July of 2018, Judge Nickerson ruled that the land belongs to the Camp Richard Campers’ Association. With over 5 years and over $300,000 in legal fees invested, the Land Council Board of Directors, staff, and membership feels a great deal of pride and satisfaction with this important land protection case win.

Also in this past fiscal year, the Nantucket Land Council rolled out a new restricted Water Fund specifically to provide funding for water based projects and research. The NLC has been steadily transforming into the island’s water resource advocate—initiating projects such as our Eelgrass Restoration project off Monomoy in Nantucket harbor, as well as a stormwater infrastructure redesign project at the Town Pier parking lot and at the Madaket landfill site, plus much more. We thank you, our Water Fund donors, for making these projects a reality. Nantucket’s water resources depend on us to remain clean, safe, and healthy.

It is with sincere gratification and great pride that I announced to our membership that I would be moving on to a new chapter of my professional career in 2019. I sincerely thank the Board of the Nantucket Land Council for all of their support through the years. Together we have advanced the mission of the Land Council in tremendous ways.

From marine and freshwater research, to advocacy and open space protection, the Land Council continues to be at the forefront of it all. I am honored to have been a part of the Land Council island legacy.

Thank you,

Cormac Collier Executive Director

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“It has been a pleasure and an honor working with Cormac these past 14 years. He has led the Land Council through some exciting changes and has facilitated so many important environmental projects and discussions throughout the community. We wish him the best and look forward to continue working with him on island conservation in his new role.”

— Emily Molden

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

I am pleased to present the Nantucket Land Council’s statement of financial position for the fiscal year 2018.

Amidst challenging market conditions, the NLC nevertheless had success with our endowment funds.

The NLC consistently strives to ensure that the greatest amount possible of every donated dollar goes directly to the programs, projects and research that serve our critical environmental mission.

In 2017 we introduced The Water Fund, which is a restricted fund that allows us to direct financial support to our water based research and projects including the eelgrass transplant project in Nantucket harbor, work with expert consultants on stormwater infrastructure redesign at both the Nantucket DPW landfill site overlooking Long Pond as well as at the Town Pier parking lot near Nantucket harbor, and many more. Thank you for supporting this important work to secure a healthy harbor and groundwater system for Nantucket.

The Land Council has spent countless hours and over $300,000 to protect Camp Richard from overdevelopment and retain its ownership with the Nantucket Boy Scouts. We are proud to say that in July 2018 we won our case and are working with the Camp Richard Campers Association to implement a Conservation Restriction on that land, protecting it in perpetuity. This was a monumental success for the NLC’s land protection efforts, and a fantastic use of our Land Protection and Legal resources.

For more information about how your donations are being utilized year-round by the Land Council in its work to protect Nantucket’s fragile natural resources, we invite you to visit our office at 6 Ash Lane or browse our website at www.nantucketlandcouncil.org.

Respectfully submitted,

FY 2018: Six months ending 12/31/2018 Management & General 16.5%

Howard N. Blitman Treasurer

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Fundraising 8.0%

Programs Expenses 75.5%

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TREASURER'S REPORT Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2017 and Six Months Ended December 31, 2018 respectively.

FY 2017 FY 2018

OPERATIONS estrictedRestricted Contributions

$42,500 $153,365 Contributions

nrestricted Contributions 264,578 253,301 Unrestricted Contributions ndowment Draw Draw 276,000 272,000 Endowment vent NetEvent Revenue 63,348 59,023 Net Revenue ental Income Other Income 30,872 31,117 Rental&Income & Other Income $677,298 $768,806 Operations Income Operations Income rogramsPrograms and Projects 509,496 566,030 and Projects upporting Services Services 143,804 132,111 Supporting undraising 5 7,571 63,369 Fundraising $710,871 $761,510 Operations Expenses Expenses Operations

FY 2018 6 months

$147, 057 174,560 144,000 69,144 16,620 $551,381 343,395 74,931 36,595 $454,921

PECIAL PROJECTS SPECIAL PROJECTS ackson Property $100,000 Jackson Campaign Property Campaign

SSETS ASSETS ash and Cash and Equivalents Cash Equivalents nconditional Promises to Give to Give Unconditional Promises repaid Expenses Prepaid Expenses ote Receivable IncludingIncluding Accrued Interest Note Receivable Accrued Interest ndowment Assets Assets Endowment ixed Assets Fixed Assets and and Land Conservation Restrictions and Conservation Restrictions otal Assets Assets Total

IABILITIES LIABILITIES ccounts Accounts Payable and Accrued

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ET ASSETS NET ASSETS Without restrictions Without restrictions With donor restrictions With donor restrictions

OTAL NET ASSETS TOTAL NET ASSETS OTAL LIABILITIES AND NETAND ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS

As of 6/30/2017

As of 6/30/2018

As of 12/31/2018

$78,772 $86,526 0 0 8,964 13,530 496,742 481,742 10,423,593 11,160,650 709,428 696,135 22,606,821 22,606,821 $34,324,320 $35,045,404

$201,883 0 871 466,742 10,308,441 698,082 22,606,821 $34,307,840

$20,978 $8,955 $20,978 $8,955

$33,243 $33,243

$34,268,174 35,168

$34,910,873 125,576

$34,087,736 186,861

$34,303,342 $34,324,320

$35,036,449 $35,045,404

$34,274,597 $34,307,840

* During 2018, the NLC changed it's reporting from a June 30 Fiscal Year to a Calendar Year basis.

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HISTORY OF THE NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL The Nantucket Land Council, Inc. was conceived and organized in 1974 by Nantucket citizens who cherished the island’s pristine natural setting and who were troubled by increasing environmental degradation and loss of rural character. One of the NLC’s first major environmental protection tasks was identifying land titles whose ownership was unclear, and oftentimes buying the lots to preserve as open space, or donating the property to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. “This process required numerous man hours in the basement of the Town Building scouring land titles and pouring over document after document”, recalls former Executive Director Linda Holland. Mrs. Holland served as Executive Director from 1987 to 2007, and continued on with the Land Council for 2 additional years fundraising over $14 million to purchase and protect the Linda Loring land on Eel Point Road —one of the largest pieces of land conserved by the NLC and well-known across the island as a major open space victory for Nantucket. At Linda’s side for many years was Associate Executive Director Lynn Zimmerman who led the Land Council’s Conservation Restriction (CR) program. With Lynn’s persistence and expertise the Land Council became an important land trust, protecting numerous acres of conservation restricted land. The NLC’s huge land protection efforts on Tuckernuck Island, as well as the entire island of Muskeget, are attributed to Lynn’s legacy. Prior to Holland, the Executive Director was Mr. John Roe, who served from 1981 to 1987. Under Mr. Roe’s leadership, the NLC was able to secure large pieces of land for conservation in North Pasture and expanded the research component of the NLC—hiring consultants Horsley-Witten to study the sewer and water usage on island and provide the Town of Nantucket with critical foundational data used to construct wastewater treatment systems and manage sewer lines in an environmentally conscious way. During Mr. Roe’s tenure, the NLC became known as a public policy “watchdog” for the island and the environment, as he attended Select Board, Conservation Commission and the Annual Town Meeting to provide guidance and oversight on environmental policies and decisions. Working alongside the Executive Director since 1982, Mr. Peter Fenn has served as legal counsel to the Land Council. Mr. Fenn was a leading force behind the numerous titles cases securing land island-wide, as well as the conservation of North Pasture, Bartlett’s, and the Loring property. Mr. Fenn’s strong moral code, professionalism, and dedication to the Land Council are unparalleled.

In 2005, after serving for 4 years as a Research Conservationist for the Land Council, Cormac Collier took the lead as Executive Director. Mr. Collier helped secure the Linda Loring land, as well as significant parcels of open space at Bartlett’s Farm. Mr. Collier has been dedicated to numerous water quality initiatives including an island-wide publication of “Best Management Practices” for fertilizer use on Nantucket. Mr. Collier was also an instrumental advocate for open space protection in the litigation against the Cape and Island’s Boy Scouts Council to preserve and protect the Camp Richard Campers’ Association. During Mr. Collier’s tenure, the NLC became a resounding voice for the environment at the Annual Town Meeting, Planning Board meetings, Zoning Board of Appeals, and more. Along with Emily Molden, Resource Ecologist from 2004-2019, Cormac established a water-focused mission 10

L to R: Executive Director, Cormac Collier, Legal Counsel, Peter Fenn, former Executive Directors, John Roe and Linda Holland.

for the NLC that eventually evolved into its own fund—The Water Fund—a donor-restricted fund that allows the Land Council to continue its critical water-based initiatives including the Eelgrass Restoration project, the Stormwater Infrastructure improvements at the Town Pier and the landfill, and the River Herring research just to name a few. Donations can be made to the Water Fund on our website: www.nantucketlandcouncil.org. The NLC is excited to begin new projects, programs and research in 2019 with new Executive Director Ms. Emily Molden leading the way—the NLC will continue to proudly serve the island as Nantucket’s environmental watchdog and advocate.

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NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL NEWS NLC BIDS FAREWELL TO LONGTIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CORMAC COLLIER The Board of the Nantucket Land Council is proud to announce that Executive Director Cormac Collier has been chosen to lead the Nantucket Conservation Foundation as President and CEO, starting in the Spring of 2019. “We thank Cormac for his many years of service. Cormac leaves the Land Council in an excellent position to continue our important environmental advocacy and research. We look forward to working with him and the Foundation in the future,” said Board President Lucy Dillon.

Mr. Collier served as Resource Conservationist for the Land Council starting in 2001, and transitioned to Executive Director in 2005.

Under his leadership, the Nantucket Land Council succeeded in acquiring several very significant conservation restriction properties including the Linda Loring Nature Foundation and additional acres at Bartlett’s Farm. He was also instrumental in the case to protect the Camp Richard Land near the State Forest, culminating in a win this summer ensuring the land remains with the Nantucket Boy Scouts indefinitely. “I sincerely thank the Board of the Nantucket Land Council for all of their support through the years. Together we have advanced the mission of the Land Council in tremendous ways. From marine and freshwater research, to advocacy and open space protection, the Land Council continues to be at the forefront of it all.

I am honored to have been a part of the Land Council’s island legacy. I look forward to this new chapter with the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and continuing to protect Nantucket’s open spaces and natural resources,” said Collier.

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NANTUCKET LAND COUNCIL NEWS NLC PROUD TO ANNOUNCE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EMILY MOLDEN The Board of the Nantucket Land Council is proud to announce that NLC Resource Ecologist Emily Molden has accepted the position as Executive Director. “For the past 15 years, Emily has worked tirelessly at the Land Council to protect and preserve Nantucket’s natural environment.

Her background, education and experience, along with her dedication to the island and its natural resources made her an unparalleled choice to serve as the leader of the Land Council.

We are thrilled to announce that Ms. Molden has been named the new Executive Director of the NLC, and look forward to a very productive and exciting year ahead,” said Board President Lucy Dillon.

Ms. Molden grew up in Carmel, NY, about 60 miles north of NYC, and first came to Nantucket in the fall of 2004 to fill the position of Resource Ecologist with the Land Council. She had just completed her second summer working for the Tuckernuck Land Trust on Tuckernuck Island, plus a two month stint on Muskeget, primarily as a shorebird monitor and educator. Emily studied Biological Sciences and Wildlife Biology at the University of Vermont and worked for multiple seasons on projects studying rare and endangered species in Colorado, Vermont and Massachusetts. Since 2004, Emily has led the NLC’s extensive research and education

programs. Ms. Molden has worked side

by side with outgoing Executive Director

Cormac Collier on the many advocacy

and land protection initiatives at the

Land Council. She is the lead NLC representative before the Nantucket Conservation Commission, providing sound guidance for wetland protection

on the island. 2019 will be Emily’s 15th

year with the NLC and she is looking

forward to the transition into her new role

as Executive Director. “I could not be more

excited and proud to be leading the

Nantucket Land Council into its next

phase of environmental protection on the

island.” Ms. Molden will begin serving in

her new role as E.D. in Spring 2019.

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EDUCATION

OYSTER FARM AND HARBOR TOURS The NLC proudly hosted several fun and educational tours of Nantucket Harbor in collaboration with Shearwater Excursions and Oyster Farmer Simon Edwardes of Fifth Bend Oyster Farm this summer. Participants took a 2 hour cruise up to the head of the harbor learning along the way about the harbor ecosystem and harbor health. At the oyster farm, Simon discussed how oyster farming works and how shellfish help to keep our harbor clean. For more information, and to register for future tours, please call the NLC office at 508- 228-2818 or visit www.nantucketlandcouncil.org. Thank you to our 2018 Oyster Farm and Harbor Tour sponsors including: Madaket Marine, Anderson’s Stillwater Moorings, Congdon & Coleman Insurance, Nantucket Marine, Ernst Land Design, and Nantucket Bank.

NORTHEASTERN AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY NLC Resource Ecologist Emily Molden attended the Northeastern Aquatic Plant Management Society’s (NEAPMS) annual conference in New Castle, NH. NEAPMS focuses on the education, research and management of aquatic plant communities in the Northeast region of the country. This year the conference held informative sessions on the latest in chemical and non-chemical control of aquatic invasive plants and also held a special series of presentations on harmful algal blooms. Ms. Molden also serves on the NEAPMS Board of Directors.

PESTICIDE WORKSHOP The Nantucket Land Council held a unique educational opportunity on Nantucket in April this year, aimed primarily at pesticide applicators on the island and also open to homeowners and the public. Mr. Hotze Wijnja, Ph.D., Environmental Chemist from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources presented a workshop on the Environmental Fate and Ecological Risks of Pesticides and Massachusetts Groundwater Protection Regulations. This well attended workshop allowed the NLC to further educate pesticide applicators on the risks and proper usage of these chemicals in our environment.

CITIZENS SCIENCE WEEKEND Who’s Your Scientist? The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) held its Citizen Science Weekend September 28-30, 2018. The NBI is a collaboration of Nantucket’s conservation organizations, agencies, institutions and individuals working to conserve the native biodiversity of Nantucket through collaborative research, monitoring and education.

The Citizen Science Weekend provides opportunities for the public to join our island scientists and guest researchers from off-island for a variety of events, including ecological field trips, invasive species management and research data collection.

At right: NLC guided program exploring vernal pools.

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EDUCATION

KAREN K. BORCHERT EDUCATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM Since 1993, the NLC has awarded environmental awareness and science project grants to local students and teachers. Our goal is to encourage students’ understanding of the island environment through direct involvement in project-related activities.

Each year, Resource Ecologist Emily Molden works with the Education and Research Committee to review applications and award the grants.

Last spring the Nantucket Land Council awarded several Educational Grants through the Karen K. Borchert Grant Program in honor of Karen Borchert and the dedication she had to all of our educational programs during her tenure with the Land Council.

One of these grants, awarded to Michael Horton, NPS Director of Curriculum and Assessment, purchased a number of Engineering is Elementary STEM kits from the EiE program at the Boston Museum of Science. These kits have been instrumental in bringing science to Nantucket Intermediate School’s summer school programs for the first time. Thanks to Mr. Horton and the NLC grant, children attending summer school in 3rd through 5th grade this year benefited with some great hands on learning this summer in math, science and engineering. These STEM kits will continue to be used with students throughout the school year and for years to come.

NATURE'S CLASSROOM Resource Ecologist Emily Molden accompanied the Nantucket Intermediate School’s 5th grade class to Nature’s Classroom for their three day field trip June 4-6, 2018. The trip to Nature’s Classroom in Yarmouth Port, MA is an annual pilgrimage for the fifth grade students, where they get to experience a new sense of community and build confidence outside of the classroom, all while learning about the natural world around them. The NLC has supported this trip through its Karen K. Borchert Educational Grants program many times over the past decade. This year they received a grant for up to $4,000 and an eager chaperone. Ms. Molden has chaperoned the trip twice in the past and always appreciates the focus that this program has on experiential education, encouraging students to “Think outside the books”.

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EDUCATION

STATE OF THE HARBOR FORUM The Nantucket Land Council hosted its 2nd Annual State of the Harbor Forum on Thursday, July 19 at the Great Harbor Yacht Club. David Gray, Nantucket Sewer Department Director, presented on the sewer break this winter and the Town of Nantucket's plan for future upgrades, followed by an informative Q&A with David Gray, Jeff Carlson (Natural Resources Department), Roberto Santamaria (Nantucket Health Department) and Emily Molden (Nantucket Land Council) on a variety of topics from shellfish, water quality, stormwater infrastructure upgrades and much more. Thank you to Stephen Visco at Visco Pumping for being our lead sponsor, Great Harbor Yacht Club for the beautiful venue, Yoho Rawbar, Burton Balkind for taking pictures, and all of our attendees for joining the NLC to learn more about our harbor and how we can all contribute to a healthier environment on Nantucket.

Thank you to our State of the Harbor Sponsors: Visco Pumping Nantucket Shellfish Association William & Laura Buck Fisher Real Estate Joly W. Stewart Mary-Randolph Ballinger Hy-line Cruises Bill Fisher Tackle Susan & Coleman Burke If you missed this year's forum, visit www.nantucketlandcouncil.org for the full video.

VERNAL POOL FIELD TRIPS Resource Ecologist Emily Molden led several trips out to the magical vernal pools of Squam Swamp once again this spring. Vernal pools are isolated, temporary bodies of water that hold water in the winter and spring and dry out during the summer months. They are afforded special protection in MA due to the obligate vernal pool species that they support. Emily led one public program and five 5th grade classes from the Nantucket Intermediate School to explore this very special habitat.

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation is the owner and steward of this property and generously allows the NLC to share it with the students and public each year.

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EDUCATION TREE TOURS Each summer the NLC staff takes curious groups of community members around town to discover the beautiful and historic trees that line many of our streets.

Participants on these special small group tours learn about how our downtown trees have been preserved over the decades. These tours are led by both Executive Director Cormac Collier and Resource Ecologist Emily Molden. Their combined knowledge of biology and island history generates interesting conversations and surprising questions. Download our Trees of Downtown Nantucket brochure at www.nantucketlandcouncil.org to take a similar self-guided tour.

EROSION FIELD TRIPS Resource Ecologist Emily Molden worked with the Nantucket Intermediate School 4th grade classes to help them study erosion using Nantucket as a classroom. Starting out with a presentation on coastal erosion processes, the program concluded with a fun and impactful field trip out to the eroding bluff in Siasconset where students witness these erosional forces at work, right in their back yard! Most of the students had never seen the Siasconset bluff before and were impressed by its size and by the dynamics of the beach below. A core part of the NLC's mission, these educational programs are a great way to introduce young minds to important environmental issues that will continue to affect Nantucket for generations to come.

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RESEARCH

GREEN CRABS The European green crab has been found on the coast of North America for decades.

However, in recent years their numbers have exploded. Green crabs feed on bivalves and other crustaceans and spend a lot of time burrowing in the bottom sediments.

They have been closely linked to eelgrass and shellfish declines in communities from MA, ME and Nova Scotia. The Nantucket Land Council (NLC) began a collaborative effort in 2017 with the Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department and the Maria Mitchell Association to investigate the numbers and population dynamics of green crabs in Nantucket Harbor. The Water Fund will enable the NLC to continue investing in this research. It is important that Nantucket gain a better understanding of all threats to our natural marine ecosystems.

The NLC teamed up with the Maria Mitchell Association and the Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department early this summer to continue researching the invasive European Green Crab in Nantucket Harbor. This was the second season using a capture-mark-recapture methodology to explore the population around Hussey Shoal. In September, the NLC and a group of volunteer citizen scientists took a closer look at where in the harbor the invasive European green crab lurks. Twelve traps were baited and set throughout Nantucket Harbor from Monomoy to Polpis Harbor, Wauwinet and off of Coatue. When the traps were retrieved the following morning a mere 49 green crabs were captured along with a number of other species. Green crabs were only found in three out of the twelve traps and none were captured beyond third point and Folger’s Marsh. While this is the first of many harbor wide trapping events we hope to conduct, it is encouraging to see such low numbers in only half of the harbor. Many thanks to our brave volunteers for handling and measuring the crabs!

Volunteers included: Trevor Price, Ted Bent, Barbara Joyce, Spruce Balkind, and NLC board member Nancy Gillespie.

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RESEARCH

EELGRASS HEALTH RESEARCH Eelgrass is a marine flowering plant that provides the foundation for our harbor environment. The value of eelgrass meadows is well documented and includes stabilizing sediments, improving water quality and clarity, mitigating for CO2 emissions, and providing habitat to a number of commercially important and/or endangered species including the last commercially viable “wild� bay scallop fishery in the U.S. The abundance and health of eelgrass has, however, diminished from historic levels in many areas. Over the years the Land Council has supported eelgrass research that has revealed a need for action. We have been diligent with our education and outreach to the community about the problem, we have begun implementing policy changes to improve water quality for the future, and are now focusing on direct management and restoration of this invaluable resource. This summer, the NLC conducted two separate research projects in support of eelgrass, one of which was a study to assess the overall health of eelgrass meadows throughout Nantucket Harbor.

The Nantucket Land Council partnered with the Town of Nantucket and Alyssa Novak, Coastal Ecologist and Assistant Research Professor at Boston University. Novak worked with the NLC to set up 6 transects at select locations where beds were evaluated for blade length, density and the presence of epiphytes. Eelgrass samples were also collected for stable isotope analysis which the NLC hopes will give an indication of where the nitrogen accumulated by the eelgrass plants originates from. This data may help Nantucket better understand the nutrient inputs in different parts of the harbor watershed from sources such as fertilizer and septic systems. This study also looked at nutrient impacts to eelgrass in Nantucket and compared it to the health of eelgrass in other regional communities along the North Shore and Cape Cod. This research is being supported by the Great Harbor Yacht Club NLC Marine Grants Program.

RESEARCH

EELGRASS RESTORATION PROJECT The NLC also began the first season of an eelgrass restoration project in Nantucket Harbor.

Using adjacent areas of eelgrass as donor populations, the NLC aims to restore ½ acre of eelgrass off Monomoy Beach. The NLC Water Fund enabled the NLC to contract eelgrass specialists from Boston University to oversee and assist with the health assessment and restoration work. The NLC again partnered with the Town of Nantucket and Alyssa Novak, Coastal Ecologist and Assistant Research Professor at Boston University, to transplant healthy eelgrass in beds off Monomoy beach in Nantucket Harbor. Following the aforementioned eelgrass health study, NLC’s Resource Ecologist Emily Molden and a team of volunteer divers spent 6 days from July to October collecting and transplanting eelgrass.

With close to ¼ acre planted, consisting of 3 x 100 meter transects, the hope is these plants will establish roots and survive the winter to continue growing and spreading come spring.

For more information or if you are interested in volunteering in the spring of 2019, please contact Emily Molden at emily@nantucketlandcouncil.org. A special thank you to our Eelgrass Restoration team and volunteers: Josh Eldridge, Jim Sjolund, Matt Anderson, Kaitlyn Shaw, Leah Cabral, Jack Dubinsky, Tim Mooney, and The Sunken Ship.

STORMWATER RESEARCH The NLC continues to work with the Town of Nantucket Department of Public Works to sample stormwater from select outfall pipes as it enters Nantucket Harbor. Prior to 2017, the Town had never directly sampled this stormwater input which could be a significant source of pollution to the marine environment. Resource Ecologist Emily Molden teamed up with the Department of Public Works to continue sampling stormwater from several outfalls in the downtown area. Ms. Molden continued sampling from the catchment areas of Brant Point and Lily Park which drain to an outfall adjacent to the Nantucket Yacht Club, from the Easy Street bulkhead which collects water from a portion of the main downtown area, from the Town Pier where stormwater surrounding the Town Parking lot and Washington Street extension flows, and also from an outfall pipe at Consue Springs. This effort provides the Town and DPW with more information on how to prioritize future stormwater infrastructure improvements. The NLC also continues working with Horsley Witten Group, a Cape based leading environmental science engineering firm to assist the Town with implementing best management practices in some of these locations in the future.

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RESEARCH

BLACK OAK & GALL WASP RESEARCH The Nantucket Land Council and the Nantucket Conservation Foundation hosted a presentation by Joe Elkinton, Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation at UMASS Amherst, and his student Cameron Smith-Freedman, to discuss the gall wasp— a troublesome threat to Nantucket’s beautiful Black Oaks. The NLC and NCF have funded important island research on a gall wasp, Zapatella davisae, which is a stem-boring insect that is relatively new to science. It was recently described as a new species in 2016 by a UMASS Amherst student from Elkinton’s lab, and the wasp’s namesake, Monica Davis.

This wasp has been attacking and causing substantial mortality to black oak trees (Quercus velutina) on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket for over a decade.

Black oaks are the dominant deciduous tree in the oak-pine forests that predominate in this region, and if their populations continue to decline it will ultimately change our landscape as we know it. Participants joined in a discussion about what this research means for Nantucket and what you can do to protect your prized oaks.

HERRING RESEARCH In July, the NLC began some exciting new research in Nantucket’s ponds. With assistance from the Town of Nantucket we brought UMASS Amherst Ph. D. student Matthew Devine to the island for river herring surveys in Hummock Pond and Long Pond. River herring are anadromous fish meaning that they are born in freshwater, mature in the ocean where they spend most of their life, and as an adult they return to their natal freshwater habitat to spawn. Matt’s research investigates the population dynamics of anadromous river herring along the New England coast. His work will fill critical data gaps about the species life history and help managers better understand river herring population dynamics and prioritize preferable habitats and management strategies. Nantucket’s systems provide a variety of dynamics for the species, from Long Pond which remains connected to the sea via Hither Creek and the Madaket Ditch, to Hummock Pond which is manually opened to the ocean in the spring and fall but remains closed off throughout the summer.

Matt also presented at the NLC Annual Meeting in August of 2018.

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MONARCH LARVAE MONITORING This summer the Nantucket Land Council established a site with the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project out of the University of Minnesota. The MLMP is a citizen science project working to better understand the abundance and distribution of breeding monarchs to inform monarch conservation. Resource Ecologist Emily Molden and NLC intern Sophie Kuhl established the site at the beginning of July. Sophie, along with NLC volunteer Jolie Jacobs, monitored it weekly and recorded the number and stage of larva throughout the site. As many will attest, it was a great year for breeding monarchs on Nantucket.

TREE INVENTORY Over the past ten years the NLC has been striving to increase awareness of Nantucket’s Town Tree Program and the amazing street trees that contribute so much to our downtown landscape. This fall we teamed up with the Town DPW to support four WPI students in an effort to update the Town Tree database and ultimately make this information available to the community via the Town’s GIS website and other interactive platforms. The trees, including a very unique collection of old American Elms, are worthy of everyone’s appreciation and ongoing support. We are thrilled to collaborate with the Town and the students to bring the trees a little closer to everyone’s attention and fingertips. Students John Amaral, Marc McFatter, Yanni Pero-Okonny, and Lauren Thompson, from WPI, made their final presentation “Innovating the Nantucket Tree Inventory” to the Nantucket Community on the work they completed with NLC and DPW staff this fall with recommendations for the future of the program, which the NLC plans to incorporate into its 2019 plans to continue record keeping of these special trees.

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EVENTS ANNUAL MEETING The Land Council hosted its 44th Annual Meeting at The Nantucket Hotel on August 7th, 2018. The NLC was proud to host Matthew Devine, a Marine Scientist Ph. D. student at UMass Amherst, as the speaker for this year’s meeting. Matt discussed his research of anadromous river herring populations in coastal New England, outlined results from his recent surveys in Nantucket’s unique pond systems, and discussed the implications of this research. Each year, the NLC hosts a special speaker for the Annual Meeting, which is free and open to the public.

ANNUAL END OF SEASON DINNER On Labor Day Monday, September 3, 2018 the Nantucket Land Council hosted a sold-out dinner to celebrate our environmental protection and preservation efforts this season, co-hosted by Karen Clark and Mary-Randolph Ballinger. Guests enjoyed cocktails in the beautiful herb garden at The Chanticleer Restaurant, followed by a seasonally inspired menu by Chef Jeff Worster. The Nantucket Land Council extends our most sincere thanks to Susan Handy, Karolina and the staff at The Chanticleer, Flowers on Chestnut, Nantucket Tents, Peter Watrous and Matt Hutchinson, and our Host Committee: William & Margaret Brenizer Howard & Maureen Blitman William M. & Prudence S. Crozier Marvin Davidson Lucy Dillon Robert & Barbara Friedman Nancy Gillespie & Ulrich Lächler Charles & Kaaren Hale

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Charles & Ann Johnson Peter & Bonnie McCausland Paul & Jean Moran Lynn & Nick Nicholas Ellen & Kenneth Roman Meredyth & Brooks Smith Lars & Jane Soderberg

End of Season dinner guests Bill and Prudy Crozier and Margaret Brenizer.

ADVOCACY & LEGAL ACTION SURFSIDE CROSSING 40B A major focus for the NLC this year, in terms of advocacy, was the Surfside Crossing 40b project proposal. Nantucket Residents Josh Posner of Baxter Road in ‘Sconset and Jamie Feeley of Evergreen Way proposed a 156 unit subdivision off of South Shore Road in Surfside. The project takes advantage of the Massachusetts 40b statute whereby a developer can bypass local zoning as long as 25% of the development is “affordable”.

The initial proposal was a mix of apartments and single family houses. The land is currently zoned at two acres which could only allow a 7 lot subdivision. The developers needed to first receive a Project Eligibility Letter (PEL) from a State Subsidizing Housing Agency before the project could move forward in the permitting process. MassHousing was been chosen as that entity. and is required to seek municipal input on the project before issuing the PEL. Early in 2018, the Nantucket Select Board voted to send MassHousing a letter of opposition to the project. The major impacts will be traffic, noise, groundwater pollution, demands on public sewer and water infrastructure, endangered species, archaeological resources, and overall concerns about the density for this rural area. Doubly distressing was that the developers are local residents Josh Posner and Jamie Feeley of Cottage and Castle, who are disrespecting their island neighbors and community to maximize personal gain.

Early on, the Land Council voiced its opposition to the project and promised to be ready with legal counsel and expert consultants when the application was officially made to the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals. Many Nantucket residents expressed outrage about the development and its size and intensity—over 800 people filled the Nantucket High School auditorium this summer to voice their opposition at a Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing. The Massachusetts Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program issued a Determination letter in October, 2018 on how the project will impact endangered species habitat. Although the Determination did state that the project would impact endangered moth habitat, the letter was silent about impacts to Northern long-eared bats and a variety of plant species. The Land Council, along with ten citizens, filed an appeal of this determination in hopes of having the state require the necessary surveys to locate any state-listed species and habitats. Over the summer, the Land Council hired PSC, Inc—a well respected and highly experienced civil engineering and land-use planning firm—to review the comprehensive permit application. The Land Council filed the PSC’s final report with the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals. Within the report were findings that ring true to many concerned Nantucketers, including that: the project is too dense, the site design is devoid of meaningful open space, the condominium portion of the project is ill-conceived and out of place, sufficient water and sewer infrastructure is lacking and not provided for, ingress and egress is too limited and traffic and pedestrian safety are compromised. The Land Council also joined a workgroup established to discuss the project, and remained at the forefront of this developing situation, advocating at every chance for Nantucket’s environment.

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ADVOCACY & LEGAL ACTION SCONSET BEACH GEOTUBE EXPANSION PROJECT In April, the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund gave a presentation to the Nantucket Conservation Commission on the 2017 Annual Monitoring of the geotube installation in Siasconset beach. Based on the data they collected and provided to the Commission (which did not include the March 2018 nor’easters) SBPF recommended a decrease in the amount of sand nourishment to be provided on an annual basis. The NLC attended the hearing with consultant and coastal engineer Trey Ruthven of Applied Coastal Research and Engineering (ACRE). Based on ACRE’s review of the data and the inability of SBPF to keep the geotubes covered during periods of intense storm activity, such as the entire month of March, the NLC advocated that we were strongly opposed to any reduction in nourishment volume.

In September, the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund applied to the Nantucket Conservation Commission for a permit to extend the existing 950 feet of geotubes an additional 3,000 feet north and south along Sconset Beach for a combined installation of almost 4,000 linear feet. Resource Ecologist Emily Molden attended the hearings with NLC consulting Coastal Engineer Trey Ruthven, of Applied Coastal Research and Engineering, and the pair made comments on behalf of the NLC Board and membership on concerns regarding potential impacts to our coastal resources.

SBPF also petitioned the Select Board for permission to use the Town-owned beach for their proposed expansion of the geotubes to protect private homes on Baxter Road.

The NLC believes that based on the Code of the Town of Nantucket, Chapter 67 Section 1.E., the leasing or licensing of this land for erosion control to protect private property must go to Town Meeting for a vote by the citizens, the people who own said beach.

CAMP RICHARD SAVED The Nantucket Land Council, the Nantucket Civic League, and the Camp Richard Campers’ Association were thrilled to announce their victory in preserving local ownership of Camp Richard, the Nantucket Boy Scout camp. Culminating a six year legal battle, Judge Gary Nickerson on July 16, 2018 declared that the Camp Richard Campers’ Association is the just and proper trustee of the property.

The Nantucket Boy Scouts have run the Boy Scout camp near the State Forest since 1955.

Over the years, the local Boy Scouts have hosted hundreds of Boy Scout troops from all over Massachusetts, New England, and beyond, in overnight wilderness camping experiences on their 100 acres of pristine forest. The land was donated to the local Boy Scouts by the Nantucket Civic League in 3 grants, beginning with 16 acres in 1955, and then added to in the early 1970’s. The local Boy Scouts founded the non-profit Camp Richard Campers’ Association in 1973 to run the camp, all with local volunteer help and donations, and they

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ADVOCACY & LEGAL ACTION have invested thousands of hours in running the camp. The Land Council and the Civic League supported the local scouts because of the critical importance of the site as open space, and the importance of maintaining local control by people who have proven to be good stewards of the land.

In 2013, the regional Boy Scouts entity, the Cape & Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America, tried to assert ownership of the site, ignoring the rights of the local Boy Scouts and of the Civic League, and then sell off a substantial portion of it to a real estate developer. When the local scouts defied their plans, the Cape & Islands Council preemptively went to court in Barnstable, without notice to the local Boy Scout Committee, claiming that it owned the land, despite the long history of local control and ownership, and it obtained an ex parte injunction from Superior Court Judge Gary Nickerson awarding it possession and barring the local Nantucket scout leaders from the camp.

The Civic League, which retained a right to have the land revert to it if it was no longer used by the local scouts, and the Nantucket Land Council joined forces with Camp Richard in order to support the local scouts and protect the area. The injunction was modified, the Civic League’s right of reversion was confirmed, and the immanent sale to the developer was stymied, but the Court also ordered that the local scouts and the Cape & Islands Council jointly run the camp, and made the Cape & Islands Council the trustee of the camp. Losing local control to an off Island entity that had already shown its propensities was unacceptable, so the Nantucket parties successfully appealed that part of Judge Nickerson’s decision to the Massachusetts Appeals Court, claiming that the Judge had appointed the Cape & Islands Council as trustee without having first heard any evidence as to whether that appointment was appropriate. Ultimately, the Appeals Court agreed, and the case was remanded back to the Superior Court where Judge Nickerson made a determination that the Camp Richard Campers’ Association should be the permanent trustee.

The Land Council will be working with the Camp Richard Campers Association to secure a permanent conservation restriction on the property. To date, the Nantucket Land Council has spent over $300,000 in legal fees to protect the property and fight for Camp Richard land to remain with the Camp Richard Campers’ Association.

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LAND PROTECTION REPORT One of the primary land preservation tools used by the NLC in cooperation with conservation-minded Nantucket landowners is the Conservation Restriction (CR). A CR is a recorded legal agreement between an owner of land with conservation values and a nonprofit group, such as the Land Council, or governmental entity that always will protect that land. Each CR reflects a unique parcel of land and its landowner’s wishes for the future use of the land.

TAX INCENTIVES FOR CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS In 2015, the United States Congress made permanent the enhanced tax benefits that had previously expired. The core elements of the change include: • Raising the deduction a donor can take for donating a Conservation Restriction to 50% of his or her annual income; • Extending the carry-forward period for a donor to take a tax deduction for a conservation restriction to 15 years; and • Allowing qualifying farmers to deduct up to 100% of their income.

This program is an excellent opportunity for Nantucket land owners who have ecologically significant parcels of property to take advantage of this tax program. The Nantucket Land Council holds a total of 89 Conservation Restrictions on over 1,400 acres of land throughout Nantucket, Tuckernuck and Muskeget Island. Please contact the office at 508-228-2818 to learn more!

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CONSERVATION RESTRICTION GRANTORS From 1968 through 2018, 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 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

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 Laura Hussey 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 Stephen W. Jay Joanne Ledbetter Christopher and Virginia Lewis Linda Loring The Linda Loring Nature Foundation, Inc. Frank and Clara Low Gary and Susan McCarthy Margaret McElderry Eileen McGrath Debora and James McIntosh Leon and Betty Miller Mira Mar Nominee Trust

MSPCA Edward A. Murphy Nanahumacke Preserve Homeowners Association The Nature Conservancy 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 David C. Todd Town of Nantucket Tuckernuck Land Trust, Inc. Elizabeth Van Duyne Vai Vai LLC Diana Walker John D. Walker, Jr. Joseph Walker Washing Pond Trust Christine, Breckenridge, Blair and Christopher Wilcox John Wittman Wright’s Landing Nominee Trust

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BEQUESTS Bequests are the most common type of planned gifts.

They are easy to arrange and the bequest remains in your control. You can change your mind at any time, and you can structure the bequest to leave an amount, a specific item, or a percentage of your estate to the Nantucket Land Council. Your bequest is entitled to an estate tax charitable deduction for the gift’s full value.

By including the non-profit Nantucket Land Council in your estate plans, you are leaving a legacy and making a statement about what has been important in your life.

Your gift will provide a source of continuing support for environmental action on Nantucket. Over the past 45 years, the NLC has been able to conserve open space, protect water quality and meet Nantucket’s environmental challenges head-on. By providing a bequest and joining our Legacy Circle, you can ensure that these long term investments in our island will be here for future generations to enjoy.

There are a variety of ways you can make a gift with sample language for different forms of bequests including gifts of Cash, Stock, devise of real property and residuary bequests. We encourage you to consult your attorney and financial advisors to make certain that your gift fits well into your overall circumstances and planning. If you notify us of your plans, we would be honored to include you in our Legacy Circle, either as a named or anonymous member.

If you have already included the Nantucket Land Council in your estate plans, thank you!

Please let us know, so that you can enjoy the benefits of being a member of our Legacy Circle, including invitations to special events.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank the following individuals, businesses and foundations who donated to the Nantucket Land Council during our 2018 Fiscal Year. Please note that FY18 runs from July 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018. Any gifts received after Dec 31st will be listed in our 2019 Annual Report.

We are grateful for gifts made in memory of the following: Alfred Crosby Gifts from Randi Allfather and Carl K. Borchert

Bill and Margi Brenzier Gifts from Eugene and Meredith Clapp Louise and John Beale Robert Friedman Gift from Soloman and Georgette Boucai

Elizabeth Stewardson Ford Gift from The Stewardson Family LLC

Robert Graves Gift from Blue Hills Bank Foundation

Mary Heller Gift from Kate Heller O’Reilly

Lauren Gudonis Gift from Elizabeth Miller and James Dinan

Karen Borchert and Vern Laux Gift from Susan E. Robinson

Frances Hickey Gift from Kevin and Nellie O. Hickey

Lew and Adam Rubin Gift from Rose and Lewis Rubin

Emily Molden Gift from Kristin Davis

Jose Trillos Gifts from Mrs. Arthur Butler Tharon and Lee Dunn Lynsey Lorraine Raymond Trudell

Paul and Jean Moran Gift from James and Anne Jennings

Will Waller Gift from Craig and Ann Mulhauser Linda Zarella Gift from Henry Rainaud We are grateful for gifts made in honor of the following: Howard and Maureen Blitman Gift from John and Margaret Falk

Andrew Pearlman Gift from Robert and Lesley Perlman Geoff Smith Gift from Nantucket Lawn and Garden The NLC would like to thank Nantucket Island Resorts, Cisco Brewers, Anderson's Stillwater Moorings, Jim Sjolund and Nantucket Marine for generous in-kind donations in the 2018 fiscal year.

We appreciate your generosity and support!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REMEMBERING MARY HELLER, LONGTIME NLC DIRECTOR Longtime Nantucket Land Council board member Mary Heller passed away in December 2017. Mary was a dedicated steward of the land, committed to her passion to protect the natural simplicity of Nantucket. She is credited with bringing our current Board President, Lucy Dillon, into the fold of the Nantucket Land Council. Mary was one of the founders of the ‘Sconset Trust in 1984 and served on its original board as treasurer. She was the recipient of the 'Sconset Trust Award for Dedication to the Mission of the Trust in 2009. She and her husband Peter donated a 15-acre land parcel to the Trust as one of its earliest conservation land holdings in 1994. Mary, a well-known photographer, was also an Artist Member of the Artist's Association of Nantucket. Her photograph of the 'Sconset Post Office is arguably her best known piece.

Mary grew up summering in 'Sconset in her family home on Ocean Ave. She continued to summer on Nantucket at the family estate with her late husband, Peter, and daughter, Kate, while residing in New York City during the off-season.

"Mary was a cherished member of the environmental community and will be sorely missed," said Nantucket Land Council Executive Director, Cormac Collier.

SOPHIE KUHL We would like to extend a sincere thank you to NLC intern Sophie Kuhl who assisted Resource Ecologist Emily Molden with a number of projects throughout the 2018 season.

Sophie was a 2017 Nantucket High School graduate and is attending Brown University in Providence, RI. Sophie is studying geochemistry, and showed great promise assisting the NLC with their research and initiatives this summer.

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WATER FUND FOUNDERS CIRCLE Last year, the Board of the Nantucket Land Council announced the creation of “The Water Fund”; a donor restricted fund to help support marine and freshwater projects on Nantucket, inspired by a generous anonymous donation of $25,000 to be put directly towards water research and water quality improvement initiatives. With full NLC Board of Directors support, the NLC continues its efforts via several significant niche areas including researching eelgrass health and restoring eelgrass in Nantucket Harbor, analyzing stormwater runoff in the downtown area and working with expert consultants to redesign our downtown and Madaket landfill stormwater drainage infrastructure, as well as investigating the green crab population and how it relates to the health and vitality of Nantucket Harbor.

In the coming years, we will be expanding our water projects by supplementing the Town of Nantucket’s water quality sampling, engaging in further research and investigation of water related initiatives, and planning critical stormwater infrastructure upgrades.

The Nantucket Land Council thanks our generous Water Fund Founders Circle members for their contributions of $5,000 and over during our 2018 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018) Susan and Michael Baer William and Margaret Brenizer Heinz Family Foundation Robert and Barbara Friedman Evan and Cindy Jones The McCausland Foundation Alan & Virginia Nathan The Overbrook Foundation Meredyth and Brooks Smith Visco Pumping, Inc

Water Fund

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAMPIONS—$5,000 AND ABOVE Ms. Susan Baer Mrs. Mary-Randolph Ballinger Howard and Maureen Blitman William and Margaret Brenizer Eugene and Meredith Clapp, III William M. and Prudence S. Crozier Mr. Marvin Davidson Ms. Lucy S. Dillon Elizabeth Miller and James Dinan Christine and Joseph P. Donelan, II Harvey Eisen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Field Marcia Weber and James Flaws Robert and Barbara Friedman Great Harbor Yacht Club Lauren and Paul Gudonis Heinz Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Ann Johnson Evan and Cindy Jones Peter and Maria Kellner Nancy Gillespie and Ulrich Lächler Kenneth and Grace Logan The McCausland Foundation Richard & Ronay Menschel Ginger and Marlin Miller, Jr. Paul and Jean Moran Nantucket Shellfish Association Alan & Virginia Nathan Lynn and Nick Nicholas Mr. and Mrs. John and Nancy Nichols The Overbrook Foundation William F. and Laura Taft Paulsen Ellen Flamm and Richard Peterson c/o Carol Bowditch Rice Family Foundation David and Barbara Roby James and Lenore Schilling Meredyth and Brooks Smith Lars O. and Jane Soderberg The Cox Foundation The Marty and Barbara Zweig Foundation Visco Pumping, Inc Peter Watrous 34

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Mrs. Susanne Albright Anderson's Stillwater Moorings, LLC Mariann Hundahl Appley Archibald Family Foundation Gale H Arnold Mr. and Mrs. C. Marshall Beale E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr. Ginny and Bill Birch Birch Family Fund Walter and Susan Birge Blue Hills Bank Foundation Robi and Ruth Blumenstein Mrs. Joan R. Bolling Soloman & Georgette Boucai Larry Breakiron Tom and Mimi Brome William C. and Laura T. Buck James and Nancy Buckman Carlee Charitable Trust Anne DeLaney and Chip Jr. Carver Karen K. Clark Kenneth Bartels & Jane Condon Congdon & Coleman Insurance Agency, Inc. James and Eva Conniff Ms. Amanda B. Cross Nicky and Vince D'Agostino Dave Ryan Landscaping Brian F. & Linda Davis Caroline and Douglass Ellis John and Margaret Falk James Burruss and Mary Fontaine The Honorable William H. Frist, MD John J. Galiher Michael P and Elizabeth W Galvin Greenhill Family Foundation Tamara Grenier Wendy G.and Benjamin Griswold, IV Mrs. Frederick W. Haffenreffer Charles and Kaaren Hale Mrs. Lucile Hays John P. and June D. Heffernan Mrs. Mary Heller Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Henry

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Maureen Phillips & Douglas Horst John and Laura Hussey Mr. and Mrs. James and Anne Jenning Joelson Foundation, c/o Ms. Barbara Fife Mr. and Mrs. J. Seward Johnson, Jr. Josh Eldridge, Mon-Tucket Charters, Inc Karp Family Foundation Lydia and Mark Kennelley Charles and Emmy Kilvert Bill Siderewicz & Christine Kinney Carol Langer Laurel and Ben Langworthy Pamela and Steven Leinbach Chuck Lenhart Margaret and Terry Lenzner Mrs. Susan S. Leonard Mr. and Mrs. David and Diane Lilly Dr. and Mrs. Byron Lingeman Mrs. Helen Lynch Ian and Carolyn MacKenzie Madaket Marine Mark & Holly Maisto Peter and Bonnie McCausland Frederick and Margaret McClure Rina and Don McCouch Amy and Michael McGowan Linda and Ben McGrath Martin and Toni B. McKerrow Abigail Johnson & Christopher McKown Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Barbara Medaugh Anne Mendelsohn William and Katherine Miller, IV Timothy and Joan Moran Carl Mueller Craig and Ann Muhlhauser Maureen Orth Michael and Nancy Peacock Kenan Giguere and Terri Perry Robert Petrini Peggy Davis and William Porter Richard McKim and Lori Preston Robert and Nancy Puff Mr. Henri Rainaud Harry T. and Susan D. Rein Ellen and Kenneth Roman

Judith Rushmore Bonnie Sacerdote Ms. Alison Schwartz Gregg Seibert Randee Seiger Lynda M. Shea Mr. and Mrs. H. Hanford Smith, III Reverend Georgia A. Snell Susan K. Spring Joly Walton Stewart Jo Ann and Thomas Succop Mr. and Mrs. Charles Townsend Mr. and Mrs. David Troast University of Massachusetts Richard G. and Dorothy H. Verney William and Denise Welsh Clark Whitcomb Robert and Linda Williams Marc B. and Robin S. Wolpow Leslie Forbes & David Worth PATRONS—$500-$999

Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Beck John and Judy Belash Paul and Georgina Bennett Bill Fisher Tackle Susan Burbage Robert and Eileen Butler Toby Sackton and Marcia Butman Simon and Jane Canning Erik M W & Anna Caspersen Richard R. Congdon Tharon and Lee Dunn Ernst Land Design, Inc. W. B. Ferris Mark Finnegan Fisher Real Estate Robert and Kim Frisbie Ralph and Julianna Geer Carl and Nancy Gewirz Wade and Susanne Greene Kevin and Nellie O. Hickey Hy-line Cruises Marjorie and Almon Ward Ives Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobsen 35

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John G. Johnson The Lamport Foundation Paul and Susan Lancaster Dr. and Mrs. Joseph LiPuma Katharine Logue Lynsey Lorraine Lisa & Vinny Mariano Neil and Lauren Marttila James and Deborah McIntosh Meg Reynolds & William J McKee F. William and Katherine H. McNabb Michael Gilson and Joan McPhee David and Katherine Mittelbusher Neil Marttila Nantucket Bank Nantucket Lawn & Garden Neil Patterson Inc Scott Nelson Susan and Stephen O'Brien Anne P. Olsen Eleanor O'Neill Homer and Ellen Ray Jean Resetarits Jay and Gretchen Riley John LeClaire and Ruth Hodges Charles H. Sawyer Mrs. Nancy Sevrens L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro William Siderewicz Ms. Anne Rosen and Mr. Andre Spears Stewardson Family LLC Mr. Jonathan C. Swain Merrielou and Ned Symes, III Schuyler and Elizabeth Tilney Jill and Tim Vieth Maryann Wasik Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wegner STEWARDS—$100-$499

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Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. John and D. Anne Atherton, Jr. Anne D. Bailliere Peter and Cheryl Barnes Charles Bartlett Anthony and Ann Patricia Beale Louise and John Beale, Jr. Leanne Bell Martha and Ira Berlin Mary D. and William L. Bird, Jr. Alexander and Judy Bober, Jr. Randi Allfather and Carl K. Borchert Edith S. Bouriez Charles and Belinda Bralver Janet and Richard Brannigan Brant Point Marine Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brasfield Anne Marie Bratton Ms. Vivienne Brennan Jeanmarie and Brad Brewster Caroline and Kurt Buechle Barbara Bund H. Robert and Ann Burger Coleman P. and Susan P. Burke Karen T. Butler George and Kathleen Butterworth Dort A. and Elizabeth Cameron, III Jean Carleton George and Susan Carneal John B. Carroll Frances Langton and Timothy Cashman, III Mary Ellen and Mark Castle Alexandra Catchpole Pat Catchpole Daniel Catlin, Jr. Carolyn Durand & Ben Champoux Sally and Richard Charpie Richard and Dee Dee Chesley Caroline Pollard and Joseph Cialini, Jr. Gregory D. and Alison T. Cokorinos Frederick and Christina Cowles Bonnie Crosby Cru Nantucket Mr. Richard L. Cumbie

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jay Daprix Elizabeth and Wayne Davies George P. Davis John H. and Robyn B. Davis Lisa and Porter Dawson Mark J. and Patricia P. Deck Douglas and Sandra Denninger Mr. and Mrs. David and Stephanie Deutsch Anne Dewez Penny Dey Mrs. Jeanne Dickinson Howard and Martinez Ana Dickler Robert and Caron Dockerty Nancy and Larry D'Oench William and Sheila Donovan Dennis and Amy-Ann Doran Drs. Susan Halley and Robert Dowsett Mary V. Drew Charles and Rita Dunleavy Edward Coffin Landscaping James Sulzer and Barbara Elder Richard and Cindy Elkman Chris and Cheryl Emery Arthur Ensroth Barbara M. Erskine Matt and Sheila Fee Marc Feigen and Sheri Levine Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ference-Gray Josef E. and Karen Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frary Emory and Ellen Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Freytag Dr. and Mrs. Edwin and Roberta Galkin Elisa and Terence Gallagher The Garden Conservancy, Inc. Dr. Henry Gewirtz Margaret Gilfoy Mr. Richard Gioiosa Dr. Elliot and Jeri Werner Goldberg Mr. William P. Golden J. Spencer Goldsmith Robert and Claire Graves Lindsay Green Susan Zises Green Mrs. Toby Greenberg Wendy J. Greenberg

Kim and Tom Griswold Fletch & Ashley Haigh Ms. Sharon Hartley Kathleen Hay Charlie and Kyra Haydock Andy Bullington and Cary Hazlegrove Jeffrey and Gay Held D. Michael and Penny C. Herlihy Mason C. and Candice M. Heydt Eugene and Janet Hilzenrath Richard and Janice Hoff Christopher F. and Linda Holland Richard and Barbara Holt Shirley Homes Lois and John Horgan Marie T. and Jerry R. Horton William and Evelyn Howard Richard and Virginia Irwin Island Boat Rental Barbara Ann Joyce J. Richard and Carolyn F. Judson Ashley and Raoul Kadakia John S. M. and Dorine E. Karnash Lawrence and Joan Keith Sanford Kendall R. Frederic and Sarah B. Knauft Ruud and Jeannette Krom Katie Lacey Nancy Wilson Lampe Christian J. Leary Ms. Laura Lele Mr. and Mrs. James Lentowski Peter Lewis Mr. Andrew Ley Joan Lisovicz John Lochner John and Judith Lochtefeld Pamela Lohmann Helen Long Mary Longacre Deborah and William Lothian Ms. Sherry C. Lowe Ms. Jennifer Lowry William and Mary Jane MacLean Mr. Bruce Mandel Elizabeth and Vincent Mann

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mr. John Marcklinger Kathrina and John Marques Mr. Joe Matrino Howard Matz Robert and Mary McCann Mr. and Mrs. Zachary and Keltie McDonald Ms. Ruth McGlathery Miss Eileen P. McGrath Eugene and Pamela McGuire Ms. Mary Lou McGuire James R. and Sarah P. McIntosh Jane and Rory McNeil James Meehan Tom and Carolyn Meehan Mr. Brook P. Meerbergen John and Jane Miller Michael and Julia Milone Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal Joyce and Jim Morgan Mary Wawro and Peter Morrison Ms. Mary Beth Splaine and Mr. Jack Weinhold Mr. and Mrs. Jock and Linda Mutschler Nantucket Boating Club Nantucket Engineering & Survey Nantucket Land Bank Nantucket Landscapes, Inc. Nantucket Marine, Inc. Jean and David Nathan George and Jennifer Nelson Susan Nelson Germain and Patricia Newton C. David and Donal C. O'Brien Jane O'Brien Mrs. Katherine O'Brien, Jr Kate Heller O'Reilly Kate and Colm O'Riordan William & Debbie Paladino Amy and Peter Pastan Michael and Juliet Patsalos-Fox Mr. and Mrs. Christopher and Jenny Perkin Elliot and Deborah Perlman Robert and Lesley Perlman 38

Henry Pfeiffer Richard and Judith Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Ellen Phelan Melissa and Nathaniel Philbrick Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Ruth Plandowski Anne De Lone and John M. Plukas Kathryn and Thomas Pochman Noreen and Jack Poulson Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah W. Powell Drs. Trevor and Margaret Price Roberta H. and Victoria J. Prisco Morgan Raith Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Read Susan and Henry Reeder, Jr. Allen B. Reinhard George and Regina Rich Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rickards Mary and V. Bruce Rigdon Jeanne W. Riggs Ms. Susan E. Robinson Katherine B. and John H. Roe Stephen and Kara Rogers Gregory A. and Carol Ross Milton & Roberta Rowland Linda and Steve Rowley Rose and Lewis Rubin Susan Ruddick Donald Ryder Thomas and Diane Ryder Toby Sackton Susan & Michael Samols Christine Sanford Sankaty Head Golf Club Dick and Elizabeth Santoro Lee and Priscilla Saperstein Pam and Bob Schaecher Monica Schee Mrs. Mrs. John J. B. Shea Mr. Charles Sheehan Charles & Merle Shoneman Julie Fitzgerald and Carl H. Sjolund Ozzie and Nan Small Smith Point Association

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Dr. Paula Smith-Hamilton Penny F. Snow Stephen and Catherine Snow Deirdre and Skip Snyder John and Melissa Soderberg Mrs. Deborah K. Solbert Craig and Linda Spery Dr. Kathleen Guido and Mr. Alfred Stanley Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Penny Starr Reverend C. William and Linda Steelman Catherine LaFarge Summer Surfing Hydrangea Thomas and Marcia Coyle Szydlowski Susan J. Tate Robert and Deborah Taylor Carolyn Thayer Ann and George Thom, Jr. Dorothy and Robert Thompson Richard M. and Lindsey R. Thune Derek E. and Patricia Till Katie and Conor Tochilin Beth and Tim Toolen Leigh Topham Michele Trogni Ross and MaryLou Unruh Donald W. and Deborah Van Dyke, II Pamela Van Hoven Clark James G. and Elinor Vaughter Tim E. Bunner and Jonathan Vipond, III Richard and Gay Vogt Ms. Dorothy Vollans Darcy Volpe Clark and Andrea Wagner Henry and Patricia Wasierski, Jr. Ian Golding and Laura Wasserman Alexander Webb Joel D. and Judith Weinstein Henry and Carolyn Wells Dr. and Mrs. John and Mary G West Stephen K. and Ann West John and Nancy Whelan Mr. Christopher Willcox E. Crosby and Augusta Willet

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