Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Week

The 2008 Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Week will be held Sunday, May 25 through Saturday, May 31, 2008.

“The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) is a collaborative effort of Nantucket’s leading conservation organizations and off-island partners to inventory and monitor the many species of plants and animals found on Nantucket and to educate the public about the importance of protecting the rare elements that contribute to Nantucket’s rich local biodiversity.”

Participating organizations include the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Nantucket Land Council, Linda Loring Nature Foundation, The Trustees of Reservations, and Tuckernuck Land Trust.

For more information, read the newspaper article "Explore Island's Wild Side During Biodiversity Week," The Nantucket Independent, May 21, 2008