By Marina Jube
Nantucket generates a minimum of 17,000 tons of construction and demolition debris each year. On Saturday, Sept. 19, Remain brought four regional experts to the Thomas Macy Warehouse to talk about what that material, along with the island’s invasive plants, organic waste and household trash, could become instead. The free Nantucket Reuse Speaker Series took…
By Marina Jube
Nantucket generates a minimum of 17,000 tons of construction and demolition debris each year, according to a salvage study by the Boston-based consulting firm EBP. It is easy to see that figure as a burden, but other communities see it as a shared resource. A 10-panel exhibition presented by Remain at the Nantucket Reuse Speaker…
By Marina Jube
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, August 28, 2026 CONTACT: Remain info@remain.org Remain to Host Nantucket Reuse Speaker Series at Thomas Macy Warehouse Six experts will share solutions-based approaches to waste reduction, material reuse and affordable housing on Sept. 19. NANTUCKET, MA — Six regional experts in adaptive reuse, waste diversion and affordable housing will speak at…
Bluedot Living – (May 18, 2026) Originally developed as part of Nantucket Footprints, a program focused on highlighting sustainability efforts and strengthening shared environmental understanding, Remain’s Virtual Garden Tour series reflects a clear and grounded idea: individual choices shape the health of our island. What began as a digital resource has grown into a more…
Yahoo! News – (April 15, 2026) A documentary exploring glacier research and climate change impacts across four countries will be screened during a weeklong series of public events on Cape Cod and Nantucket in April, according to a community announcement. Read the full story here.
This tour highlights the Nantucket Garden Club’s Coastal Resilient Plant Garden at the Nantucket Saltmarsh Center, located at 81 Washington Street. Designed with durability and sustainability in mind, this garden uses hardy native plants to stabilize coastal banks, reduce erosion, and withstand the impacts of a changing climate—all without the need for fertilizer or pesticides.…
Introduced by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and located at 118 Cliff Road, the Native Biodiversity Meadow offers a different approach to sustainable landscaping. This expansive meadow prioritizes plant diversity to support wildlife and pollinators, while significantly reducing the need for irrigation and chemical inputs. Through the virtual tour, viewers can explore the meadow’s evolving landscape…
BATH, Maine (June 25, 2025)—Envision Resilience will bring its place-based, multi-university design studio to Bath and Harpswell, Maine, this fall, pairing university students with community leaders to develop creative ideas for communities facing rising sea levels and challenges related to housing, stormwater management and coastal infrastructure, habitats and ecology. Read the full story here.
BOSTON – Envision Resilience has awarded funding to eight universities to support design studios that will explore adaptive solutions to climate change in rural, urban and mid-size communities, the organization announced today. Read the full press release here.
Located at 16 Candle House Lane, the Garden of the Sea is a 0.25-acre pollinator garden designed to demonstrate the power of thoughtful, biodiverse planting. Featuring three distinct garden beds, each abundant with native species, this landscape supports pollinators while illustrating how small-scale interventions can contribute to the health of Nantucket’s broader ecosystem. As part…