This effort merges public and private data, including trip-level data from ferries and airlines, with ground-breaking data science. It offers a detailed portrait of daily changes in the island’s population. The drop-downs tools in the online version of the report help you focus on specific areas of interest and allow you to view a…
N Magazine (September 1, 2023) — A quick chat with the Community Foundation for Nantucket’s new executive director, Sunny Daily. Read the full interview by Robert Cocuzzo here.
In the fall of 2023, Remain Nantucket continued its partnership with the Nantucket Preservation Trust on exploring deconstruction, salvage and reuse on the island with a public workshop featuring experts from San Antonio, Texas and Savannah, Georgia, alongside local stakeholders, to delve into deconstruction strategies and circular economy models. Watch the commercial for the workshop…
In the fall of 2023, Nantucket Footprints partnered with the Nantucket Conservation Foundation to launch the first in a series of virtual garden tours, an immersive experience showcasing sustainable and resilient gardens that not only captivate with their natural beauty but also underscore their vital role in our island environment. By incorporating supportive plant species into…
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. May 16, 2023 — Six university partners—including two from the University of Massachusetts system—have been selected for the third iteration of the Envision Resilience Challenge taking place in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts, this fall as students develop innovative solutions for coastal communities to adapt to sea level rise. The 2023…
The Inquirer and Mirror (April 27, 2023) — Nantucket Intermediate School expanded its musical offerings this school year to include a string program, approximately doubling the number of students in its music program over the previous year. Read the full article by Jamie Cushman here.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. February 9, 2023 — The Envision Resilience Challenge, a semester-long design studio connecting interdisciplinary university teams with coastal communities to inspire adaptive and creative solutions to the challenges of sea level rise and climate change, will take place in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts in the fall of 2023. Enlisting student…
CRANSTON, R.I. January 12, 2023 — The six university teams that participated in the 2022 Envision Resilience Narragansett Bay Challenge to design creative solutions to sea level rise have won the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-RI)’s annual student award, ReMain Nantucket announced today. The Envision Resilience Challenge is a semester-long…
A partnership between Remain and the Nantucket Preservation Trust has been exploring the challenges and potential pathways forward for the practice of salvage and reuse of materials in the building sector on Nantucket, which has the potential to not only mitigates greenhouse gas emissions but also assist affordable housing endeavors. Research began with Boston-based…
NANTUCKET, Mass. August 31, 2022 — In support of Housing Nantucket’s goal to operate the new Wiggles Way affordable rental housing development with net-zero energy usage, ReMain Nantucket is helping to fund the construction of an on-site solar power installation. Housing Nantucket’s latest affordable rental housing development is currently under construction on Fairgrounds Road. The…