Nantucket Land Council

Nantucket Land Council, Inc. is Nantucket’s advocate for island environmental issues, resources and solutions. This brochure designed by TheDesignCove was a limited edition piece describing their scientific research and the many conservation and education programs on local environmental issues.  Photography by Marianne Kelley – (Cover & Back), Greg Hinson – (Camp Richard Entrance), Eric Savetsky – (Eel Grass Scuba Diver) and Nantucket Land Council.

This organization 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.  The purpose of the NLC is to astutely defend Nantucket’s natural resources–ground water, ponds and harbors, salt marshes, rare species, beaches, dunes and natural habitats.  The most effective method is to preserve open space.

Since its founding in 1974, the Council has effectively protected more than 1,300 of acres of land.  Of the properties which were purchased outright, most have now been conveyed to other Nantucket conservation groups, particularly the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Nantucket Islands Land Bank, which are equipped to manage large tracts of land.