<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_lnt8bfts3" alt="bignbi.jpg" width="212" height="147" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nantucketbiodiversity.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cfd7e9bd9e3bc48f733fe08dbce763b39%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638330779942935268%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=MM0f3sGDPL22jANz5ZU6m4cUrGkWV7S70JVJq60Bg%2Bc%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.nantucketbiodiversity.org/" shash="EhJ4dPsWQyzpdV2gEzw2wuGeL2B+bvdS7E6/3budjLYLaBIb4iVplYH0TiqXYVFFPtI3gOL8zEMFZc/l9UCYdnY2KT42TdA5VLCQ4HnZNwocOdVb3dl4fewnyQTXkID+vFZ4U8JknkDpOoHylIFVpKXyh4x6izcoWzUJ/67imjo=" target="_blank">Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative</a> is a group of nonprofits, government agencies, and businesses on Nantucket Island that seeks to conserve the native biodiversity of Nantucket, Tuckernuck, Muskeget, and surrounding waters through collaborative research, monitoring, and education.</div><div><br></div><div>NBI supports biodiversity research with grants to research projects that expand understanding of the unique ecosystems found here. The collective wealth of information and data from NBI, the research it funds, and its partner organizations is a resource available to conservation organizations, government agencies, and the general public involved in decisions that affect Nantucket&#39;s environment.</div><div><br></div><div>Every other year, NBI hosts a research conference to share the work of partner organizations and grantees with the general public and scientific community. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><font size="4" style="background-color:rgb(207,226,243)">The 10th Biennial Research Conference offers a keynote lecture, research presentations, a poster session, social hour, and field workshops across November 2nd - 5th, 2023.  </font></b><span style="text-align:center">                    </span><font style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)" size="4"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fnbi-research-conference-2023-tickets-715327863897&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cfd7e9bd9e3bc48f733fe08dbce763b39%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638330779942935268%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BxY5f0EwG34iRk24nRcX2G8g6Qh0i%2FzIbm0%2F3s5Gpc8%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nbi-research-conference-2023-tickets-715327863897" shash="tE3daD1a/KKPdEMEEtcLSaAfKoq8SpVTlEms4Xvqfh4AEmHu/W3JF8StNPMp/8Mjn5cuJjxvm7inOHDTkxGvPD+MhpPF6rcEBqVbcmEm7uZPbHsXADlV7Gscu4Kx7QUGvgT3x1cNmGsDKGlV+Xf2elOkHKzw6tNIK5bPbHPE3uI=" target="_blank" style="">Click Here to Register</a></font><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Thursday, Nov 2</b>: Keynote Presentation: “<i>Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Plants</i>”</div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">                  with Dr. Simone Whitecloud; Nantucket Atheneum, 7:00 pm</blockquote><div><br></div><div><b>Friday, Nov 3</b>:   Research Project Presentations and Posters; Nantucket Hotel, 8:30am - 4:30pm</div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px">     Post-Conference Social; Lemon Press, 5:00 - 7:00pm</blockquote></blockquote><div><br></div><b>Saturday, Nov 4</b>: Field Workshops <div>                            <i>Coskata-Coatue Refuge Bird Biodiversity</i>; Great Point, 7:45 - 10:30am<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>                  <i>Life Along Extreme Ecological Gradients</i>; Nantucket&#39;s South Shore, 12:30 - 2:30pm</div><div><br></div></blockquote><b>Sunday, Nov 5</b>: Field Workshop</div><div>                           <i>Nantucket’s Sandplain Grasslands</i>; Head of the Plains, Madaket 8:30 - 10:30am</div><div><br></div><div><div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)" size="6"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fnbi-research-conference-2023-tickets-715327863897&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cfd7e9bd9e3bc48f733fe08dbce763b39%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638330779942935268%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BxY5f0EwG34iRk24nRcX2G8g6Qh0i%2FzIbm0%2F3s5Gpc8%3D&amp;reserved=0" originalSrc="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nbi-research-conference-2023-tickets-715327863897" shash="tE3daD1a/KKPdEMEEtcLSaAfKoq8SpVTlEms4Xvqfh4AEmHu/W3JF8StNPMp/8Mjn5cuJjxvm7inOHDTkxGvPD+MhpPF6rcEBqVbcmEm7uZPbHsXADlV7Gscu4Kx7QUGvgT3x1cNmGsDKGlV+Xf2elOkHKzw6tNIK5bPbHPE3uI=" target="_blank" styl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