[SEMCO] 3rd Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Week 25 to 31 May 2008

[Sheri DeRosa]

RE: 3rd Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Week

Sunday, May 25-Saturday, May 31, 2008

 

The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) will sponsor the 3rd NBI 
Week on Nantucket, Sunday, May 25 to Saturday, May 31, 2008. The NBI is 
a collaborative of Nantucket's leading conservation organizations 
together with universities, non-governmental organizations, and 
individual partners on and off-island acting to inventory and monitor 
the many species of plants and animals found on the island and to 
educate the community about Nantucket's rich local biodiversity.

 

The NBI seeks scientists and naturalists to visit Nantucket to conduct 
biodiversity surveys in their area of expertise. Participants can spend 
as little as a day or up to the full week or more on island. We 
encourage you to join us in whatever way works best. To join us, 
download a registration form from the website (below) or call or email 
NBI Chair Cheryl Beaton or Co-Chair Kathy Butterworth (information 
below.)  Deadline for Registration is April 25, 2008.

 

Housing and funding to support parking and ferry travel are available 
for qualified registrants needing financial support. Housing and funding 
are limited so please complete the Financial Need section of the 
Registration Form and submit it as soon as possible.

 

NBI Week offers an exciting opportunity to those interested in 
documenting the biodiversity of the island and adjacent waters to visit 
Nantucket to conduct short-term inventories or to initiate long-term 
biodiversity research, to work with island naturalists and conservation 
groups and to provide an educational experience for the public.

 

During the week there will be free public programs, field trips and 
workshops for participants and the people of Nantucket. Ample time will 
be available to work on the taxonomic group of your expertise.

 

Our Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative website will be updated as the 
plans for the week develop. Please check the site to learn all the 
important details regarding NBI Week.

 

We hope to see you on island for a great week. Please join us!

 

Sincerely yours,

 

 

Cheryl Beaton, NBI Week Chair                    Kathy Butterworth, NBI 
Week Co-Chair

Maria Mitchell Association                             The Trustees of 
Reservations

4 vestal Street                                                 44 
Wauwinet Road

Nantucket, MA 02554                                    Nantucket, MA 02554

508 228 0898                                                  774-994-0746

508 221 7040 (cell)                                         
kathybutterworth at hotmail.com <mailto:kathybutterworth at hotmail.com>

nantucket.native at comcast.net <mailto:nantucket.native at comcast.net>

 

           

 

NBI Website: http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/

 

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