[SEMCO] 4th Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Week

[Jeffrey Brodeur]

 4th Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Week

Wednesday, September 15 ­ Tuesday, September 21, 2010

 
The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) will sponsor the 4th NBI Week on
Nantucket, Wednesday, September 15 ­ Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The NBI is
a collaborative of Nantucket¹s 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
Nantucket¹s 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(s) Diane Lang or Emily MacKinnon (information below.)  Deadline for
Registration is August 15, 2010.
 
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                    Diane Lang, 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 9198                                                 508-228-5646
                   
dlang at ttor.org
            
Emily MacKinnon, NBI Week Co-Chair
Nantucket Land Council
6 Ash Lane, PO Box 502
Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-2818
emily at nantucketlandcouncil.org
 
NBI Website: http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/
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