Join us as we welcome Emmy Award-winning meteorologist and climate scientist Chris Gloninger of the Woods Hole Group. We’ll explore how climate change is reshaping Cape Cod, from rising sea levels to intensifying storms and shifting ecosystems. Chris’ insightful presentation will break down the latest science, highlight local impacts, and discuss actionable solutions to enhance resilience and protect the region’s communities and natural resources.
Nantucket Sound Won’t Stay a National Treasure Without Your Support
The Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the permanent preservation of Nantucket Sound by designating it as a National Historic Landmark.
A National Treasure
Nantucket Sound is the body of water between Cape Cod and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The Sound includes 750 square miles of federal and state waters that possess significant marine habitat for a diversity of ecologically and economically important species.
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This Week!
Thursday, April 24 at 6pm:
Climate Challenges to the Cape & Islands
2024 End-of-Year Newsletter
The generosity of our supporters has been the driving force behind our progress and success in protecting Nantucket Sound. Click below to review our 2024 end-of-year newsletter to see the progress we have made this past year.
June 12 Webinar:
Songbird Banding on Nantucket & the Sound
Join master bird bander Libby Buck for an insightful talk on the science of bird banding at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation’s new banding station. Discover how researchers track migrating songbirds that have traveled to Nantucket, including those coming from across Nantucket Sound. Learn what bird banding reveals about bird populations and how this work contributes to conservation efforts. This webinar offers a behind-the-scenes look at the fascinating world of bird migration research!
Thursday, August 14 Webinar:
Marine & Cultural Connections: Nantucket Sound
and the Azores
Did you know that the waters around Cape Cod and the Azores—an island group in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean—are connected in more ways than one? Join us for a look at the shared marine life and history between southeastern Massachusetts and the Azores. Guest speaker Robert Rocha, Associate Curator of Science and Research at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will guide us through old whaling logbooks to uncover what sailors saw on their journeys from New Bedford, through Nantucket Sound, and across the ocean to the Azores.
You’ll learn how whales, dolphins, and other sea creatures link these distant places—and how the people, history, and culture of the region are deeply connected too.
MVY Radio’s segment on the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound
MVYRADIO Reporter Joe Stickles interviews Audra Parker from the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound