A Celebration of Nantucket Sound (ACONS)
Our Virtual Webinar Series
ACONS is an educational webinar series designed to celebrate Nantucket Sound’s exceptional environment, robust history, and cultural importance to the Cape and Islands. These monthly webinars provide free, accessible, and fun learning opportunities for individuals and families in the safety of their own homes through Zoom. We hope that this series will culminate in a live celebration later this year.
Each webinar will feature a renowned expert in their field, presenting on one of the Sound’s unique values – and answering your questions in a live Q&A session to follow.
UPCOMING WEBINARS:
Thursday, September 30 at 6pm
Exploring Birds of Nantucket Sound
Seth Engelbourg, Naturalist Educator and Program Manager at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation on Nantucket discusses the many birds to be found in and around Nantucket Sound.
VIEW PAST WEBINARS:
Fishing and Nantucket Sound
Guest Speaker: Randall Sherman, VP of The Cape Cod Salties
August 18, 2021
Video of this webinar – coming soon!
This webinar was sponsored by the Osterville Anglers’ Club
The History of Shipwrecks in Nantucket Sound
Guest Speaker: marine historian, wreck diver, & author Jim Jenney
July 15, 2021
Watch a video of this webinar here. (please excuse minor visual difficulties at the onset of this video.)
Read Jim Jenney’s 2007 study of shipwrecks in Nantucket Sound
Songs & Sea Chanties of Nantucket Sound
Guest performer: Musician & songwriter Mark Alan Lovewell
June 3, 2021
Watch a video of this webinar here.
Tribal History of Nantucket Sound
Guest speaker: Chuckie Green, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
April 29, 2021
Watch a video of this webinar here.
Preservation & Historic Sites of Nantucket Sound
Guest speaker: Erin D. A. Kelly, Preservation Massachusetts
March 25, 2021
Watch a video of this webinar here.
Nantucket Sound’s Economic Impact on the Cape & Islands
Guest speaker: Leslie-Ann McGee, Cape Cod Blue Economy Project
February 25, 2021
Watch a video of this webinar here.
The Fascinating Squid of Nantucket Sound
Guest speaker: Owen Nichols, Center for Coastal Studies
October 22, 2020
Watch a video of this webinar here.
Lighthouses of Nantucket Sound
Guest speaker: Jeremy D’Entremont, President and Historian, American Lighthouse Foundation
September 17, 2020
Watch a video of this webinar here.
Email Peter Eramo, Jr. (peter@saveoursound.org) for more information about our ACONS webinar series or to learn about our levels of sponsorship opportunities.
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE OUR RECENT SPONSORS:
