Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Overview
Our Mission
To assist in the preservation of Nantucket's character by permanently conserving, maintaining, and managing natural areas and habitat, and encouraging an appreciation of and interest in the Islands natural resources.
Our Focus
Historic_Cultural ; Open_Space ; Urban ; Farm_Ranch ; Natural ; Recreation ; Water ; Forests
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 18Part Time Staff: 5
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
Massachusetts | Nantucket |
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Acres Conserved
State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
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Massachusetts | 8,947 | 8,845 | 20 | 82 |
**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.