Climate Change impacts all aspects of life on Nantucket Island.
The Annual Climate Change Summit brings together our community to learn about those changes and how our island is and will adapt in the future.
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4th Annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit
4th Annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit
The Nantucket Conservation Foundation and the Linda Loring Nature Foundation are hosting the 4th Annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit on September 9th, 2026.
Place-based Coastal Resilience: Integrating Scientific Data with Local Knowledge
The 2026 Summit features scientists and community climate action team members from Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Dr. Hannah Baranes, Gayle Bowness, and Steph Sun.
This program is presented in partnership with the Community Foundation for Nantucket Remain Nantucket Fund, the Great Harbor Yacht Club and the Great Harbor Yacht Club Foundation.
State of Climate Change on Nantucket Island
State of Climate Change on Nantucket Island
Drs Sarah Bois and Jen Karberg presented details of climate change impacts and trends in New England and on Nantucket as well as current adaptation ideas on island.
From Storms to Shorelines: Connecting Weather, Water, and Climate Change
From Storms to Shorelines: Connecting Weather, Water, and Climate Change
The 2025 Summit Keynote speaker, Bernadette Woods Placky with Climate Central (Climate Central Chief Meterologist, Climate Matters Director)
Thank you for joining us for the very successful 3rd Annual Climate Change Summit
Thank you for joining us for the very successful 3rd Annual Climate Change Summit
The Climate Change Summit events originated with Drs Jen Karberg and Sarah Bois who have partnered on climate change and resilience-based research and education while working for two different non-profits on Nantucket: the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and the Linda Loring Nature Foundation. The Summit is now led by Drs Sarah Bois and Emily Junkins (Nantucket Conservation Foundation).
Dr Emily Junkins
Dr Emily Junkins
Coastal Wetlands Research Ecologist
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Our Nantucket Community is very connected to our island and everyone has a story about the changes around them - what are your stories? What have you seen change on this island?
Our Nantucket Community is very connected to our island and everyone has a story about the changes around them - what are your stories? What have you seen change on this island?
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