Our Mission: the Foundation is dedicated to promoting and preserving Nantucket Harbor and its marine ecosystems
Formed in 2018, the Foundation identifies and funds projects that meaningfully improve the health of the harbor and its marine ecosystem.
Our Ode to Eelgrass short film delves into the importance of this seagrass and why we’re funding projects - like the Town of Nantucket’s, Natural Resource Department’s Eelgrass Management Plan - to preserve and protect it.
Eelgrass key facts:
Globally, nearly 30% of all eelgrass has been lost since the 1800s
in the past 20 years, Massachusetts has lost about 50% of its eelgrass
Nantucket’s eelgrass beds have declined 62%
Nantucket holds 2,000 acres of the the remaining 19,000 acres of eelgrass in Massachusetts
“The harbor is the vitality of the Club. On Friday night we gather for drinks by the harbor. We eat oysters from the head of the harbor. We look over the harbor as we dine from our decks. We race our boats in the harbor. Our kids fish in the harbor. In the fall we scallop in the harbor. Without a doubt, we are the direct beneficiaries of a clean and vibrant harbor.”
— Elliot Gewirtz, Chairman Emeritus of GHYCF