The Opportunity

In the winter of 2013-14, SBPF partnered with the Town of Nantucket to implement erosion control efforts. Since then, pursuant to the agreement with the Town,  it has increased the number of geotube layers from three to four; planted vegetation and installed a drainage system to limit the impact of surface runoff; and delivered thousands of dump truck loads of sand to assure that there is no negative impact on surrounding beaches.   (For more detail, see TIMELINE).

Today, SBPF is pursuing a solution with the Town of Nantucket to protect the entire Bluff, from the end of North end of Baxter Road (closest to the  Sankaty Head Lighthouse) to 59 Baxter, where erosion of the Bluff has now advanced.

Our work to date has resulted in the best number of all:

Zero

ZERO erosion along the protected area of the Bluff.

ZERO harm to adjacent beaches.

ZERO cost to taxpayers.

PROTECTION OF Baxter Road for hundreds of daily walkers, bikers, and runners.

PROTECTION OF access to Sankaty Lighthouse.

PROTECTION OF historic homes.

PROTECTION OF the ‘Sconset community. 

We are confident that this approach will preserve ‘Sconset for future generations, with no impact other areas of Nantucket. Today and in the future, the SBPF will continue to be a voice in favor of Nantucket’s biggest science experiment:  a thoughtful, environmentally sensitive and professionally designed approach to limiting future erosion.