{"id":2380,"date":"2021-09-21T10:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T14:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2021-10-05T11:48:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T15:48:40","slug":"notes-from-nantucket-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/notes-from-nantucket-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes from Nantucket: September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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September is also Climate Change Awareness Month (CCAM), organized by ACKlimate Nantucket, a local public-private partnership supporting communication and initiatives that address climate change and sea level rise. I had the pleasure of founding and serving as Coordinator of ACKlimate Nantucket from 2019-2021 as part of my role with the University of Florida.  CCAM 2020 was officially designated by the Town Selectboard thanks to the initiative of the Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee. Partners of ACKlimate and Island establishments in general host events all month long to educate on climate change. This month\u2019s events include walks, lectures, art, and scavenger hunts- visit the ACKlimate website<\/a> for more details!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September coincides with many events on Nantucket, most apparent is the winding down of tourist season as businesses prepare to close for the winter, seasonal residents return to their primary residences, and we generally see less tourism pressure. I do appreciate not standing in line for my morning coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the larger events in September is the Nantucket Preservation Trust\u2019s Preservation Symposium, Rescuing History: Nantucket in Response to Rising Seas<\/a>. This two-day event from September 9-10 looks at climate change mitigation strategies and sustainability through the lens of Historic Preservation. What are the best practices of solar power in historic districts? How can we avoid the environmental costs of demolition by considering deconstruction and architectural salvage? Remember, the greenest building is the one that is already built!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I write, Nantucket is potentially due to receive some flooding from the remainder of Hurricane Ida. Sea level rise is a gradual challenge for Nantucket; however, storms like Ida, Henri, and Nor\u2019easters are perhaps the most prominent climate challenge Nantucket will face. Nantucket is vulnerable – it has witnessed eight of its ten worst flooding events on record in the last decade alone, all of which have come from storms. During the first CCAM in 2020, Nantucket experienced a high tide storm surge from a storm off the coast. The September 22nd<\/sup> flooding impacted significant transportation corridors and caused massive coastal erosion despite Nantucket\u2019s mainly clear skies and no rain.<\/p>\n\n\n