9th Annual Nantucket Science Festival

This year’s theme focuses on “Nantucket Science: What actions are we taking today that will positively impact our island tomorrow?”  This free event will be held in the Nantucket High School Gymnasium. Attendees get to participate in a range of science-based activities, including a marine touch tank, native plant root printing, plus deep ocean ecosystem and astronomy-based activities. Island organizations participating include Maria Mitchell Assn., Nantucket Community School, Nantucket Atheneum, Egan Maritime Institute, Girl Scout – Nantucket, Linda Loring Nature Foundation, Mass Audubon, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket New School, Nantucket Land Bank, Nantucket Shellfish Association, and UMass Boston Field Station.