ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC
4 BARNSTABLE ROAD, HYANNIS, MA 02601 www.saveoursound.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVATION, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND STEWARDSHIP FOR NANTUCKET SOUND, THE HISTORIC BODY OF WATER THAT LIES BETWEEN CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. THE ALLIANCE WAS FORMED IN 2002 IN OPPOSITION TO CAPE WIND'S PROPOSAL TO BUILD A 25-SQUARE-MILE WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN THE SOUND DUE TO ITS ADVERSE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS. THE GOAL OF THE ALLIANCE IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NANTUCKET SOUND'S UNIQUE HISTORIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC VALUES, ESTABLISH NANTUCKET SOUND AS A PROTECTED AREA TO PRESERVE ITS RICH ECOLOGY, SAFEGUARD THE SOUND AGAINST FUTURE INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT, AND ACT AS THE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARD FOR NANTUCKET SOUND.

NANTUCKET SOUNDNANTUCKET SOUND INCLUDES 163 SQUARE NAUTICAL MILES OF WATER AND SEABED BETWEEN CAPE COD, VINEYARD SOUND, AND THE ISLANDS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET, EXTENDING SEAWARD BEYOND MONOMOY AND NANTUCKET ISLANDS. NANTUCKET SOUND POSSESSES SIGNIFICANT MARINE HABITAT FOR A DIVERSITY OF ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES. THE SOUND IS SIGNIFICANT FOR SEVERAL FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES OF WILDLIFE AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIALLY AND RECREATIONALLY VALUABLE FISHERIES.THE SOUND IS SITUATED AT A CONFLUENCE OF THE COLD LABRADOR CURRENTS AND THE WARM GULF STREAM. THIS CREATES A UNIQUE COASTAL HABITAT, REPRESENTING THE SOUTHERN RANGE FOR NORTHERN ATLANTIC SPECIES AND THE NORTHERN RANGE FOR MID-ATLANTIC SPECIES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXTREME RICHNESS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, CONTAINING HABITATS THAT RANGE FROM OPEN SEA TO SALT MARSHES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS MORE THAN A BODY OF WATER. IT IS A SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD FOR MANY LOCAL FISHERMEN, AN INSPIRATION FOR ARTISTS, AND A SOURCE OF SOLACE, RELAXATION, AND RECREATION FOR THE MILLIONS THAT FLOCK TO ITS SHORES. NANTUCKET SOUND IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CAPE AND ISLANDS. THE LOCAL FERRY OPERATORS ALONE TRANSPORT OVER THREE MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR THROUGH NANTUCKET SOUND, AND 400,000 FLIGHTS PER YEAR TRAVERSE THE AIRSPACE OVER THE SOUND. THE SOUND IS AN IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT NATURAL TREASURE THAT MUST BE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED.NANTUCKET SOUND IS UNIQUE FOR MANY REASONS:*THE SOUND IS ONE OF ONLY TWO AREAS IN THE COUNTRY WHERE FEDERAL WATERS ARE SURROUNDED BY STATE WATERS AND IS THE ONLY LOCATION WHERE THESE STATE WATERS ARE DESIGNATED AS A SANCTUARY UNDER STATE LAW.*THE SOUND IS THE ONLY OCEAN-BASED TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS SUCH FOR ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THE AREA'S WAMPANOAG TRIBES.*THE SOUND IS BORDERED BY ONSHORE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS, INCLUDING THE KENNEDY COMPOUND ON CAPE COD, WESLEYAN GROVE AND THE FLYING HORSES CAROUSEL ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET.NANTUCKET SOUND PROTECTION EFFORTSNANTUCKET SOUND HAS LONG BEEN UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR PROTECTED STATUS. *IN 1971, NANTUCKET SOUND STATE WATERS, OUT TO THREE MILES FROM THE SHORELINES OF CAPE COD, MARTHA'S VINEYARD, AND NANTUCKET, WERE DESIGNATED AS THE MASSACHUSETTS CAPE AND ISLANDS OCEAN SANCTUARY UNDER STATE LAW. HOWEVER, THE FEDERAL WATERS IN THE CENTER OF THE SOUND REMAINED UNPROTECTED.*IN 1980, THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS NOMINATED THE SOUND FOR DESIGNATION UNDER THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT. *IN 1983, THE FEDERAL RESOURCE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA'S) SANCTUARY PROGRAM, DETERMINED NANTUCKET SOUND WAS WORTHY OF DESIGNATION. THE SOUND WAS LISTED ON THE SITE EVALUATION LIST IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER AS ONE OF 28 AREAS "FROM WHICH NOAA WILL SELECT SITES TO EVALUATE AS CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES."*IN JANUARY 2010, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECOGNIZED THE UNIQUE HISTORIC AND TRIBAL VALUES OF THE SOUND AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS A TRADITIONAL CULTURAL PROPERTY. ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES*THE ALLIANCE SUBMITTED COMMENTS TO THE BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT ON THE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) FOR VINEYARD WIND'S PROPOSED WIND ENERGY FACILITY OFFSHORE MASSACHUSETTS. THE ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SECTION 106 REVIEW OF VINEYARD WIND'S HISTORIC AND TRIBAL IMPACTS UNDER THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT.*THE ALLIANCE FORMULATED FEDERAL LEGISLATION - THE NANTUCKET SOUND NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ACT - TO DESIGNATE THE SOUND AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, PROHIBIT FEDERAL APPROVAL OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INCONSISTENT WITH EXISTING SAFEGUARDS UNDER STATE LAW, AND ADDRESS THREATS TO WATER QUALITY, COASTAL EROSION, AND HABITAT DEGRADATION. THE LEGISLATION IS SUPPORTED BY MASSACHUSETTS' GOVERNOR, THE CAPE DELEGATION, LOCAL MUNICIPAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION GROUPS, COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, BUSINESSES, SHIPPING AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES, OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPERS, AND OTHERS. BY THE END OF 2019, THE BILL WAS SUPPORTED BY A COALITION OF OVER 75 DIVERSE GROUPS, AND MANY MORE IF MEMBER GROUPS OF STAKEHOLDER COALITIONS ARE INCLUDED.*THE ALLIANCE HOSTED SEMI-ANNUAL MEETINGS TO UPDATE STAKEHOLDERS, PROVIDED INTERVIEWS TO MEDIA, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND OP-EDS FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, UPDATED SUPPORTERS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH LETTERS, NEWSLETTERS, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, PERSONAL MEETINGS, AND QUARTERLY DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGNS. THE ALLIANCE ALSO HELD NUMEROUS FUNDRAISING EVENTS TO UPDATE DONORS AND PROSPECTS.*THE ALLIANCE BEGAN TO STRUCTURE AND PLAN FOR AN EDUCATIONAL SERIES TO HIGHLIGHT THE MANY UNIQUE VALUES OF NANTUCKET SOUND FROM A HISTORIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ECONOMIC STANDPOINT.

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