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    • About Us
    • ACK Light Pollution
      • How bad is it?
      • Sky Quality Monitoring
      • Outdoor Lighting Bylaw
      • Proposed New Bylaw
      • Residential
      • Businesses
      • Town Properties
      • Streetlights
      • Light Trespass
      • Lighting of Flags
      • Boating Safety
    • How You Can Help
    • Resources
    • Five Principles to Follow
    • Guide for Residences
    • Outdoor Lighting Handout
    • Bumper Sticker
    • What about safety?
    • Dark Sky Places Program
    • In the News
    • Photo Gallery
    • Blog
    • Press Release Archive
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About Us
  • ACK Light Pollution
    • How bad is it?
    • Sky Quality Monitoring
    • Outdoor Lighting Bylaw
    • Proposed New Bylaw
    • Residential
    • Businesses
    • Town Properties
    • Streetlights
    • Light Trespass
    • Lighting of Flags
    • Boating Safety
  • How You Can Help
  • Resources
  • Five Principles to Follow
  • Guide for Residences
  • Outdoor Lighting Handout
  • Bumper Sticker
  • What about safety?
  • Dark Sky Places Program
  • In the News
  • Photo Gallery
  • Blog
  • Press Release Archive
  • Contact Us

“We lose our souls if we lose the experience of the forest, the butterflies, the song of the birds, if we can’t see the stars at night.”

— Thomas Berry

Our Mission

The mission of Nantucket Lights is to preserve and protect Nantucket's nighttime environment and heritage of dark skies by raising awareness about light pollution on the island and advocating for environmentally responsible outdoor lighting.

What We Do

  • Advocate for the protection of the night sky

  • Educate the public and policymakers about night sky conservation

  • Promote environmentally responsible outdoor lighting

  • Pursue the designation of Nantucket as a "Dark Sky Community" by the International Dark Sky Association as part of its International Dark Sky Places Program.



Photo by the Maria Mitchell Association 

(used with permission)

Who We Are

We are concerned citizens who live on or regularly visit Nantucket and who are passionate about wanting to preserve its beautiful dark skies. We share the goal of minimizing the light pollution, energy waste, and environmental disruption that results from poor outdoor lighting. We are formally incorporated as Nantucket Lights, Inc., a 501(c)(4) Massachusetts nonprofit corporation that is responsible for all aspects of our financial management.

STEERING COMMITTEE:

  • Kathy Baird (Tom Nevers)
  • Ted Bent (Shimmo)
  • Sarah Bois (Mid-island)
  • Tony Cahill (Wauwinet)
  • Janie Hobson-Dupont (Madaket)
  • Evan Jones (Monomoy)
  • Regina Jorgenson (Mid-island)
  • Edi Stone Lentini (Surfside)
  • Meg Mabbs (Hummock Pond) 
  • Bruce McBrearty (Nashaquisset)
  • Leah Mojer (Mid-island)
  • Danielle O'Dell (Tom Nevers)
  • Blair Perkins (Miacomet)
  • Binth Rustad (Naushop)
  • Toby Sackton (Hinckley Lane)
  • Lucretia Shattles Voigt (Mid-island)
  • Charles Stott (Madaket)
  • Gail Walker ('Sconset)
  • Scott Wilson (Naushop)


STUDENT ADVISORS

  • Anna Popnikolova
  • Benton Killion


FOUNDER, COORDINATOR and WEBMASTER:

  • Gail Walker 


Supporting Organizations

If your organization would like to be recognized below as supporting our mission, please let us know!

Noncommercial

Noncommercial

Noncommercial

Madaket Conservation Association

Maria Mitchell Association
Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket

Monomoy Civic Association

Nantucket Civic League
Nantucket Conservation Foundation

Nantucket Land Council

Nantucket Tipping Point

Nantucket Town Association
Shimmo Association

Siasconset Civic Association

Sustainable Nantucket


Businesses

Noncommercial

Noncommercial

Shearwater Excursions

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