Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard receive grants to protect pitch pine habitat

EDGARTOWN/NANTUCKET – State officials have announced $343,985 in grants to restore and protect wildlife habitat, including almost $150,000 in funding to support a pair of projects protecting pitch pine and scrub oak habitats in Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.  Edgartown’s Trustees of Reservations was awarded $75,000 to thin out pitch pine and scrub oak habitat at the Wasque Reservation on Chappaquiddick, with the goal of mitigating the risks […] The post Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard receive grants to protect pitch pine habitat appeared first on CapeCod.com.