Posts Categorized: Green Gosport Initiative

Star Island Teams up with Shoals Marine Lab and UNH Cooperative Extension

Star Island is proud to announce two new internships this summer: Shoals Environmental Education Internships. Star Island is proud to partner with the Shoals Marine Lab and UNH Cooperative Extension to enhance environmental education across the entire Isles of Shoals this summer! The interns will work and live on both Appledore Island and Star Island…. Read more >

Star Island Partners with Seacoast Science Center and Shoals Marine Lab

On Thursday, February 5, three organizations from the New Hampshire seacoast partnered to advance their shared vision of a sustainable coastal community and healthy ocean. Hosted by the Seacoast Science Center, staff from the Shoals Marine Lab and Star Island gave a crowd of over 50 people details on the sustainability initiatives that have significantly… Read more >

Star Island’s Gardens Grow

Celia Thaxter’s Appledore garden is probably the most well known of the plots out at the Isles of Shoals, but Star Island’s gardens are growing strong while supplementing staff and guest meals throughout the summer. This year, the gardens were tended to by sustainability intern Elspeth Pennell as well as numerous volunteers who helped from… Read more >

Attention Green Thumbs

Star Island is looking for volunteers for our end-of-season in the gardens! Located an hour’s boat ride from the mainland, Star Island has several gardens that could use your help as we harvest and maintain the gardens before the close of September. Volunteer tasks include routine maintenance, planting and crop rotation, irrigation lay-out and repair,… Read more >

Star Island’s Sustainability Featured on NHPR

New Hampshire Public Radio recently visited Star Island to report on life out at the Isles of Shoals with particular attention to our sustainability efforts. Talking with Director of Facilities Jack Farrell, Environmental Services Manager Kristen Simard, and Island Engineer Marshall Frye, among others, the reporting goes in-depth into the systems that allow Star Island’s… Read more >

Sustainability Notes from Star Island

by Jack Farrell, Island Manager & Director of Facilities Fuel We have reduced the island diesel consumption from an annual average of 20,000 gallons to less than 15,000 (2013) through conservation and elimination of one boiler. We expect further reduction for 2014 with elimination of a second boiler and wasteful steam loop. Water Increased and… Read more >