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Preserving Nantucket’s character by permanently conserving, maintaining, and
managing natural areas and habitats.

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Climate Change Driving Northward Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle Populations

By Danielle O'Dell | May 6, 2022

Since 2018, biologists from the Forest Health Program at the MA Department of Conservation and Recreation have been conducting surveillance trapping for southern pine beetles on Nantucket. You may have...

Two cases of White-nose Syndrome found on Nantucket Bats this Spring

By Danielle O'Dell | April 22, 2022

Sunday, April 17th was International Bat Appreciation Day and I was remiss in publicly honoring Nantucket's bats! Northern long-eared, Red, Hoary, Silver-haired and Big Brown Bats make up the diversity...

AMOY 2 Ads Juv Bands Calling By Vern Laux

Taking Attendance of Our Oystercatchers

By Libby Buck | April 7, 2022

There are many indicators of spring finally arriving on island. One of Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s favorite indicators is the sight of our migrating birds, especially the American Oystercatchers, returning to...

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We hope you didnt get lost in the fog while getting out to enjoy this Gray Lady weekend! We had another great set of free walks this weekend and look forward to more events coming soon...

📸: @_neilfoley
1: The hazy sun from Altar Rock
2: Gazing into the Low Beach abyss
3: Migrating Roseate Terns & Common Terns
4: Cinnamon Fern fiddleheads along Clarks Cove

This Saturday! We are joining our friends at @mariamitchellassociation and @loringnatureack by leading a series of collaborative bird walks across the island in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day. These free events will allow people of all ages and birding levels to learn and experience the beauty of birds with expert guides.

To learn more and register for free, please visit the link in our bio!

📸: Yellow Warbler by Vern Laux

We are pawsitivly excited to announce a special “PUP-up” event with @nishanimals 🐾 Join us at our Tupancy property from 1-3pm on Saturday May 21 to shop for some pet themed gifts, and learn about the important work and fun events both organizations are planning this season!

#nantucket #dogsofinstagram #dogsofnantucket #nantucketing #nantucketmoment #conservation #animalrescue

🌧️After that downpour yesterday, who else is going puddle jumping across Nantucket? 🌧️

Please stay safe, dont chance it with a vehicle that may not make it through, and thank our Land Management crew who continues to maintain these roads when they get washed out or carved up.

📸: @_neilfoley
#nantucketisland #nantucket #ack #acktrails #trailrunning #newengland #conservation #openspace #nantucketmoment #02554

Urgent and Immediate Hire!

NCF needs a shorebird monitor to help with our 2022 season and protect our many nesting pairs of Piping Plovers, American Oystercatchers, and Least Terns. From mid-May to mid-August (with possible extension) this monitor will help our protection efforts of these seasonal coastline residents and their vulnerable nests. Shared housing is provided.

To read the full description, please see the link in our bio.

Please feel free to share with appropriate and driven individuals in the ecology field.

Its #internationaldarkskyweek , a celebration of dark skies and the benefits of reducing light pollution. With a separation from the mainland, our island skies allow us a phenomenal look at the Milky Way, the amazing array of stars and constellations, and provide nocturnal animal species a better environment in which to navigate and live their lives.

Introducing light pollution from upturned spotlights, needless accent lighting, and super bright LEDs can disrupt normal behavior. Especially for nighttime insect eaters, who encounter more risk of injury and mortality when their food is concentrated at human-generated lights.

Do your part to control these sources of impact and join us and our partners as protectors of Nantuckets Dark Skies
@idadarksky

#darkskyweek #discoverthenight #idsw2022 #nantucketisland #nantucket #openspace #conservation #02554 #lightpollution

New Science Blog. With a heavy heart, Danielle ODell updates us on the re-appearance of White-nose Syndrome in Nantuckets bats. This fungal pathogen is causing die-offs of bat populations across North America and is placing several species of bats at risk of extinction. Read more about the recent detections and what this means for our bats going forward.

Find the blog link in our bio.

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Preserving the Island for Everyone

What's Happening

Climate Change Driving Northward Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle Populations

Two cases of White-nose Syndrome found on Nantucket Bats this Spring

Taking Attendance of Our Oystercatchers

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