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

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Knotweed on Nantucket: Biocontrol Possibilities

By Kelly A. Omand | May 18, 2022
A knotweed patch along the bikepath at Sanford farm in 2017. Photo: Libby Buck. Got Knotweed? There’s a good chance knotweed is one of those plants you're battling in your...
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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...
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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...

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