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

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Northern long-eared Bat with wing band on Nantucket. Photo credit: Danielle O'Dell

Autumn Lore and International Bat Week

By Danielle O'Dell | October 22, 2021

Autumn Lore by Kathleen Jenks Artwork by Teagan White As autumn returns to earth’s northern hemisphere, and day and night are briefly, but perfectly, balanced at the equinox, may we...

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There’s a New Banding Station in Town!

By Libby Buck | October 14, 2021

Nantucket Conservation Foundation has begun a new and exciting project. We have created and opened our own bird banding station! There are many bird banding stations all over the world,...

Going Wild in Our Landscape: Season 2

By Kelly A. Omand | September 30, 2021

Removing non-native and invasive shrubs and replacing with a variety of natives, increasing the number of native plant species in this area from 2 to 15. Photos: K. Beattie (before)...

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New Blog Post! Danielle ODell shares with us a poem by Kathleen Jenks about the changing seasons and some info about the upcoming International Bat Week. Read it through the link in our bio!

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Its fun to dress up a little fancy every now and again. Even in the Serengeti

Tonight at 7pm! Join us and @nantucketatheneum for an online presentation about the history of Cranberry cultivation in our region and on Nantucket. Hear Nick Larrabee & Neil Foley talk about the history of this quintessential New England harvest and what it takes to grow cranberries 30 miles out to sea

Free to Zoom in, but registration is required through @nantucketatheneum

October is a special time for us here at NCF between the start of Cranberry Harvest and the seasonal changes seen in our many properties around nantucket. We hope you are enjoying some of the beautiful color of fall whether youre looking down, or looking up!

Get out today and enjoy this gorgeous weather for the @nantucketlandbank Cross Island Hike!

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New Blog Post! Kelly Omand shares an update on the last year of growth and change in our Native Plant Landscaping Project at 118 Cliff Rd. It has been so fulfilling to see these native wildflowers, shrubs, and trees develop and serve as both aesthetic additions, ecological components, and teachable examples of what can be done to suit human spaces to fit within existing ecosystems. Read more through the link in our bio!

Join us tomorrow morning (Monday 9/27 at 10am) for Climate, Coffee, & Conversation at the Thomas Macy Warehouse located on 12 Straight Wharf.

Hosted by @envisionresiliencenantucket & @nantucketfootprints , Mondays discussion of “Resilience in Landscapes will feature our own Dr. Jennifer Karberg, Dr. Sarah T. Bois of @loring_nature_fnd and Emily Molden of @nantucketlandcouncil

Its so important to have discussions and participate in how this community will prepare itself going forward. These problems of access and landscape impact will affect all of us on the island, whether you live here year round or visit for a short time.

Details and registration: https://ecs.page.link/2s8BM

Theres Fungus Among Us! Late season mushrooms are sprouting up everywhere across Nantucket thanks to a dry summer and some good soakings of rain. Be sure to get out and look for the diverse color and form of fungi, especially in the forests of Squam!

Members of our science staff were hard at work today tending to the native wildflower meadow at our office on Cliff Rd. Its amazing to see where this beautiful installation has come in the year since we planted it.

You can come down to 118 Cliff Rd. and see it for yourself. While you are there read our interpretive signs ( funded by @nantucketgardenclub ) about some of the native species planted there.

Special thanks to the @nantucketgardenclub , @champouxlandscape , and our amazing staff of scientists and land managers for putting it together and tending it so well.

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Preserving the Island for Everyone

What's Happening

Autumn Lore and International Bat Week

There’s a New Banding Station in Town!

Going Wild in Our Landscape: Season 2

What We Do:

Conservation & Stewardship

Scientific Research & Education

Property Experiences

Public Service to the Community

Explore our Properties

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