Preserving the Island for Everyone

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

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Oyster Castles Fighting Climate Change on Nantucket Island

By Jen Karberg | November 16, 2021

By Dr. Jen Karberg, Research Program Supervisor This November, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, in collaboration with the Town of Nantucket Natural Resource Department, completed the final step in a 2 year...

Join Us for the Nantucket Biodiversity Research Conference!

By Karen C. Beattie | October 29, 2021

Looking for some interesting and informative events to participate in during early November on Nantucket?? The 9th biennial Nantucket Biodiversity Research Conference will take place from November 4-6, 2021, and...

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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⚠️ Attention⚠️Ram Pasture is closed to walking and biking for the next week (12/6-12/11) for the annual Ram Pasture Hunt. The trails at Sanford Farm and Ram Pasture are some of our most popular places to walk. Before it became a must stop, Ram Pasture was managed as a Hunting Preserve. This annual tradition carries on with deer hunters using the property during the second week of shotgun season.

For the safety of yourself and others, please avoid the trails of Ram Pasture, obey all signs and closures to prevent walking into a firing line, wear hunter orange, and keep dogs leashed at all times.

This also applies to anyone attempting the @nantucketlandbank Coast to Coast Trail, which winds through this section of Ram Pasture on the way to Madaket.

@ackhistory Festival of Trees opens tomorrow at the Whaling Museum through the end of the month! Go feel festive as you walk among beautiful holiday displays created by the many friends, partners, and organizations that call this community home. Be sure to look for our tree, titled The Pups of Tupancy in the Nantucket & the World Gallery.

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Happy Giving Tuesday! Throughout this year, our mission to permanently conserve, protect, maintain, & manage natural areas on Nantucket has been more important than ever. Our 9009 acres hold incredible places for people to connect with nature 30 miles out to sea while we also study and teach about their value to our way of life.

The management of hundreds of miles of public trails and roads could not be possible without a dedicated team of conservationists.

As a non-profit, we rely on membership donations to support access and the health of these resources. Click the link in our bio to become a member today and take pride in supporting an open and equitable Nantucket.

📸: @_neilfoley

Today marks the start of shotgun season on Nantucket. For the next 2 weeks, folks will be out trying to fill their freezers, connect with the land, and harvest some of Nantuckets many deer.

Whether you participate or not, please pay special attention to hunting closures (swipe to see an island map), keep dogs on leash🐕‍🦺, and always have 🟧hunter orange🟧on you and your pets!

Visit the link in our bio for more on NCF properties during hunting season.

📸: Vernon Laux

A sunny November day calls for a stroll around Clarks Cove.

Bow Hunter season lasts until the 27th and Shotgun Hunting season starts 11/29 so please keep yourself and your pups in hunter orange for safety!

In the Field with Neil: Artificial Oyster Reef.

Its International Oyster Day! So Neil joins Dr. Jen Karberg at the installation of the first artificial oyster reef in Massachusetts that uses Oyster Castles. Hear the benefits that this reef will provide and see our many incredible installation volunteers in action!

Special shout out to @nrdack @townofnantucket for getting their baby oysters to set on some castles to jumpstart this project. As well as our amazing volunteers from @nsaack @loring_nature_fnd @nantucketlandcouncil @maria_mitchell_association @nantucketlandbank @massaudubonnantucket @champouxlandscape & @acklimate_info who helped us put the reefs together.

New Science Blog! Dr. Jen Karberg talks about our successful installation of the first artificial oyster reef in Massachusetts! This project has been really exciting to be a part of and brought together incredible volunteers from around the island. Read more through the link in our bio!

And stay tuned for an upcoming In the Field with Neil 😉

Life can take you on some fantastic journeys. We love hearing updates from the many American Oystercatcher chicks that we protect and band as they venture off into the world! Some of them come back to raise chicks of their own on Nantucket, but each bird hops around for a few years until they reach maturity.

This little one, Yellow CE2, was banded on the north shore of Coatue along with its sibling in June of 2019 and we got 2 sightings in 2021. One at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in May 2021, and another sighting on Halloween 2021 from @reymundochen down in Belize (a journey of about 3000 miles!)

Fun fact: CE2s sibling Yellow CEX also made a long journey down to Honduras in 2019, a few months after being able to fly! These Coatue Birds get around after they grow up big and strong on Nantucket beaches.

Special thanks to @libbyisawesome for keeping tabs on our chicks, @reymundochen for the Belize sighting and photo, and @acouplewithoutborders for passing along the good news!

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Preserving the Island for Everyone

What's Happening

Oyster Castles Fighting Climate Change on Nantucket Island

Join Us for the Nantucket Biodiversity Research Conference!

Autumn Lore and International Bat Week

What We Do:

Conservation & Stewardship

Scientific Research & Education

Property Experiences

Public Service to the Community

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