There are a few local legends about how deer first came to live on Nantucket that range from deer swimming from the Cape (16 miles at the shortest point) to…
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Wow! With 19 days remaining, we have already exceeded our goal of raising $2000 through the #SciFund Challenge. We are incredibly grateful for all the support for our project. Of…
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Our #SciFund Challenge to crowdfund for spotted turtle research on Nantucket is taking off. We have been making new friends on facebook and getting new followers on twitter (@ncfscience) –…
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A few months ago, NCF’s primary turtle expert decided to attach a GoPro camera to the top of a hard hat and set off into the scrub oak to show…
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Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the first week of our #SciFund Challenge! We have had great response so far but there is still a lot of…
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Read Anthony’s interview with us on his blog @iheartanthony’s Research about our current #SciFund Challenge project to raise money to study spotted turtles on Nantucket – http://research.iheartanthony.com/2012/11/14/scifund-rd-3-with-the-nantucket-conservation-foundation-httprkthb-co11854/ And then consider…
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Today, the NCF Science and Stewardship Department is venturing into exciting and unknown territory. We are participating in the #SciFund Challenge to raise money to study spotted turtles at Medouie…
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As implied in the first line of our last post, there are also at least two species of turtles that call Nantucket home that are not native to the island.…
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Nantucket Island is home to three species of native turtles: painted, snapping and spotted turtles. There are rumors of a fourth species and we need your help in finding it!…
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The Medouie Creek Wetland is a large wetland along the north side of Polpis Harbor on Nantucket Island. This wetland was historically one large salt water marsh, directly connected to…
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