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Update: New England Cottontails Documented on Nantucket!

November 22, 2013 /

Last February, we posted about our science department’s efforts to document if the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis), a rare and elusive species of rabbit, is still present on Nantucket…

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Big Weird Trees: Further Exploration at Squam Swamp

November 14, 2013 / Comments Off on Big Weird Trees: Further Exploration at Squam Swamp

During the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Conference on Nov 1-3rd, 2013, a large group of conference attendees joined me to visit some of the largest, and likely some of the oldest,…

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Winter and Spotted Turtles in Medouie

November 7, 2013 / Comments Off on Winter and Spotted Turtles in Medouie

With the dwindling daylight and cooling fall temperatures, the spotted turtles of Medouie Creek have been preparing for hibernation for some time  now. While we humans have enjoyed a beautiful…

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