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Could a Piping Plover be Your Spirit Animal?

April 30, 2021 / Comments Off on Could a Piping Plover be Your Spirit Animal?

What type of beach goer are you? Do you prefer your own private beach for miles or like to be right next to your neighbor? Depending on your answer, you…

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Climate Change Driving Northward Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle Populations

April 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Climate Change Driving Northward Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle Populations

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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Coastal Ecology of Nantucket: A Lecture & Field Course

April 16, 2021 / Comments Off on Coastal Ecology of Nantucket: A Lecture & Field Course

Join Dr Jen Karberg (Nantucket Conservation Foundation) and Dr Sarah Bois (Linda Loring Nature Foundation) this spring to dive in depth and explore the ecology of Nantucket’s unique coastal areas…

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Red Maple Tricks of the Trade

April 7, 2021 / Comments Off on Red Maple Tricks of the Trade

Red maple (Acer rubrum) is a common and widespread tree species that has grown only more abundant as North America’s forests have been repeatedly logged and forest composition has shifted…

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Planning for Summer Pond Management Projects

April 1, 2021 / Comments Off on Planning for Summer Pond Management Projects

April is a busy transition time for ecologists. Winter data analysis and writing projects need to get wrapped up. Early season field work – such as nesting shorebird and turtle…

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