Presentations

An important priority of the Foundation's Ecological Research, Stewardship & Restoration Department is presenting the results of our research and management work to the scientific community, our supporters and the general public.

Links to presentations available online are listed below.

The 2nd Annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit presented by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Linda Loring Nature Foundation. This Summit explores the ways that local Nantucket businesses and professionals are seeing their work impacted by climate change and how they are already adapting and finding hopeful change for the future.

Recorded live at the Great Harbor Yacht Club September 4th, 2024

A presentation by Emily Goldstein-Murphy of the Nantucket Islands Land Bank and Danielle O'Dell of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation to discuss the ecology, impact, and work to control Southern Pine Beetle outbreaks on Nantucket.

Recorded live at the Nantucket Atheneum's Great Hall Friday February 2nd 2024

How is climate change impacting Nantucket today: this talk will explore the definitions of climate change and current impacts including sea level rise, erosion, rising groundwater, and storm surge. We will explore the models used to predict these impacts and get a solid understanding of the terminology as well as the current and future island trends. Drs. Jen Karberg (NCF) and Sarah Bois (LLNF) will share their extensive knowledge about Nantucket’s coastal ecology, including in-depth discussion of coastal processes, climate change, and what it means for Nantucket’s coastal habitats, current nature-based coastal resilience efforts and potential future coastal responses.

Part of the Climate Change Summit: Winter Edition filmed February 4th, 2024

Neil Foley (Interpretive Education Coordinator & Ecologist) discusses his work on Coatue and the rich history of this barrier beach ecosystem.

Recorded by the Nantucket Historical Association's Food for Thought Lecture Series on February 8th, 2023

Nick Larrabee and Neil Foley offer a digital stroll through the history of growing cranberries 30 miles out to sea. Hear the story of how making cranberries a viable cash crop to support the community came to be, the changes in cultivation over 200 years, and how Nick is carrying on the Larrabee cranberry legacy from his father and grandfather. Tune in to join us to experience a portion of Nantucket’s living agricultural history

Recorded by the Nantucket Atheneum on October 8th, 2021

Kelly Omand (NCF Ecologist/Field Supervisor) presented “Native Plants on Nantucket: Planting for Natural Beauty and Diversity" for the Nantucket Historical Association's "Food for Thought" lecture series on February 24, 2021.

Danielle O’Dell (NCF Ecologist/Field Supervisor) presented “An Update on Nantucket Bats” including information about the Foundation’s northern long-eared bat research, co-hosted by the Nantucket Atheneum and the Foundation on Thursday, October 15, 2020.

Dr. Jennifer Karberg (NCF Research Program Supervisor) presented an overview of NCF’s “Salt Marsh Research and Coastal Resilience” at the Nantucket Land Council’s 2020 State of the Harbor Forum on September 29, 2020. Starting at 18:53

The Science and Stewardship Department's year-round ecologists provided an overview of progress regarding wetland restoration plans at Windswept Bog (a former cultivated cranberry bog) for the Foundation's Annual Meeting of Members on August 20, 2020.

Karen Beattie (NCF Director of Science and Stewardship) presented “Natural History and Range-wide Movement Patterns of the American Oystercatcher on Nantucket,” co-hosted by the Nantucket Atheneum and the Foundation on August 12, 2020.

Kelly Omand (NCF Ecologist/Field Supervisor) presented “The Fabulous Flora of Nantucket: Exploring the Island’s Botanical World,” co-hosted by the Nantucket Atheneum and the Foundation on July 28, 2020.

Dr. Jennifer Karberg (NCF Research Program Supervisor) presented “Coastal Resilience: The Importance and Function of Natural Buffers” for the Maria Mitchell Association’s 2020 Science Speaker Series on July 9, 2020.