News and Events for Nantucket Island
Almost everyone has heard of black holes, a mysterious part of space that brings to mind a dangerous, hovering void. Black holes, however, are actually areas that contain an incredible amount of matter, and are not an empty space, as the name seems to suggest. The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation We’ve all heard of them. Many of us on Nantucket have seen them hovering over our coastlines and possibly in our backyards. And then there is that buzzing sound. We’re talking about drones.Sure, aerial photos […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Osprey, (Pandion haliaetus) also known as Fish Hawks, are abundant on Nantucket this time of year. Their calls are familiar along most ponds and wetlands. Their nesting platforms dot the landscape all around the island. […]
“Rising Tides,” a documentary that explores the topic of coastline erosion, will be screened this Monday, June 25 at 6 pm in the Great Hall of the Nantucket Atheneum on India Street. Dr. Sarah Oktay, who served as one of the film’s consultants and has a cameo appearance in the […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Driving down Surfside or Madaket Road this time of year, you may be struck by the bright pop of yellow blossoms on a dark green stem. Ooo and ahh as you might, don’t be taken […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation There is a prehistoric creature frolicking among Nantucket beaches right now. If you happen to be at the right place at the right time, you may find yourself among an orgy of living fossils. These […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Sandplain grasslands of the northeastern United States are important hotspots for native plant and animal biodiversity. Nantucket has some of the largest expanses of intact sandplain grassland and heathland habitat. With much of this landscape […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation As we start to get outside in the warm spring weather, we may be noticing more signs of the wildlife around us: a few deer tracks here, some rabbit scat there, a tent caterpillar tent […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois, Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation The common daffodil, Narcissus sp., is a symbol of spring throughout North America. On Nantucket, we embrace the yellow blossom as a reminder that spring will (eventually) come to the island. Beyond the fanfare of […]
