by Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation If you have read this column before, you know that I have a love-hate relationship with invasive plant species. I love to research and write about them and I hate to manage them. They […]
Island Science
A Short Tale about Long Pond
by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation According to Wampanoag tradition, Nantucket was formed when the giant Indian, Moshaup, dumped the sand out of his moccasins at the end of a long day. The sand from one moccasin became Martha’s Vineyard and […]
The Ghost Hawk
by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Years ago my husband and I eloped on a Nantucket Beach. We couldn’t decide exactly which spot to say our “I Do’s.” As we weighed the pros and cons of each location, a Northern Harrier […]
Nantucket Beachcombing
by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation The recent hot July weather has made for some great beach going. Having a young child, I spend a lot of time on the north shore beaches, where the waves never get higher than five […]
Ode to an Unloved or Overloved Species
by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation I went out to Long Pond by First Bridge recently and came upon a family visiting the pond for the first time. A young girl of the family, maybe 6 years old, suddenly gasped with […]
Honoring the Moon Landing
This Saturday, July 20, 2019 is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, and the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is commemorating it with a variety of events and related exhibits. The MMA is kicking off the week of the Moon Landing with the Annual Red Tie Soirée […]