News and Events for Nantucket Island
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Nantucket is a resilient community. Historically, we have weathered many storms and come back; the great fire of 1846, the end of the whaling industry, and countless hurricanes, a sewer main break. Predicted sea level […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Whether you are a year round resident, a seasonal homeowner, or a summer visitor renting for a week, Nantucket’s waste disposal system affects you. Did you know that the island used to get rid of […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Nantucket is steeped in the history of whaling. Even our school sports teams are The Whalers. We sometimes struggle with that history and how to represent that legacy today. The Nantucket Historical Association, in particular, […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation There are many unique and special things about Nantucket, not the least of which are our gorgeous conservation lands. Much of these habitats are home to rare and unique species of plants, animals, birds, and […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation As people return to the island it is often noted which restaurants have closed and reopened as something else, which streets now have stop signs, and what houses have newly popped up. The same is […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation This May, as the seasonal stores and restaurants open up again, people will start to migrate back to our little island bringing a new energy from afar. The same holds true for many of our […]
