As an invasive species plant ecologist, I work a lot with non-native plants, their invasion history and how and why plants were transported to the island. One fascinating and little-known fact about invasions on Nantucket actually comes in the form of a small, cute mammal. One of the biggest invasive species problems Nantucket has ever faced was the black-tailed prairie dog.
Tag: Prairie Dogs
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- Generations of Farming Island Fresh Flavors
- Funniest Weekend on Nantucket
- Going Out after Togs
- Seth Meyers to Perform
- Secrets of the Ditch
- Million Dollar Quartet on TWN Stage
- 50,000 More for the 50th Anniversary
- Nantucket by Design Public Pop-Ups
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- Limerick Challenge
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- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket
Read The Paper Online
In this Issue
- Generations of Farming Island Fresh Flavors
- Funniest Weekend on Nantucket
- Going Out after Togs
- Seth Meyers to Perform
- Secrets of the Ditch
- Million Dollar Quartet on TWN Stage
- 50,000 More for the 50th Anniversary
- Nantucket by Design Public Pop-Ups
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- Limerick Challenge
Articles by Department
- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket