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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- Artists Association of Nantucket Offers a Class on Floral Design for the Thanksgiving Table
- November Brings a Special NHA Holiday Auction & Annual Festival of Wreaths Auction
- The Winners Are…
- Wet Paint Weekend & the Art of Healing
- A Dog Has a Soul
- How to Help Plan for Climate Resiliency
- The Legos Will Stay
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
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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
- Artists Association of Nantucket Offers a Class on Floral Design for the Thanksgiving Table
- November Brings a Special NHA Holiday Auction & Annual Festival of Wreaths Auction
- The Winners Are…
- Wet Paint Weekend & the Art of Healing
- A Dog Has a Soul
- How to Help Plan for Climate Resiliency
- The Legos Will Stay
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
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