With our changing climate, one impact we are currently experiencing is our island is becoming hospitable to new and different species. Warmer winters, fewer cold snaps, and hotter, drier summers are welcoming a suite of new species. As some species expand their ranges into new territories, they may have little effect on the surrounding ecosystem. Other species have the potential to cause ecological and economic harm – a true invasive. The Southern Pine Beetle (SPB) is our newest Nantucket visitor wreaking havoc and causing harm to our native pitch pine stands.
Tag: The Southern Pine Beetle
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In this Issue
- A Language without Words
- First of 3 Sidewalk Art Shows for 2025
- “Bad Luck Billy”
- If You Build It, Purple Martins Will Come
- Take the Nantucket Limerick Challenge
- Funniest Weekend on Nantucket July 10-12
- Family Activities & Night at the Museum
- Hilarious, Hopeful, & Achingly Human
- 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
- A Language without Words
- First of 3 Sidewalk Art Shows for 2025
- “Bad Luck Billy”
- If You Build It, Purple Martins Will Come
- Take the Nantucket Limerick Challenge
- Funniest Weekend on Nantucket July 10-12
- Family Activities & Night at the Museum
- Hilarious, Hopeful, & Achingly Human
- 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