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Category Archives: Forests
Winter Botany: Marcescent Leaf Mysteries
If you happen to be wandering through Squam Swamp or Squam Farm as autumn gives way to winter, you may notice that while most of the trees have already shed their foliage, oaks (Quercus spp.) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia) … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Forests, Natural History, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged American Beech, Marcescent Leaves, Oaks, Trees in Winter
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What’s Ailing Nantucket’s Black Oaks?
By Kelly A. Omand If you spend a lot of time looking upwards in the forests of Nantucket, you may have observed something sinister occurring in the canopy of our black oak (Quercus velutina) trees. When first noticed several years … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Field Season, Forests, Native Plants, Natural History, Research by Collaborators, Trees
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Northern long-eared bats call Nantucket home!
The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) is a collaboration of scientists from local conservation organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions. One of our main goals is to support and facilitate biodiversity research on Nantucket, Tuckernuck and Muskeget Islands and surrounding waters … Continue reading
Exploring Squam Forest with UMass Boston “Nantucket Semester” students
This winter, Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Science & Stewardship Research Technician/Field Supervisor Kelly Omand has been working with two students from the UMass Boston “Nantucket Semester” program that links in with our local UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station, on a focused research project … Continue reading
Big Weird Trees: Further Exploration at Squam Swamp
During the Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative Conference on Nov 1-3rd, 2013, a large group of conference attendees joined me to visit some of the largest, and likely some of the oldest, trees at Squam Swamp. These exemplary trees may provide clues … Continue reading
This month only, at a forest near you……
When most people think about the types of habitats that are unique and special about Nantucket, forests are probably not on the top of the list. But we have some beautiful and special ones on our little island, and there … Continue reading
Posted in Forests
Tagged fern, Fiddlehead, Forest, High-bush Blueberry, Masquetuck, Northern Spring Peeper, Norwood Farm, Spring Ephemeral, Squam Swamp, Stump Pond
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Bud Burst and Egg Time
At this point in the year, we are all hungry for signs of spring. As Danielle wrote in a recent NCF Science and Stewardship blog post, peepers are singing spring songs in the marshes and ponds, and spotted turtles and … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Forests, Nantucket Wildlife, Trees
Tagged Acer rubrum, Insect, Nantucket, Phenology, Pollen, Squam Farm, Tree, Wildflower
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Forests at Sea: Visiting Squam Swamp in Winter
You might never guess that the tail end of winter would be a great time to explore the forests of Nantucket, but it is! On February 21st, a group of warmly dressed visitors met in the Squam Swamp Trailhead Parking … Continue reading
Posted in Forests, Trees, Wetlands
Tagged educational outreach, Forests, Nantucket, Shrub Swamps, Vernal Pools
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