Category Archives: Forests

Winter Botany: Marcescent Leaf Mysteries

Posted on December 3, 2018 by

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 →

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Tiny insects may save island’s black oaks

Posted on June 1, 2018 by

Over the last few years, homeowners and land managers have been watching the increasing insect damage to the island’s black oak trees. Last year, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and the Nantucket Land Council teamed up to fund a student research … Continue reading →

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What’s Ailing Nantucket’s Black Oaks?

Posted on August 4, 2017 by

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 →

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Northern long-eared bats call Nantucket home!

Posted on September 12, 2016 by

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 →

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Exploring Squam Forest with UMass Boston “Nantucket Semester” students

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

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 →

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Big Weird Trees: Further Exploration at Squam Swamp

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

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 →

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This month only, at a forest near you……

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

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 →

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