Category Archives: Invasive Species

Pest House Pond Water Quality Management is Underway

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

Pest House Pond is small, brackish wetland approximately ¾ acre in size located along the shoreline of Nantucket Harbor between Monomoy and Shimmo. The pond and surrounding property totaling 3.6 acres was donated to the Foundation in 1973 by the … Continue reading →

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Meet Our 2017 Seasonal Botany and Ecology Field Assistants!

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Each summer, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Science and Stewardship Department hires two seasonal Botany and Ecology Field Assistants to help us collect data on a variety of projects throughout the field season. This year, we are very lucky to have … Continue reading →

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Let the Field Season Begin……

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

Spring is the time of year when there just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the work day for our Science and Stewardship Department’s full-time staff. There are winter writing projects that need to be wrapped up, early season … Continue reading →

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Garlic Mustard: Friend or Foe in the Battle Against Deer Ticks?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by

Recently I heard a provocative statement to the effect that “garlic mustard is Mother Nature’s way of getting rid of deer ticks.” Naturally I needed to find out more. Could this actually be true? After spending hundreds of hours working with field … Continue reading →

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Controlling Phragmites with Salinity

Posted on March 20, 2015 by

*This research was recently published in the journal Wetland Science and Practice. The full article is available here: PhragmitesGreenhouseWSP Among invasive, non-native wetland plants in North America, Common reed (Phragmites australis); commonly just called Phragmites is king; forming dense monocultures and crowding … Continue reading →

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The Weed Wars: Nantucket Skirmishes with Invasive Plants

Posted on April 16, 2014 by

As spring finally warms up on Nantucket, you’ll begin to notice some of the shrubs greening up long before anything else. This is a good way to spot invasive non-native weeds in the landscape, such as Morrow’s bush honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), autumn … Continue reading →

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Wild Cats on Nantucket!

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

There are few issues in wildlife biology that are as contentious and emotional as that of feral cats. It’s akin to modern politics, it seems that you are on one side or the other and there is no in between. … Continue reading →

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Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

  The mute swan is the largest waterfowl species found on Nantucket but is actually not a native species to the United States. Valued for its beauty and aesthetic appeal, it was brought here from its native Eurasia and was … Continue reading →

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Nantucket Students Learn About Island Invasive Plants

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Environmental Science students at Nantucket High School (NHS) have been studying the ecological impacts of non-native invasive species around the world. Just before the holidays, Research Technician/Field Supervisor Kelly Omand, a member of NCF’s year-round Science and Stewardship staff, visited the … Continue reading →

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