Category Archives: Trees

Tiny insects may save island’s black oaks

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Kelly A. Omand

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 Kelly A. Omand

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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Botany Detectives: Exploring the Nantucket Flora in the Off-Season

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Kelly A. Omand

Since arriving on Nantucket in January of 2008, I’ve found that the colder months offer some of the best opportunities to check out new places and get the lay of the land. With the summer tangle of scrub oak, grape and other greenery magically … Continue reading →

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Less Shrubs and Moor Views

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Karen C. Beattie

Take a walk in the northwestern portion of our vast Middle Moors property holdings this winter, and you will see that the landscape in this area has been opened up dramatically. This brushcutting management work is being undertaken by Foundation … Continue reading →

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Big Weird Trees: Further Exploration at Squam Swamp

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Kelly A. Omand

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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Bud Burst and Egg Time

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kelly A. Omand

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 →

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Forests at Sea: Visiting Squam Swamp in Winter

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Kelly A. Omand

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 →

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