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Broom crowberry – Nantucket’s first native flower of spring

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Jen Karberg

The daffodils and crocuses may already be popping up around town in  sunny spots but most of the native plants in Nantucket’s moors, grasslands and forests are still waiting for warmer and longer days to flower. Except for one! Hiding … Continue reading →

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MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant Funding Approved!

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Karen C. Beattie

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation recently received the news that we have been awarded a $20,357 grant to undertake a sandplain heathland management project on our Head of the Plains properties in the southwest portion of the island. This funding comes … 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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Fires of Spring

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Karen C. Beattie

Green is the color that most of us associate with spring and early summer- but in some of the island’s conservation areas, black is the first color of the season. Spring and fall are when many open space managers in … Continue reading →

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Intro to the Nantucket Conservation Foundation

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Jen Karberg

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation is a non-profit group on Nantucket Island (30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod!). NCF was founded in 1963 and started out acquiring land and open space to protect it from development. We currently own … Continue reading →

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