Tag Archives: restoration

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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Meet Our New Sheep Grazing Project Technician!

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Karen C. Beattie

We are very pleased to welcome Constance Helstosky to our year-round staff as our new Sheep Grazing Project Technician. Connie joined us in mid-November and has hit the ground running, taking on the many responsibilities associated with the care and … Continue reading →

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Restoring Illegally Created Trails on Foundation Properties

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Jen Karberg

Working for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Science and Stewardship Department, we spend a large portion of our time maintaining and restoring Foundation properties as favorable habitats for rare plants and animals through prescribed fire, sheep grazing and mowing to name a few … 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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2013: A Good Year for Science at the Nantucket Conservation Foundation!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Karen C. Beattie

Happy New Year everyone! New Years is a good time to take a moment to reflect on the year that has just passed and make plans for the future. During these winter months in between field seasons, our year-round Science … Continue reading →

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Salt Marsh Construction at Medouie Creek

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jen Karberg

The Medouie Creek Wetland is a large wetland along the north side of Polpis Harbor on Nantucket Island.  This wetland was historically one large salt water marsh, directly connected to the harbor, getting daily tides washing over it.  Sometime in … Continue reading →

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