Tag Archives: Sheep

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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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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Where do the NCF Sheep Spend the Winter?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jessica Pykosz

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation maintains a flock of sheep at Squam Farm as part of our conservation efforts.  You can read more about how effective sheep can be as a grassland management tool in our previous blog.  During the growing … Continue reading →

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Sheep Grazing on Nantucket: Grassland Restoration and How to Buy Local Wool

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jen Karberg

The Foundation owns and manages a little under 9,000 acres of protected conservation land on the island.  Nantucket is an interesting place to practice conservation because many of the unique natural areas on Nantucket exist because of human activities and … Continue reading →

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