News just in from our associates at the Natural Resources Nantucket: Harmful Algal Blooms Monitoring Program (HAB) continues to test our ponds on the island. They found that today, Friday, September 2…
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LLNF’s Species of the Week
Linda Loring Nature Foundation’s Species of the Week (August 1–7, 2022): The Monarch Butterfly’s distinction as Species of the Week is inspired by some recent events! Monarchs were the #1 observed in…
Nantucket PFAS Update
What are PFAS substances? Where do they come from? And why are they damaging? A February 2021 review of Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)—also known as the "forever chemical"—was presented t…
Ten Years of Nantucket Harbor Research
This publication is a summary of research conducted by many individuals and non-profits on Nantucket. It was produced by the Maria Mitchell Association, the Nantucket Land Council, and the Nantucket …
Breakdown of Plastics in the Ocean
The Breakdown of Plastics in the Ocean Microplastics are ingested by marine life and then consumed by us. One study of dead seabirds found that 92.5% had ingested plastics equal to 5% of their body we…
Plastic Planet
A Plastic Planet Industrial ecologist Roland Geyer measures the production, use and fate of all the plastics ever made, including synthetic fibers By Julie Cohen Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - 11:00 Publi…