NCF Winter Walk Series

NCF Winter Walk Series

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation’s Winter Walk Series is FREE and open to all Nantucket community members.

Registration is required.

Upcoming Walks:

March 22 – Eels & Oysters Encounter

Visit with Jisun Reiner and Isaac Hersh as they further their research into Nantucket’s vibrant population of American Eels. Learn the unbelievable natural history of this species, see them up close and personal, and discover the winter ecology of our artificial oyster reef and salt marsh habitat.

April 5 – Windswept Bog  (9 -11:30am)

The watershed-level restoration project at Windswept Bog is complete! Be among the first to explore these retired bogs after phase two construction and at the start of the 2025 growing season. See the work we’ve done, understand the transitional journey of this property, and get ready for diversity to flourish here at Windswept!

April 12 – Southern Pine Beetle walk

Partnered with the a talk at the Nantucket Atheneum on 4/11 & The Nantucket Land Bank’s Walk on Sunday 4/13

An important and targeted walk with Wildlife Research Ecologist Danielle O’Dell to see the effects of Southern Pine Beetle infestations up close. Learn the signs to look for and understand the significant impact this southern species could have on our island forests.