Topic: Ecology

The Annual Daffodil Festival Weekend will take place April 25-27 and is a celebration of spring on Nantucket. The end of the long, grey winters on the island comes when the daffodils begin to poke their heads out of the soil and the days start feeling a little longer, all a welcomed sign of the warmer months to come.

The days are getting longer, plant buds are peaking their heads and the birds are making their voices heard. Spring is here and now is the perfect time to plan your organic lawn care.

The second of four public regional hearings on the environmental impact of the wind turbines proposed in Nantucket Sound was held Tuesday evening at the Nantucket High School. The packed Mary P. Walker auditorium was the stage for debate on an issue that, according to CapeCodToday.com, has split Nantucket. Sixty people got up to speak, 36 of which were against the wind farm. The meeting, which went from 5-9pm, began with a presentation from Mineral Management Services, a Federal Agency, and then followed with people from Nantucket talking about their position on the issue.

Nantucket is the only wild Bay Scallop Fishery left on the east coast, and there are many people out there helping to keep our precious shellfish alive and well.

From Harbormaster Dave Fronzuto's efforts, to people in our Town Biology Department, to the scallopers themselves, strides are being made in leaps and bounds this year, it seems, to help increase our local scallop population.

Take a look at our list of links to see more information on Nantucket's Bay Scallops, and check out our slideshow and video below for more on the water in Nantucket.

There are so many great individuals who give their all for this island and Dr. Sarah Oktay, managing director at the UMASS, Boston Nantucket Field Station is definitely one of them. Take a looker at her Plum Life.

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