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  2. Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge is a 24-acre (9.7 ha) range and was established in 1973 for its "particular value in carrying out the national migratory bird management program." The refuge, which is cooperatively managed with The Trustees of Reservations , encompasses 24 acres (9.7 ha) at Great Point .

  3. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge is a nature preserve on Nantucket Island and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. It encompasses miles of beaches, the largest red cedar woodland in New England and Great Point Light. [1] The reservation began with an acquisition of land in 1974. [2]

  4. Nantucket Forests - Wikipedia

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    Nantucket Island is a low altitude, sand dune environment with numerous ancient peat bogs and continual winds that are salt saturated. The highest points on Nantucket Island are Folger Hill at 109 feet above sea level, and Altar Rock at 108 feet.

  5. New England cottontail - Wikipedia

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    The New England cottontail is a medium-sized rabbit almost identical to the eastern cottontail. [8] [9] The two species look nearly identical, and can only be reliably distinguished by genetic testing of tissue, through fecal samples (i.e., of rabbit pellets), or by an examination of the rabbits' skulls, which shows a key morphological distinction: the frontonasal skull sutures of eastern ...

  6. A new Westport committee will tackle offshore wind topics ...

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    According to information found on government website permits.performance.gov, the 160-turbine, 132,370-acre project is located south and slightly east of Vineyard Wind 1; about 31 miles from ...

  7. Amelanchier nantucketensis - Wikipedia

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    Amelanchier nantucketensis, also known as the Nantucket serviceberry or the Nantucket shadbush, produces edible fruit called pomes. Nantucket serviceberry is of conservation concern in the wild. Its distribution extends from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to Long Island and Staten Island. [2]

  8. List of islands of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    The islands of Massachusetts range from barren, almost completely submerged rocks in Massachusetts Bay (e.g. Abbott Rock, first on the list below) to the large, famous and heavily visited Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

  9. Mashpee River - Wikipedia

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    The river arises in Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds, flows south a short distance, and drains into Pirate's Cove on Popponesset Bay on the Nantucket Sound. Conservation efforts began in 1915 or earlier, and much of the surrounding region is now part of the Mashpee River Reservation owned and conserved by the nonprofit Trustees of Reservations.