In part one of a two-part series, climate change podcaster and host of America Adapts Doug Parsons talks history and the ecology of the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge on Nantucket. In this episode, learn from experts, historians, and residents of Nantucket about what makes this place so ecologically unique and important to the island. We also hear about some early steps to adapt the Refuge to climate change.
Guests in this episode:
Cormac Collier, President of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Nathaniel Philbrick, Author and Winner of the National Book Award for In the Heart of the Sea and Nantucket resident.
Teal Sziklas-Colliton, Resident and member of the family that donated some of the original acreage of the Refuge to The Trustees.
Neil Foley, Interpretive Education Coordinator/Ecologist at the Nantucket Conservation Foundation.
Priscilla Bender, Resident of Nantucket Island and chair of the Property committee of the Trustees of Reservations.
Tom O’Shea, Managing Director, Resources and Planning, The Trustees of Reservations.
This episode was funded by The Trustees of Reservations and the Nantucket Conservation Foundation through an anonymous donor.
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