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Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket
Vol. 51 No. 1 • YesterdaysIsland.com
April 22-May 19, 2021
New Map to Explore the Island from page 4
restaurant and bar Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge You’ve come to Nantucket to relax, now you can visit the most remarkable Wildlife Refuge with the best beaches in the world!
Refuge & Beaches Open Daily 9am to sunset Over Sand Vehicle Permits Required Purchase seasonal permits online: www.thetrustees.org/permits Rental Jeep Day Passes available at the rental site. Day Passes also available for personal 4x4 vehicles.
Open for Takeout & Dinner Service Tuesday Saturday from 5:30pm
508-228-5646 thetrustees.org/ccwr To all our supporters and those who love Nantucket’s natural beauty, we look forward to another season with you! Remember access is not guaranteed due to environmental conditions. Call ahead!
Order takeout and make table reserva ons online at
DuneNantucket.com
20 Broad Street • 508 228 5550
Remnants of the agrarian past also include an old dairy farm, hunting preserve, and a woodland known as the "Long Woods" that was referenced in documents and land agreements dating back centuries to the first few years of English settlement on the island. South of Sanford Meadows, multiple trails connect to Head of the Plains (HOP), an area owned by both NCF and the Nantucket Land Bank (NLB). HOP is a vast region of conservation land, with more than 1,000 acres to explore. The sandplain grassland and heathland habitats support a colorful array of wildflowers that bloom throughout the season, leading to a diverse assembly of insect pollinators. This area was part of the “common land” that was set aside by Nantucket’s colonial shareholders for grazing sheep and cows and for farming. Some of the trails from Sanford Meadows cross over into an area off of Madaket Road known as Trott’s Hills. Trott’s Hills is another area owned in parts by NCF and NLB. The rolling hills of these properties are remnants of Nantucket’s glacial history. According to the map, “The weathered hills that are now found here are the remains of sand, gravel, and cobble that was transported with the ice and deposited as the glacier began to melt and retreat to the north.” To the west of Trott’s Hills, the Linda Loring Nature Foundation’s 275 acres surrounds the north head of Long Pond. Comprised of sandplain grasslands, heathlands, coastal shrublands, and a diversity of wetlands, the LLNF property is maintained as a wildlife preserve with no hunting or dogs allowed. The trails meander through the property, offering views of Nantucket Sound as well as Long Pond and to Madaket Harbor on clear days. Long Pond itself has an interesting history. It was created by glacial outwash running primarily north-south like many of Nantucket’s great ponds. Long Pond is now tidally influenced due to the “Madaket Ditch” which connects Long Pond out to Hither Creek and Madaket harbor. These waterways were continued on page 13
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