Nantucket Field Station

We are a world-class research and educational institution and a deeply engaged member of the Nantucket community.

Mission

The mission of the UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station is to provide education, research, and community service opportunities in conjunction with faculty members and students of the University of Massachusetts Boston, the University of Massachusetts system, the people of Nantucket, and other educational and research organizations both on and off Nantucket. In 2004, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation signed a purchase agreement with the Trustees of the University to purchase the field station, protecting the land and allowing UMass Boston to operate the facility in perpetuity.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 180 Polpis Road
• City: Nantucket
• Zip Code: 02554
• Country: United States
• State/Province: MA
• Latitude: 41
• Longitude: 70
• FSML E-mail Address: nfs@umb.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://www.umb.edu/nantucket/
• FSML Year Founded: 1963
• Year Join OBFS: 2007
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: UMass Boston
• Address Line 1: 100 Morrissey Blvd
• City: Boston
• Zip Code: 02125
• Country: United States
• State: MA
• Contact Name: Yvonne Vaillancourt
• Contact Email: Yvonne.vaillancourt@umb.edu
• Contact Position: Director
• Contact Address: 180 Polpis Road
• Contact Phone Number: +15082285268
• Station Director Name: Yvonne Vaillancourt
• Station Director Email: Yvonne.vaillancourt@umb.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Yvonne Vaillancourt
• Billing Contact Email: Yvonne.vaillancourt@umb.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: Yvonne.vaillancourt@umb.edu
• Operating Budget: $50,001 - $200,000
• Size of Field Station: 1-100
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: Other
• Other: Mass Natural Heritage, The Trustees of Reservations, Nantucket Land Bank, Mass Fish and Wildlife, NOAA,
• Indigenous and Tribal Partners/Users?: Yes
• Minority Serving Institution/Historically Black Colleges and Universities users?: Yes
• Member of the Virtual Field?: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 1-2
• Seasonal Staff: 6-10
• Overnight housing facilities: 11-20
• Conference space: 26-50
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Library?: Yes
• Classes: Onsite public programs
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Access to public transportation?: Yes
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Marine
• Marine Biomes: Intertidal - salt marsh, pelagic, benthic, abyssal
• Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• Research vessels available?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• Long term data sets?: Yes
• On site herbarium or voucher species?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 33
• Formal education: 34
• Outreach: 33