Nantucket

Welcome to the UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station

The University of Massachusetts Boston's Nantucket Field Station (NFS) includes a 107-acre field site with laboratory facilities, residence space, and offices on Nantucket Harbor at Quaise. The island of Nantucket covers approximately 50 square miles, and although it is isolated geographically, it is only 26 miles south of Cape Cod, MA. Established in 1963, the Station is a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations. The facility also includes a five-unit apartment complex near Nantucket town in Gouin Village.

The Field Station is open for research, academic work, and field trips throughout the year. The NFS has provided more than 35 years of continuous service as a learning center for environmental education and research. Nantucket Island offers many unique natural resources for biological, geological, and ecological study. The multidisciplinary nature of the programs supported by the NFS is reflected in the topics of current research and courses taught on site, which include: Ecology, Geology, Africana Studies, Anthropology, Art, Economic Botany, Ornithology, Health Sciences, Conservation Biology, and Population Biology.

The Station's mission is education, research, and community service in cooperation with faculty and students of the University of Massachusetts Boston, the people of Nantucket, and other educational and research organizations both on and off Nantucket.