Insights
From "project" to "process" of restoration
Numerous cranberry bog projects have been successfully implemented over the past 15 years in Massachusetts, with many more on the way. These...
June 25, 2025
Let Nature do the work (to form channels)
Alex observed at Windswept Bogs in June 2025, and loves insights from NCF, Fuss & O'Neill (designers), and Sumco (Travis) about letting water find...
June 25, 2025
Save some ditches with native plants
The Nantucket Conservation Foundation observed during a June 2025 site visit of the completed restoration site: Consider saving some ditches that...
June 25, 2025
Slow down, reflect, and adapt during construction
Alex records wisdom from Karen Beattie at NCF, who shared how the Windswept project broke construction into multiple phases over several years....
June 25, 2025
If It’s New to You, It’s Worth Sharing
An insight doesn’t have to be groundbreaking to be valuable—it just has to be new to you. If you’ve learned something, chances are someone else in...
June 17, 2025
Insights are most valuable to the team if they have persistence, can be recalled, reviewed, and applied to a similar next situation
Alex Hackman observes:
[We] need a tool/place to record insights that can be reviewed by different folks into the future
In the latest update to...
May 20, 2025
How can we leverage curiosity to enhance learning using insights? (frame your insight as a question)
An insight, does not always need to framed as a statement. Posting an insight in the form of a question may spark a dialogue that leads to greater...
May 9, 2025
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Being able to connect with a site by listening/watching remotely is powerful
Mark's Cove is in a densely populated area. There will be a lot of interest in the restoration. Streaming would be a fun way to build community...