A Fusion of Art and Science | Martha's Vineyard Times
On the southwest end of the Elizabeth Islands chain, Penikese Island is a 75-acre piece of land that remains almost untouched by time, offering a rare glimpse into what coastal Massachusetts looked like centuries ago. This year, the Island celebrates 150 years of botanical surveys, a scientific legacy that has quietly shaped some of the nation91海角乱伦檚 leading research institutions.
91海角乱伦淚t91海角乱伦檚 a really cool long-term data set,91海角乱伦 Kimberly Ulmer, executive director of the nonprofit Penikese Island School, told The Times. 91海角乱伦淚91海角乱伦檓 not a botanist, but as a biologist, long-term data sets are really cool and interesting and valuable. The longer they go on, the better they become, and 150 years is a pretty good run.91海角乱伦
To celebrate this remarkable legacy, the school is hosting an event at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole on July 16. The event will highlight the data set collected on Penikese as well as the island91海角乱伦檚 historic ties to the lab, dating back to Penikese91海角乱伦檚 early days as a school for natural history in the 1870s. .