Vineyard Conservation News Today

Heard on Main Street: The pursuit of happiness is the goal of a lifetime! It is never too late to become what you might have been. As they say, the show must go on. Despite the Tisbury School building project, the students will be putting on the play “Moana” at 6:30 pm on Friday and […]

On Saturday, Feb. 10, at 3 pm, the West Tisbury library hosts a presentation about Vineyard Lawns with Sam Look, executive director of the Vineyard Conservation Society. She will go over the basics of having a lawn that’s safe for children, pets, and ponds. This event is free and open to the public. And, in […]

The concept of rewilding is a broad subject, certainly thinking out of the box, and can take on many forms. To better understand and visualize this concept, I sought out a pair of Islanders who had rewilded their yard. Their interview was inspiring, and what they had done was creative and purposeful. Thaw Malin is […]

Harry Clement Crawford III, known to all as “Tad,” born on Jan. 8, 1940, in Boston, died peacefully on Oct. 6, 2023, at his home in West Tisbury, with his beloved wife Judy at his side. He was 83.  He was nicknamed “Tad” at birth by his grandfather, who thought his fat little belly and […]

Join others in the community to help protect and beautify the Vineyard coastline during the 31st annual Earth Day Beach Cleanup, sponsored by the Vineyard Conservation Society. Bags and gloves will be available at almost 30 beaches in all six Island towns, or bring your own supplies for collecting debris. For more information on meeting […]

Private land owners battle town of Aquinnah, and Vineyard Conservation over legal access to their land. A new legislative bill could unlock access.

Richard Paradise, founder and executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Society, is planning three enticing festivals in the next few months.  For Paradise, festivals are special — a film, plus an experience. Here you get a chance to interact with and listen to filmmakers, experts, or the movie subjects themselves. There’s an opportunity to […]

The seventh annual Environmental Film Festival arrives on Thursday, May 27, at the M.V. Film Center and online. Titled “Nature as Inspiration,” the festival is held in collaboration with the Vineyard Conservation Society. Offered as a hybrid theater/online event, it will screen nine feature films, plus a short film program. The films focus on the […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times The Good Soles are good souls A group of women hikers reach out to help the elder community of Martha’s Vineyard. Vera Shorter, seated, and her daughter Beth enjoying the Christmas caroling. — Courtesy Naina Lassiter Williams Christmas caroling visit to Esther Hopkins, with grandson Tripp and son Ewell. — Kendall B. Reid Dorothy Underwood at her door enjoying the Good Soles Christmas carolers. — Courtesy Naina Lassiter Williams Gloria Wong enjoyin...

The Marthas Vineyard Times MVC hears public and professional testimony on MVRHS fields Second hearing includes input from environmental groups, grass experts, and coaches. Alex Elvin, MVC Development of Regional Impact coordinator, gives an overview of the first phase of the prpoosed high school athletic fields project. A public hearing held by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) Thursday night on phase one of the proposed Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) field...