A proposal by the Department of Conservation and Recreation to remove an area of white pine trees from the state forest is facing pushback from local forestry experts.
Farm & Garden
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The present always holds a little something of the past, but nothing stays the same. Autumn and winter wipe away summer’s harvest as the year’s crops...
This is the week to be grateful for living on the Vineyard.
I usually start this weekly commentary with a mention of the week’s weather. It’s a life-long habit. My maternal grandmother, Nellie Armstrong, lived...
The West Tisbury Farmers' Market returns Saturday for its 50th season. Going back to 1974, the market has offered farmers a place to sell their...
It was so hot, dry and bright on Monday that I went into major projection about the coming few months. Talk about not staying in the day I was in.
I’m a relatively light sleeper, so Monday night’s thunderstorm was, as they say, a rude awakening. The news covered much more serious damage from the...
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Nature & Science Stories
After eight years of research, a new breakthrough in science has taken a big step forward in potentially stopping the transmission of Lyme disease between mice and ticks.
A new report from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium this week estimated that the right whale population rose to about 372 whales at the beginning of 2023, up from a previous estimate of 356 whales.