Town conservation agent Liz Durkee reported on the town's application to join the state Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness grant program, which awards funds for projects to combat climate change.
On Friday morning a group of students walked out of the front doors of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, not to ditch class but to spread awareness of global climate change.
Climate change is here and the Vineyard is on the front lines. This was the message at the third Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference held last week in Edgartown.
A small herbarium at Polly Hill Arborteum is helping researchers monitor climate change, which has already left its mark on flowering plants in the region.