The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank and Sheriff's Meadow Foundation have teamed up to buy three acres on Sampson's Hill on Chappaquiddick.

I think in some ways this beautiful place where we live is one of the most important places in the country.

Thomas Hallahan has joined the staff of Sheriff's Meadow Foundation.

A comprehensive review of correspondence between the state DCR and staff and board members of the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation shows all were closely involved with an aggressive trail cutting project.

Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation have finalized an agreement to close and restore more than 25 miles of trails that were illegally cut.

The Chilmark conservation commission continued a public hearing this week on a long-running plan by the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation to replace two culverts at the Mill Brook headwaters off North Road.

A long trail of good intentions that began with a once-promising partnership between the state and Sheriff’s Meadow ended with an announcement that 25 miles of unpermitted trails would be closed.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation plans to immediately close some 25 miles of unpermitted trails that were carved into the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.

The TrailsMV app now includes more than a dozen sites from the African-American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard.