Manuel F Correllus State Forest
Manuel F Correllus State Forest
March 5, 2021
State Will Close Unpermitted Trails Cleared in Correllus Forest, and Restore Habitat
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, and has initiated a five-year restoration plan after citing Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation for the unauthorized clearing.
February 22, 2021
State Set to Air Remediation Plan for Correllus Forest
The Department of Conservation and Recreation has scheduled a public hearing date to air a final remediation plan for unpermitted trail clearing.
February 19, 2021
State Forest Has a New Superintendent
Filling a long-term vacancy, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation has hired Conor Laffey of Falmouth as the new superintendent for the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.
November 11, 2020
MVC Receives Grant to Develop Wildfire Preparedness Plan
With significant drought conditions still desiccating the region and the state forest without a full time superintendent, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission has received approximately $25,000 in state and federal money to develop a first-of-its-kind wildfire preparedness plan for the Island.
October 22, 2020
Sheriff’s Meadow Confirms Unpermitted Trail Clearing
Unpermitted trail clearing in the state forest has led to a citation from state environmental officials for violations of the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act.
September 11, 2020
MVC Sounds Alarm Over Lack of Superintendent at State Forest
As wildfires rage across the West Coast, members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission expressed grave concern about the status of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.
May 28, 2020
State Forest Superintendent Has Left
The Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is currently without a full-time superintendent.
January 23, 2020
Study Finds Climate, Not Humans, Shaped Early Forestland
New findings on decades-old ecological theories about land management on the Vineyard could potentially reframe the context of modern conservation practices.
November 20, 2019
Education Initiative Puts Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on the Syllabus
The Manuel F. Correllus State Forest holds a long, complex history in its densely packed thickets of pitch pine and scrub oak.
November 8, 2018
When Walking the Dog Also Meant Walking the Solar System
Every morning for more than two years my malamute and I strolled the solar system.
