Manuel F Correllus State Forest

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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.

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.

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.

State Forest Superintendent Has Left

The Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is currently without a full-time superintendent.

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.

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.

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.

Tracking Rare Whippoorwills on the Island

The Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard remains one of the six strongholds in Massachusetts for the whippoorwill.

Perfect Storms Topple Trees, Altering Island's Landscape

Nearly two months after a string of northeasters battered the Island, environmental groups are still cleaning up thousands of downed trees.

State Forest Gets a Spruce Up on Park Serve Day

Volunteers pitched in at the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Saturday morning, marking Park Serve Day, a day that highlights commonwealth parklands.

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