The State, acting through the fish and game commission, has under consideration the purchase of the 600-acre farm of Antone Andrews, located on the Martha’s Vineyard plain, near Little Pond some th
Manuel F Correllus State Forest
April 30, 1926
Vineyard Gazette
With the latest acquisition of land by the state, the order of taking of which by the Department of Conservation was published in last week’s paper, the forest reserve on Martha’s Vineyard compr
2024
October 3, 2024
Islanders will have a chance to air their concerns about the management of the Manuel F. Correllus state forest next week when state officials hold a public meeting on the Vineyard.
September 16, 2024
Staff planner Dan Doyle told commissioners last week that an MVC-led task group has been meeting to develop improvement plans that take into account both the forest’s ecological health and the safety of human communities that surround and use it.
August 8, 2024
A public outcry in support of the Island’s homeless community followed the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)’s decision to clear three homeless encampments in the state forest last week.
July 31, 2024
State contractors entered the state forest this week and cleared three homeless encampments, razing tents and leaving several Islanders without their possessions.
June 27, 2024
The Island homelessness relief group Harbor Homes has begun a new summer outreach program that aims to offer food, medicine, counseling services and more to the Island’s high seasonal homeless population.
2023
August 31, 2023
State conservation officials have made plans to cut down a stand of pest-ridden pine trees in the northwestern section of the Manuel F. Correllus state forest, after finding an infestation of the southern pine beetle earlier this summer.
