A juvenile gray seal entangled in fishing line and rope on the shore of East Beach on Chappaquiddick was rescued Monday by a team of rangers and natural resources officers. The pup swam free after the entanglements were cut away.
Trustees of Reservations
June 29, 2021
Julia Wells
Oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick have been partly reopened after a weekend of closures to protect nesting piping plovers, the Trustees of Reservations announced. All trails to Cape Pogue remain closed to vehicles.
July 6, 2021
Noah Asimow
Sam Hart, Islands regional director at the Trustees of Reservations, will leave his position to start a new job at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.
August 9, 2021
Kate Dario
The second annual State of the Coast report released last week by The Trustees of Reservations paints a stark picture of the future for Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Gosnold.
2025
May 15, 2025
The sandy off-road vehicle trails of Chappaquiddick seem to be leading to a new destination as of late: a courtroom.
April 14, 2025
The Trustees of Reservations is allowing free admission to its Vineyard beaches for walkers and bicyclists this summer and plans to have free vehicle passes available at the Island libraries.
2024
December 23, 2024
More than 30 years after first issuing a special permit that has since proved elusive, the Edgartown planning board and The Trustees of Reservations came together last week to seek a way forward.
November 27, 2024
A plan to re-route a portion of an oversand vehicle trail on Chappaquiddick is being challenged by a group of landowners, which believes more study should have gone into the proposal.
September 4, 2024
The Trustees of Reservations and the Edgartown zoning board told the state they wanted to pause their ongoing lawsuit after working out a course of action for the Trustees to file an application with the town.
July 12, 2024
Lawsuits and legal appeals continue to stack up in the battle over oversand vehicle trails on Chappaquiddick.
