Conservation

July 9, 1908

To Preserve the Heath Hen

Vineyard Gazette

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

Heath hen

Manuel F Correllus State Forest

Conservation

April 30, 1926

The Vineyard Forest Reserve

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

Conservation

Manuel F Correllus State Forest

Forest fires

November 15, 1985

Upon A Pole Our Vineyard Osprey Nest

Mark Alan Lovewell

The osprey, once a seriously threatened Vineyard bird, has made a significant recovery. The osprey population on the Vineyard has doubled and doubled again in recent years.

Osprey

Conservation

2021

August 24, 2021

Land Bank to Conserve Farmland in West Tisbury

Noah Asimow

Martha's Vineyard Land Bank

Island Housing Trust

Conservation

Housing and Development

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank has signed an agreement to buy and conserve seven acres of farmland as part of a larger, proposed 35-acre subdivision in West Tisbury that would include affordable and market-rate housing developments.

April 16, 2021

Beach Clean-Up Saturday

Conservation

Beaches

Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day early by lending a hand with the Vineyard Conservation Society’s 29th annual beach clean-up event.

2020

November 30, 2020

Edey Conservation Grants Available

Conservation

The Edey Foundation announces funds available for grants to Island nonprofit conservation organizations.

July 27, 2020

Sweeping Conservation Initiative Protects Rare Lands on Cuttyhunk

Julia Wells

Cuttyhunk

Conservation

The initiative announced Monday will preserve nearly all the remaining undeveloped land on Cuttyhunk — including a large swath of unspoiled barrier beach, marsh and upland.

July 2, 2020