The Vineyard Conservation Society announces the winners of its annual Art of Conservation student competition.
Vineyard Conservation Society
March 30, 2021
The Vineyard Conservation Society holds its annual Island-wide beach clean-up April 17.
June 14, 2021
On June 16 from 4 to 5 p.m. there will be discussion under the trees at Featherstone with the Vineyard Conservation Society.
June 19, 2021
Louisa Hufstader
This month, the Vineyard Conservation Society and Featherstone Center for the Arts are exploring the relationship between artists and the natural world.
2009
July 20, 2009
New on the VCS Board
The Vineyard Conservation Society, at its annual meeting on June 29, voted to approve the nomination of four new directors: former Martha’s Vineyard Commissioner Mimi Davisson; Richard Toole, who currently serves on the Oak Bluffs conservation commission and the zoning board of appeals; marketing and nonprofit management consultant Alan Ganapol; and Julie Anne McNary, professional fundraiser.
July 16, 2009
Tom Rush, a folk musician whom Vineyarders have watched grow up, used to visit when he was just a teenage troubadour.
June 25, 2009
This Tuesday, June 30, the Vineyard Conservation Society’s annual meeting will be held at the Wakeman Conservation Center off Lambert’s Cove Road in Vineyard Haven at 5:30 p.m. The society will have an opportunity to preview the New Views of Ocean Life Census of Marine Life program, a highly ambitious endeavour that began in 2000 and involves thousands of scientists from more than 80 nations.
A light dinner will be served. For details, call 508-693-9588.
April 23, 2009
The Vineyard Conservation Society’s Earth Day Beach Clean-Up saw volunteers taking to beaches around the Island last Saturday, April 18. Among the many organizations to dedicate their afternoon to the effort was the Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association. The association put their work in on the familiar strand of South Beach, hauling refuse of all shapes, sizes and material out of the sands and away to a proper disposal.
April 16, 2009
Flotsam and jetsam have drifted onto Island shores for centuries, although the volume and toxicity of beach trash has increased dramatically during modern times.
Today plastic trash is a blot on beaches, but thankfully it can be reduced simply by rolling up your sleeves and getting to work.
2008
November 13, 2008
Some people, if they shared an award with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might be pleased to think they’d made it, big-time. Not Brendan O’Neill. He was gratified to think he’d made it, small-time.
Mr. Kennedy, of course, is famous both for his family name and for his record as a crusading and aggressive environmental lawyer. He plays on a national stage.
