Plans to renovate and expand the Howes House in West Tisbury have run up against repeated roadblocks in recent weeks.

It is tough to imagine the mindset of the first farmers, those pioneers of biological engineering who, consciously or not, began bending wild flora and fauna to human ends.

After nearly 40 years at the Wakeman Conservation Center, the nonprofit is initiating plans to relocate to a Campbell Road property in West Tisbury.

A bay scallop farming study is one of several projects in Dukes County funded by new state grants, aimed at bolstering the local shellfish industry in a time of climate change.

Twenty-five years since its founding as an arboretum and 65 years after Polly Hill planted her first tree, the Polly Hill Arboretum remains a world-class horticultural institution.

When Dr. Daniel Fisher cut a road through the woodlands, it was with agriculture in mind.

Island officials hope a new Martha's Vineyard Commission report that explores ways to cut down the amount of nitrogen pollution in up-Island ponds could serve as a blueprint for local planners.

The Martha's Vineyard Museum will celebrate its 100-year anniversary this summer, paying tribute to its journey from the Dukes County Historical Society to beacon on the hill.