Join Sheriff's Meadow Foundation staff for a walk at Phillips Preserve in Tisbury on December 7 at 10:00am. Walk the pitch pine-oak woodlands of Phillips Preserve to the shore of Lake Tashmoo. As on-site parking is limited we will carpool from the Wakeman Center. Please plan to meet at 9:45am. The Wakeman Center is located at [...]
Meet SMF at 10 am on Saturday, February 1, 2020 for a guided winter walk at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary. Prepare for a strenuous hike over rugged terrain as we explore the wooded hills of our largest property. Please park at the Taylor Gate parking area off of Indian Hill Road.
Join us for a guided walk on Saturday, October 19 at 10:00 am and explore the outwash plain of Quansoo Farm. Travel across the meadows, shrublands, and forest of sculpted oaks that extend to the shores of Black Point Pond and Tisbury Great Pond. From Chilmark/West Tisbury town line, take South Rd. and turn left [...]
Four valued board members are reaching the end of their ten-year terms this summer. We asked each of them to reflect and share some thoughts about their time serving on the Sheriff’s Meadow board. Chris Alley We are all creatures of habit. The more chaotic the world becomes, the more we need and appreciate regular [...]
Andrew Bowman. Photo by DJ Glisson, II On March 7, Andrew Bowman, president and CEO of the Land Trust Alliance, spoke by invitation at an event hosted by Sheriff's Meadow Foundation in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance is a national land conservation organization that represents us and 1,000 other [...]
Congratulations to Chloe Combra and Kate Howell, who won the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation Award at the 2019 Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Science Fair. For several years Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation has sponsored the Science Fair as a part of our Education Program, and the High School has created an award for a student project concerning [...]
Sometimes we know when a day of parting shall come. Until that time, each phase of the moon, each setting of the sun, and each toll of the bell bring the inevitable day to the door. All partings, even the bright ones, are touched by a bit of sorrow. At such times, I find myself [...]
Join us on Friday, July 26, 2019 at 9:00am -11:00 am to explore Nat’s Farm’s expanse of field, meadow, woods and pasture, which connects to Square Field Preserve. Located off Old County Rd. 1/2 mile north of Scotchman’s Bridge Lane and 1/2 mile south of W. Tisbury School. There is limited parking at the trail [...]
Henry's Sanctuary By Peter Brooks Young Peter Brooks, Photo courtesy of Peter Brooks Henry Beetle Hough’s 1958 gift of land to the nascent Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation created a refuge, the Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary, that stands today as a testament to his remarkable vision, and generosity. It also created a perfect playground for this [...]
Life of a Tree: The Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary Red Maple By Adam R. Moore Photo by Sam Moore Like other successful Islanders, the Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary red maple is very good at more than one thing. Some Islanders catch conch and also saw lumber. Some build docks and also write poetry. As for [...]
