By Adam Moore The summer of 2023 finds Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation addressing two forest health issues simultaneously. First, beech leaf disease is afflicting beeches on most up-island properties, and we expect this malady to spread across the entire island before long. Second, a southern pine beetle outbreak has been confirmed at the Phillips Preserve in [...]
Thank you to Martha’s Vineyard Magazine and to all of our amazing supporters for recognizing Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary as the Best Nature Walk of 2023! Each spring, Martha’s Vineyard Magazine hosts the “Best of the Vineyard” contest where more than 3,200 voters participate in choosing their favorite spots on the island. Cedar Tree Neck [...]
By Nancy Tutko Partnership is central to land conservation efforts on Martha’s Vineyard. This can take many forms, such as acquiring land jointly, as in recent efforts by Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation and the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission maps and keeps track of all new acquisitions and trails. The Martha’s Vineyard Conservation [...]
This summer Sam Hoyt served as the Henry Beetle Hough Intern. Upon returning home to West Tisbury, following his freshman year at Northeastern University, Sam was awarded the Henry Beetle Hough (HBH) internship. This year, the HBH intern worked primarily with Catherine Hall in the Advancement Department and played an integral role in coordinating the [...]
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation would like to thank the MV Family Center of Martha’s Vineyard Community Services (MVCS) and the Children’s Trust of Massachusetts for their nomination of the “Out & About” Program for the 2023 Community Champion Award. “Out and About” is a toddler program hosted by Kristen Geagan, Noah Froh, and Catherine Hall in [...]
2023 Summer Benefit Approximately 450 people gathered at Mike and Lisa MacKenty's Property, on Monday, July 17, for the Sheriff’s Meadow Summer Benefit. The following lightly edited remarks were made by Board Chair Alan Rappaport and SMF President Adam Moore. Remarks of Alan Rappaport Hi everyone, I am Alan Rappaport, board chair of Sheriff’s Meadow. [...]
If only… If only we could have gone crabbing together, just one more time, and lunged for those speedy blue crabs, scurrying across the sandy bottom of the Tisbury Great Pond. If only we could have had just one more glorious summer afternoon at the beach, jumping and diving and swimming in the surf with [...]
George Ahl spent the majority of his career with M3 Capital Partners, which focuses on creating and scaling specialized real estate companies globally. He previously served on the boards of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA); the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; the Madison Square Park Conservancy; and on the Visiting Committee [...]
Annual Meeting held on June 16, 2023 The Board of Directors of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation held its Annual Meeting at the Wakeman Conservation Center in Vineyard Haven on Friday, June 16, 2023. At the meeting, the Board elected Officers, Directors, and members of the Executive Committee. The Board elected George Ahl, Janet Baker, Susan Crampton, [...]
Sheriff's Meadow Sanctuary From Executive Director, Adam R. Moore Painting by Penny Weinstein Oh, the fragrance! How well I remember my first visit to Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary. It was a bright spring day, at the very end of April, a day before I was to begin my new job as the Executive Director [...]
