Adam Abroad: A Report from Sussex By Executive Director Adam R. Moore After returning my daughter, Isabel, to Falmouth University in Cornwall, England, I had the opportunity to visit two significant properties in Sussex. Thanks to my friends and hosts Roger and Elizabeth Hunt of Vineyard Haven and of Pulborough, Sussex, I was able to [...]
The Mystery of Johnny Sue During the summer of 2019, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation learned more about eastern box turtles, thanks to close observation of Johnny Sue, the resident eastern box turtle at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary. One day, the Ranger at Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary noticed something odd in the turtle enclosure. Upon inspection, the [...]
Blazing Trails with the Toro Dingo In September of 2019, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation purchased a Toro Dingo Mini Skid Steer with mowing, stump-grinding and other attachments. This small, nimble, and versatile piece of machinery will make trail creation and maintenance work vastly more efficient. With the help of our new Land Steward, Joe Rogers, the [...]
Bequest from Harriette Otteson Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation is very pleased to note that, in May of 2019, the Foundation received a generous bequest of land at 86 Menemsha Crossroad in Chilmark from the Estate of Harriette Otteson. Ms. Otteson had arranged the gift in 2007, working closely with Steve Crampton, who was the president of [...]
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 [...]
The 2019 Summer Benefit will take place tonight at Arrowhead Farm, on Indian Hill Road in West Tisbury. Please note that the event is SOLD OUT.
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 [...]
