Over a dozen people gathered at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School on August 12, and set off through the Southern Woodlands to the Oak Bluffs Water District building to hear Jesse Ausubel, a scientist with Rockefeller University, explain how environmental DNA (eDNA) can simplify the process of determining which fish are in a particular body [...]
Our annual summer benefit was spread out over four consecutive nights at Ashakomaksett Farm, thanks to the generosity of Ellen and Ed Harley, as well as all our event sponsors, which include Sara Piazza, Big Sky Tent, Jardin Mahoney and Paul Mahoney, and Bad Martha’s Brewery. The Summer Benefit Committee and Development Associate Susan Hughes [...]
By Kate Feiffer Porcelain Berry, Amur peppervine If you go to the MassAudubon’s website page for Invasive Plants, you are greeted with this line in large bold print: “Invasive plants are one of the greatest threats to the nature of Massachusetts.” “Invasives,” as they are commonly referred to, were often brought to our [...]
My botanical skills have dulled. I learned botany at the Yale School of the Environment, and began my training during one of the initial summer sessions called “mods.” I recall examining the grasses in a meadow at the base of Sleeping Giant—a basalt formation that indeed takes the shape of a giant lying upon his [...]
By Nancy Tutko The public trails and conservation lands across Martha’s Vineyard have offered an especially welcome refuge during the coronavirus pandemic. The Island’s diverse natural landscapes, their seasonal transformations, open vistas, and the ability to gather safely outdoors with friends and family have helped keep us resilient through difficult times. And now, just as [...]
More than a dozen sites from the African-American Heritage were added to the TrailsMV app in February. The African-American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard is a nonprofit community history organization dedicated to restoring, re- searching, and celebrating the history of African-American people on the Island. The new outing on TrailsMV features 14 of the trail’s [...]
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation is pleased to confirm that on December 15, 2020, it purchased, in partnership with the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission, 304 acres of Red Gate Farm in Aquinnah from Red Gate Farm, LLC. This purchase is the largest single acquisition of conservation land in the history of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation. The purchase [...]
More than a dozen sites from the African-American Heritage were added to the TrailsMV app in February. The African-American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard is a nonprofit community history organization dedicated to restoring, re- searching, and celebrating the history of African-American people on the Island. The new outing on TrailsMV features 14 of the trail’s [...]
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation expresses its sincere gratitude to Nevenka K. Daniels for her devoted service to Sheriff’s Meadow as our Office Manager. Nevenka worked for Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation for over13 years, from January 2008 to January of 2021. For most of her tenure, Nevenka served as the Office Manager. She warmly greeted all those who [...]
By Dan Waters I made these photographs with an old wooden camera on a tripod, using 4x5” black-and-white sheet film. The lens was a 7-1/4” Verito, first introduced by the Wollensak company in 1911 for the use of pictorial photographers. To operate the shutter, you squeeze a black rubber bulb. It was delightful to wander [...]
