By Bill Bridwell I was lucky to fall into this job right after hurricane Bob blew over the Island in late 1991. At that time SMF was a two person operation, that being Dick Johnson and Abbe Burt. Dick was a little overwhelmed by the amount of cleanup needed after the storm so he asked [...]
After almost thirty years at Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, property manager Bill Bridwell will retire at the end of December. We are extremely grateful for his dedication, friendship, depth of knowledge, humor, and hard work. Early last summer we decided to ask a few people to reflect on their time working with Bill for a short [...]
The Wyss Foundation and its chairman, Hansjörg Wyss, generously offered one million dollars in matching funds to SMF’s fundraising effort to inspire others to give in an effort to help purchase, protect, and ensure permanent public access to 304 acres of beautiful land along Squibnocket Pond in Aquinnah. The land being protected is a portion [...]
Snow? Snow, indeed! My wife, Melissa, and I woke to a gray December dawn and the sight of the season’s first snow falling upon the Quansoo plain. Soon Ingrid and Huck, our youngest two children, awoke. They were delighted, as I knew they would be. In a few minutes, they had bundled up and stepped [...]
By Kate Feiffer The last day of August felt like an unremarkable end to a most unusual summer. It was a calm day with temperatures reaching the mid-seventies. Cormorants stretched their wings on Lily Pond and striped bass swam off the shore of Squibnocket, as did bluefish, Atlantic menhaden, cunner, sand lance, northern kingfish, snake [...]
The Rez Williams Cedar Tree Neck 14” x 19” poster is still available. To obtain one, please make a donation to Sheriff's Meadow Foundation at https://sheriffsmeadow.org/support-us/donate-online/ or send a check made out to Sheriff's Meadow Foundation, PO Box 1088, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.
Looking for some fall headgear? SMF has availble Imperial baseball cap embroidered with Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation’s logo! These handsome baseball caps help promote the work SMF does. During hunting season we recommend our blaze orange cap for high visibility. Other colors available are breaker blue, charcoal, and khaki. The price is $20. To order a [...]
Edward Gilmartin Edward Gilmartin In the early spring of 2019, I emailed Adam Moore and asked if I could help in some way. Little did I know then that I’d be the one benefiting. We had a great conversation and soon after I met Sheriff's Meadow Foundation Property Manager Liz Loucks at Sheriff’s [...]
On July 20th, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation hosted a virtual benefit since we could not gather in person this summer. The following are edited selections from remarks given by SMF Executive Director Adam Moore and SMF Board President Peter Getsinger. Adam Moore speaking at 2020 virtual summer benefit. Adam Moore I’m Adam Moore, I’m [...]
SMF Annual Meeting held on June 19, 2020 The Board of Directors of Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation held a virtual Annual Meeting on Friday, June 19, 2020. At the meeting, the Board elected Directors, Officers, and members of the Executive Committee and Nominating Committee, and thanked those Directors who completed their service on the Board. The [...]
