Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation was officially incorporated on December 8, 1958. Henry Beetle Hough and Elizabeth Bowie Hough created Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation to conserve land that no other organization would. Henry was the Editor of the Vineyard Gazette, and he and his wife, Elizabeth, lived on Pierce Lane in Edgartown. From the north window of their [...]

  At Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, we: Conserve land. Care for land. Blaze trails. Maintain public trails for hiking, bicycling, bird-watching, and cross-country skiing, and in certain places for horseback-riding. Provide environmental education programs. Lead guided natural history walks. Offer access to the shore. Provide places to fish. Care for cultural resources on the land, such [...]