Chilmark’s select board learned Tuesday night that a local resident has offered to pay to replenish “renourish” sand at Squibnocket Beach through a project that would be run by the Woods Hole Group. Tara Marden, a senior project manager and coastal geologist at the Woods Hole Group, pitched the idea to the board. “I was […]
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission unanimously voted to continue the discussion about implementing prescribed burns on its properties during a Monday afternoon meeting. Land Bank biologist Julie Russell and land superintendent Harrison Kisiel reported to the commissioners about the wildfire mitigation planning they heard from the Dukes County Fire Council. According to Russell, Martha’s […]
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The Great Pond Foundation in Edgartown and its partners have been collecting data about harmful algae blooms, of which cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) was a large concern on Martha’s Vineyard in 2021, and is expected to continue so in the future. These groups now plan to expand their work during 2022, and the […]
Our first full year dealing with a pandemic is coming to a close. While 2020 was partially affected by COVID-19 beginning in March, this year we’ve lived with the effects of the virus throughout. We’ve found a way to get kids back into classrooms, and gotten a large percentage of the population to understand the […]