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A dam removed, the Tiasquam begins to heal

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Autumn meadowhawks — mid-size, red-bodied dragonflies — patrolled over sedges and grass on a recent mild autumn day, at noon at a freshwater wetland in West Tisbury. In drier areas, a few asters still...

Your Martha’s Vineyard climate change roadmap

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There’s no longer any question that climate change is real. Dukes County is ranked one of the fastest warming regions in the nation, and sea level rise continues to change the character of Martha’s...

Island companies lead the way in sustainable home energy

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Locally owned design and engineering firms are offering sustainable alternatives for home energy, and are working to educate the Island community about the financial and environmental benefits of reducing their carbon footprint. When Brian Nelson...

Counting bees: two-year Vineyard pollinator study is completed

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A two-year study of pollinators on Martha's Vineyard has discovered 170 species of bees.

Nature Conservancy restores sandplain grasslands

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The sandplain grasslands of Martha’s Vineyard are a rare and imperiled ecosystem that exist almost exclusively on islands in Massachusetts, and some of the most outstanding examples of these unique systems are right here...

Going out on a limb

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Martha’s Vineyard Airport is distributing 2,500 tree seedlings to Island schools, to be given out to children. According to airport director Geoff Freeman, the airport is working on a number of green initiatives, and the...

Green affordable housing at Eliakim’s Way

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Eight high-performance, affordable, single-family homes on Eliakim's Way in West Tisbury are showing the way to energy affordability,

South Mountain promotes Mass solar rebate program

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On October 14th, the Commonwealth Solar II rebate program reopened with $3 million dollars to award by the end of 2011.

‘Our Island is shrinking’

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The natural erosional processes that inevitably shape Martha’s Vineyard are being sped up by increased climate change and sea level rise. With significant amounts of beach being taken back by the sea each year, and...

First stage wind data gathering complete at two Island farms

The first stage of wind power feasibility studies at Northern Pines Farm in Tisbury and Allen Farm in Chilmark are complete.

Conservation is good business, and Mass Save helps, contractor says

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In these difficult economic times for Island contractors and associated trades, builders have adapted.

Life of a Tree: The West Chop pitch pine

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This is the second in a series of articles that will describe unique and old trees across Martha’s Vineyard — one tree for each town (March 9, “The Quansoo oak”). Each article relates the...

Mansion House uses geothermal technology to green its business

A geothermal heat pump system, run by the stored solar energy found in the abundant groundwater below the Mansion House, along with a sophisticated energy control system, now make the hotel one of the greenest hotels in Massachusetts, according to a press statement released this week by Susan Goldstein, the owner with her husband, Sherm, of the Vineyard Haven business.

Martha’s Vineyard salt ponds face environmental dilemma

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State scientists set levels to restore local ponds, but meeting those levels will be not be easy or inexpensive.

Gift of a Martha’s Vineyard goose prompts a culinary lesson

It takes a lot of work, but it's also supremely satisfying to do the work yourself and know how your food was treated every step of the way.

Island Dems will host sustainability advocate

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The Martha's Vineyard Democrats monthly meeting held from 9 am to 10:30 am, Saturday, January 14, at the Howes House in West Tisbury will feature guest speaker Mary Jane Sorrentino.

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank revenues drop sharply

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Land planning ebbs and flows with the real estate market and the Land Bank is in an ebb right now when it comes to land acquisition.

Actor Ted Danson plays an environmentalist in real life

Best known for his television and movie roles, Ted Danson is hard at work on a campaign to preserve ocean resources.

Habitat for Humanity will hold seminar for homebuyers

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At 1 pm, Saturday in Nectars at the Martha's Vineyard Airport, Habitat for Humanity will hold a first-time homebuyer's seminar for people interested in the application process for a house, which Habitat is building in the Bailey Park Community Housing development in West Tisbury.

Bringing climate action back home

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There are so many ways to support our environment and advocate for sustainable practices, in both our individual and collective lives. The three-part climate change course offered by the West Tisbury library provides a wealth...