Nature & Science
A Tisbury recreational scalloper will be allowed to continue using homemade drags with teeth this season while the town discusses new regulations.
Selectmen this week tried to broker a compromise solution in a heated dispute among town shellfishermen over the closing of Sengekontacket Pond to bay scalloping on the Oak Bluffs side.
Oyster season opens in West Tisbury this month following approval by the town selectmen and shellfish committee of dates and limits. The recreational and commercial season will run from Nov. 9 to April 29 in the Tisbury Great Pond.
The Tisbury Vision Council is offering a unique opportunity to learn more about Lake Tashmoo with a guided walking tour this Saturday, Nov. 7.
Saturday morning a thin crescent moon appears close to the planets Venus and Mars. The three form a tight triangle low in the southeastern sky.
Polly Hill Arboretum begins its winter walk series on Saturday, Nov. 14, and continues on every second Saturday of the month.
Almanac
A comprehensive guide to weather and tides on the Island.
Vineyard Gardener
I guess this past week weather-wise is called a January thaw. We did not really experience it the last several years as December was unseasonably warm.
Farm & Field
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.