Nature & Science
If you step outside late Saturday night and look to the stars, you’ll see a sign of autumn rising in the east.
What goes in, must come out. While all animals live by this law of digestion, there is one group whose evacuations now have my attention.
The southward migration of songbirds has started. They may be wherever you are, in the woods, fields or even along the shore.
Katama Bay oyster farms will remain closed for another week following additional confirmed cases of Vibrio illness tied to the area, a state Department of Marine Fisheries official said Tuesday afternoon. Chris Schillaci told oyster farmers that handling is not the problem.
All the saltwater ponds on the Vineyard are impaired to some degree, and each one faces a unique set of conditions. Public interest has reached a tipping point.
The town of Edgartown will receive $62,250 towards beach nourishment and dune restoration at Fuller Street Beach as part of a state grant program to address the effects of climate change and coastal storms.
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.