Camron Adibi
Edo Potter built her life on Chappaquiddick around horses.
I recently found some crushed Kleenex tissues in my father’s vest, the one he wore in March of this year.
Martha’s Vineyard is a bellwether of climate change, sea level rise and socioeconomic dynamics. It also is a place with both the interest in and commitment to dealing with its effects.
Water. It is a key to life. At times it is our ally. Other times it is our adversary, as was the case for many during and after Hurricane Sandy. The lesson was clear: we have only one choice — to work with water, not fight it. Many individuals and organizations have been involved with the longstanding challenge to address water quality issues on the Vineyard. It is perhaps the greatest challenge we face as a community in the coming years.
Nature is the best therapy I know. Land conservation enables us to experience nature. I have had the good fortune to explore much of the remote wilderness in the western U.S. I spent time floating down rivers in Utah and Colorado, climbing mountaintops and hiking lonely desert canyons, many in which I found myself startled to hear only the sound of my breathing. These experiences have reminded me of my frailty as a human and encouraged me to acknowledge my strengths.
By CAMRON ADIBI
Chappaquiddick is an island again. This has created a noticeable and understandable reaction from people on Chappy and beyond. Personally, this dramatic movement of sand has stirred something deep inside me. The Norton Point breach has become the Grand Canyon of the East. The sheer force and power makes me feel like a small speck in the continuum of time, just as I felt when staring at Lava Falls Rapid in the Grand Canyon.