Nature & Science
August is meteor shower month.
Black sea bass is a favorite fish for both its culinary qualities and interesting natural history.
Songbirds are on the move. Some of the movement is fairly conspicuous, as with starlings.
As wind farm developers begin to jockey in earnest to build projects in waters off the Vineyard, a new round of surveys related to a turbine project south of the Island is set to begin this week.
Noted expert Greg Skomal will talk about great white sharks on Tuesday, August 8 at the Old Whaling Church. The event is a benefit for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.
In light of traffic jams, West Tisbury selectmen said they would ask farmers’ market organizers to consider moving to the Ag Hall next year.
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.