Nature & Science
Spring into Nature, is an April vacation program designed for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Sheepapalooza is Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Farm Institute.
On Thursday, April 14, beginning at 6 p.m., plan to take a tour of the Island Grown Farm Hub greenhouse at Thimble Farm and also enjoy a Slow Food community potluck.
Although the weather this past week has seemed somewhat winter-like, it is already mid-April and birds are starting to nest.
A plan by a prominent Vineyard conservation group to restore the Mill Brook headwaters in Chilmark has run into fierce opposition from a nearby resident who says it conflicts with decades of observation.
Get a jump on spring flowers at Polly Hill Arboretum with two upcoming events.
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.