Nature & Science
The state has issued new tougher regulations to guard against outbreaks of a shellfish bacteria known as Vibrio that closed Katama Bay to oyster harvesting for three weeks last fall.
A lunar eclipse will occur very early Tuesday morning. Over the span of several hours, the moon will fade, its light almost extinguished. At its dimmest, the moon will look like a darkened pumpkin.
It’s a surf and turf kind of weekend on the Vineyard with not one but three celebrations of field and sea.
Funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project comes from the $50 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill passed in 2012. Aquinnah wants the dredging, but Chilmark does not.
Sound the alarm; the end of days might be coming! What is causing all of the alarm is the blood moon that will appear during the upcoming tetrad of lunar eclipses.
Earth Day is April 22, but COMSOG is ready to help you prepare this weekend. On Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., come to the COMSOG greenhouse and get a head start.
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.