Jonathan Bates from Food Forest Farm in Holyoke explains ethics, principles and design process for growing an edible garden oasis at the Agricultural Hall on Sunday, April 6, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The sounds of spring are filling the days and nights. Awake to the avian arias and listen to them all day long.

Feb. 28, Flip Harrington and I flew from the Vineyard to Santiago, Chile, arriving, after an overnight flight, at 6:50 a.m. for a birding adventure.

The West Tisbury library hosts a conversation on the State of Grain with JD McLelland from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Mr. McLelland's current project is the documentary film, The Grain Divide.

Spring has sprung and everyone at Vineyard Gardens in West Tisbury is ready. On April 5, the garden center begins its Saturday educational lecture series and workshops.

The state conservation and recreation department is accepting applications for a superintendent following the sudden death of John J. Varkonda in late December. Mr. Varkonda was 55 and had been steward of the state forest for 26 years.