October 16, 2018 Monthly Meeting

THE OCTOBER MEETING is at the The Old Mill.
The program begins at 1pm.

PROGRAM:  The talk will explore the ecological history of Martha’s Vineyard as background for understanding the island today and conserving it for the future. 
 
With David Foster, Ecologist, Harvard faculty member
​and director of Harvard Forest, the University's 4,000-acre ecological research institute.

ABOUT DAVID FOSTER:
   David is an ecologist, Harvard faculty member, and director of the Harvard Forest, the University’s 4000-acre ecological research institute. His research investigates landscape history and change as a means of understanding the present in order to make informed decisions for the future.     In 2010 David and colleagues developed Wildlands and Woodlands – A Vision for the New England Landscape, which lays out an ambitious conservation future for the region’s forests, farms and communities. His latest book – A Meeting of Land and Sea: Nature and the Future of Martha’s Vineyard (2017) explores the history, ecology, and conservation of the island. 
    David and his family have a house in West Tisbury and he is a board member of the Edey Foundation, Trustees of Reservations, and Martha’s Vineyard Museum and research associate at the Polly Hill Arboretum. 

For more information, go to: http://mvlandandsea.com/

Driving Directions to the old mill

The Old Mill is located on the Edgartown Road directly across from the Mill Pond.  
​See map below.
Driving directions from the entrance to the MV Airport (at the intersection of Airport Road and the Edgartown:
Head west on the Edgartown Rd toward West Tisbury Center. 
Drive 3.8 miles. The Old Mill will be on your left, directly across from Mill    Pond. The driveway is immediately beyond the building. ​
Driving directions from Chilmark/Aquinnah and Alley's General Store in West Tisbury:
Note: The Old Mill is less than 1/10th of a mile from Alley's General Store.
Pass Alley's General Store on your left. Drive 200 feet, and turn right onto the Edgartown Road (toward the Airport and Edgartown).
The second driveway on your right leads to the Old Mill's parking area.
Upcoming Meetings:
The Program Committee have completed plans for monthly meetings our meetings for 2018.  Check HERE to see who else will be speaking in 2018.
 
* PLEASE NOTE:  
Our meetings are open to the public; there is a meeting fee of ten dollars for non-members. 
Any updates and weather-related scheduled changes will be noted here and messages sent via email to members.
2018 Program Committee:
Members:  Chair: Anda Woodward, with Karen Kolb, Kathy Kitsock, Tracie Clark, and Mary Lou DeLong.