A series of panel discussions at Island libraries this fall will build on the 2022 Vineyard Climate Action Plan, with each town exploring one of the plan’s six main themes.

Schedule

Oct. 3, 2-4PM – Menemsha’s Working Waterfront (Chilmark Library)

•  Shelley Edmundson, MV Fishermen’s Preservation Trust
•  Peter Neilley, Menemsha Commercial Dock Working Group

Oct. 7, 3-5PM – Caring for Our Coastal Ponds (Oak Bluffs Library)

•  Sherry Countryman, Lagoon Pond Association
•  Amy Salzman, Chilmark Pond Foundation

Oct. 10, 2-4PM – The Island’s Energy Transition (Edgartown Library)

•  Mark Sawer, Edgartown Energy Committee
•  Garrett Burn, ACE MV
•  Hollis Kelly, Vineyard Power
•  Mariel Marchand, Cape Light Compact

Oct. 14, 5:30-7:30PM – Flooding and Island Infrastructure (Vineyard Haven Library)

First Session

•  Kirk Metell, Tisbury Department of Public Works
•  Alex Kryska, Steamship Authority
•  Mike Alberice, Tisbury Wastewater

Second Session

•  Chris Scott, Safe Harbor
•  Jamie Houle, University of New Hampshire
•  Sakiko Isomichi, MVC

Oct. 15, 5-7PM – Food Forests and Island Food Security (Aquinnah Library)

•  Noli Taylor, IGI
•  Mary Sage Napolitan, IGI
•  NaDaizja Bolling, Aquinnah Cultural Center

Oct. 17, 3-5PM – Community Lessons from the 2026 Blizzards (West Tisbury Library)

• Martina Thornton, Dukes County
• More to be announced

For more info, contact MVC Climate Resilience Planner Sakiko Isomichi at isomichi@mvcommission.org.