The MVC received a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program grant with several local partners to:
- Update vegetation mapping of the Vineyard and Nantucket (Town Conservation Commissions, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, Polly Hill Arboretum, Vineyard Conservation Society, Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group, MV Land Bank, Trustees of the Reservations, Biodiversity Works, the Town of Nantucket)
- Map eelgrass in Lake Tashmoo, Lagoon Pond and Sengekontacket Pond to help identify future aquaculture sites (MV Shellfish Group, Great Pond Foundation)
- Focus groups with the landscape community to understand the barriers and opportunities for climate resilient and native landscaping (MV Vision Fellowship/Harvard Fellowship, BiodiversityWorks, Polly Hill Arboretum, and Vineyard Conservation Society,)
- Develop a series of outreach materials to support resilient landscaping
- Planning and coordination support for a 2024 Climate Action Fair including support for a Brazilian Community Event
