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- All
- Economic Resilience
- Energy Transformation
- Food Security
- Land Use, Natural Resources, and Biodiversity
- MV Commission News
- MV Vision Fellows
- Public Health and Safety
- Transportation, Infrastructure, and Waste
Massachusetts’ Wildfire Season: Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead
As 2024 comes to a close, Massachusetts experienced one of its most intense wildfire seasons to date. Beginning in late August, dry conditions quickly escalated ...
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Upcoming Events Supporting the Plant Local MV Movement
Three upcoming events that support the Plant Local MV movement! Saturday 2/1, 3:30PM at the West Tisbury Library. Join us for a presentation about pollinators ...
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Protecting our Floodplains and Wetlands
Protecting the Island’s floodplains and wetlands is critical to climate change resilience and public health and safety. Floodplains are so named because they flood in ...
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2024 Accomplishments and 2025 Goals!
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) is the regional planning agency for Martha’s Vineyard Island and the Elizabeth Islands (together, comprising the County of Dukes County). ...
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ACE MV is Advancing Green Jobs
Alex Bullen Coutts, the Executive Director of ACE MV, joined the organization at a crucial time as it was nearing the end of its third ...
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Climate Change and Tick-Borne Illness
The connection between climate change and the rise in tick-borne illnesses, such as Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS), is becoming increasingly evident. Climate change is altering ...
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The Values of Biochar
Biochar is a key to climate change resilience. Through an MV Vision Fellowship with the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Maggie Craig is investigating the benefits of ...
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Home Insurance and Climate Change
The Martha’s Vineyard Times reported last week on what we all know to be true – that “several mainstream providers of home insurance are pulling ...
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Martha’s Vineyard Public Food Forest Plan
The MVC has partnered with landscape designer and MV Vision Fellow, Mary Sage Napolitan, to secure a grant through the MA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program ...
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