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- 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
Join Us at the 3rd Annual Earth Day Festival!
Celebrate Earth Day with The Vineyard Way crew at the 3rd Annual Earth Day Festival this Saturday, April 19th, at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum! The ...
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Preparing for Rising Waters: Updating Floodplain & Wetlands Bylaws
As climate change accelerates, Martha’s Vineyard is already experiencing the impacts of sea level rise, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding. To respond to these ...
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MVP 2.0 Project: Advancing Climate Resilience on Martha’s Vineyard
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) is happy to announce that it has received grant funding from the Massachusetts Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program to support ...
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A Message About Leaf Blowers from the MVC Climate Change Coordinator
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission Climate Change Coordinator sent a letter to the editors of our two island news outlets this week. Here is the letter, ...
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Flood Safety and Storm Tide Awareness: Protecting Our Island
Living on Martha’s Vineyard means we’re surrounded by the beauty of the ocean, but it also means staying aware of the risks that come with ...
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Call for Donations! Help Us Understand the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
Climate change will impact the local economy in many ways, including the high cost of adaptation, town budget shortfalls due to the loss of property ...
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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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