West Tisbury Climate Advisory Committee

08/30/2026

08/29/2026

Great advice for everyone!

08/28/2026

Sunday 4pm on the back porch!

Climate Book Club will meet on Sunday, August 30 this month, and will be reading Human Nature by Kate Marvel.

07/15/2026

Yellow soup from Canada fires - and a strong smell of smoke in West Tisbury today

07/14/2026

Ready Together

🐾 Join Us for July’s Ready Together: Community Preparedness presentation! 🐾

July is National Pet Preparedness Month, and this month we’re focusing on keeping every member of your family safe—including the four-legged ones.

Emergencies can happen with little warning, and your pets depend on you to have a plan. Join West Tisbury Emergency Management for “Pet Preparedness: How to Keep Your Pets Safe in an Emergency” to learn practical steps you can take before disaster strikes.

📅 Saturday, July 18
🕞 3:30 PM
📍 West Tisbury Free Public Library

We’ll discuss:
🐶 Creating a pet emergency plan
🐱 Building a pet go-kit
🐴 Evacuation planning for pets and livestock
📋 Identification, medical records, and reunification tips
🏠 Sheltering safely with your animals

Whether you have dogs, cats, birds, livestock, or other pets, you’ll leave with simple preparedness tips to help protect the animals that depend on you.

Free and open to the public! We hope you’ll join us as we continue getting Ready Together for emergencies.

07/13/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓️

Join us next week for our Fourth Annual Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Bioblitz!

Led by the Martha’s Vineyard Atlas of Life, we invite you to join us from Friday July 17th - Saturday July 18th for this community science event. This Bioblitz aims to record sightings of wildlife active both during the day and at night over a 24-hour period.

Come explore the State Forest and share your sightings on iNaturalist. There are many different events to attend on Friday and Saturday, or folks can go off on their own!

🪲 Friday July 17th: At 8:15 pm come learn about moths and other nocturnal insects under blacklight illumination.

🐦‍⬛🦋🌿 Saturday July 18th: attend various guided daytime wildlife walks, and more, all while logging sightings of different species.

All events are free but registration is encouraged to receive relevant updates. Follow this link for more information and to register! https://mval.biodiversityworksmv.org/events

Please also download the iNaturalist app 📱 to log your wildlife sightings.

All events will begin at the State forest Headquarters off of Barnes Road

No experience is needed, these events are open to all ages. Long pants, and insect repellent are recommended.

07/07/2026

Please join us!
Sunday July 19 on the back porch at 4

Come join us for our Climate Book Club at the West Tisbury Library! Our next meeting will be Sunday, July 19, at 4:00pm on the library porch. We will be reading and discussing Tom Dresser’s Historic Storms of Martha’s Vineyard.

This group is facilitated by Nicola Blake and Sue Hruby. Email the library at [email protected] to sign up and get your copy of the book. This event is free and open to the public.

07/03/2026

Be prepared - for pets sake!

On Saturday, July 18, at 3:30pm, at the West Tisbury Free Public Library, join Jennelle Gadowski of the West Tisbury Emergency Management Department for the next event in our monthly series, “Ready Together: Community Preparedness.” All are welcome.

This month’s topic is “Pet Preparedness: How to Keep Your Pets Safe in an Emergency”

Ensure your pets are safely included in your household’s emergency and evacuation plans. Disasters like fires, earthquakes, or floods require quick thinking, and your pets rely entirely on you for their safety. Free & open to the public!

06/20/2026

Moth night July 1 - don’t miss it!

Save the date!

Join us Wednesday July 1st from 8pm-11pm to learn about moths in the State Forest.

This public event will take place at the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Headquarters off Barnes Road.

This event is great for all ages. Come see moths and other nocturnal insects. Hear from moth experts about the species that inhabit Martha’s Vineyard.

This event is outdoors, please dress accordingly and prepare for mosquitoes.

The event is free but registration is encouraged. Please visit: https://mval.biodiversityworksmv.org/events to register!

06/20/2026

LOVE the Natural Neighbors program!

Recently we hosted a plant sale for members of the Natural Neighbors program.

With a focus on native plants that thrive in various habitats, there were many great options to choose from that worked for different substrates and environment types.

If you are interested in becoming a Natural Neighbor and learning about ways to incorporate more biodiversity into your yard, please visit our website to read more about the Natural Neighbor’s program! More info here: https://biodiversityworksmv.org/programs-projects/natural-neighbors-2/

During this particular sale, 17 plant packs and 71 shrubs were were distributed totaling 495 plants distributed to local yards. Since these plant sales first began, 7208 native plants have been incorporated within the community!