Once the leaves fall, our Vineyard woodlands become a tapestry of lichens. This morning, we will pass around local lichens living on oak branches and delve into their interiors, exploring how their fungi, algae, and bacteria collaborate and reciprocate to create new organisms. We will conclude by thinking of each lichen as a self-sustaining ecosystem, and ask how they […]
Wampanoag tribal members will offer a look at the culture and care they are taking to preserve their peoples and land at a special program by the Unitarian Universalist Society of Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday, October. 4 at 10 am. Brad Lopes education director for the tribe, and Carole Vandal, a retired educator and tribal […]
As summer passes into memory, we stand on the cusp of autumn and all the promise it offers us. Transitional moments like this are both heavy and light; the equinox provides a moment of pause, an opportunity for us to consider how to shift the weight in our own lives to achieve better balance personally […]