West Tisbury Climate Advisory Committee

05/13/2026

Hurricane season begins June 1

🌪️ National Hurricane Preparedness Week is Here! 🌪️

We encourage all residents and visitors of Martha’s Vineyard to take time this week to prepare for hurricane season.

🌀 Hurricane season begins June 1st — and preparation now can make all the difference later.

Take action today:

✅ Build or refresh your emergency kit
Include water, non-perishable food, medications, flashlights, batteries, and important documents.

✅ Make a plan
Know your evacuation routes, shelter options, and how you’ll communicate with family.

✅ Stay informed
Sign up for local alerts through CivicReady and monitor trusted sources like US National Weather Service Boston MA and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA).

✅ Prepare your home
Secure outdoor items, clear gutters, and understand your flood risk—especially in coastal areas.

✅ Don’t forget pets and neighbors
Plan for animals and check in on those who may need extra assistance.

🌊 Hurricanes and tropical storms can bring strong winds, heavy rain, storm surge, and power outages to our island community. Being prepared helps keep you, your family, and our community safe.

📲 Learn more from FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Ready at www.Ready.gov

04/22/2026

Essential conversations
Saturday 6-7:30p Aquinnah Town Hall

04/22/2026

Tomorrow at the Aquinnah Town Hall 3-5p
We can all learn from island preparedness and resilience conversations.

04/12/2026

Saturday 3:30!

📣 Ready Together: Community Preparedness – April Session

April is National Financial Literacy Month, and preparedness isn’t just about supplies—it’s also about your financial readiness. 💵

Join West Tisbury Emergency Management for our next Ready Together session:
💡 Emergency Financial Preparedness: Planning Today for Tomorrow

📍 West Tisbury Free Public Library
📅 Saturday, April 18
🕒 3:30–4:30 PM

This informative and practical presentation will cover how to:
• Organize critical documents
• Safeguard personal and financial information
• Plan for unexpected expenses
• Recover more quickly after a disaster

Participants will receive a FREE Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) and learn how to use it to securely store essential records—all in one accessible place.

Being financially prepared can reduce stress, speed recovery, and help keep you and your family resilient when it matters most.

✅ Free and open to the public
Let’s continue to get Ready Together!

04/11/2026

Join us Sat April 18 for Earth Day Beach Clean-up!

04/11/2026

Starting soon - invasive Grey Willow removal at Mill Pond. 🙏🏻
No public access due to safety concerns.

Public Notice:
Beginning the week of 4/20, Wilkinson Ecological will be on site at the Mill Pond to remove 15 invasive grey willow trees. For safety reasons, there will be no public access to the site while this work is underway. This work was coordinated by the Mill Brook Watershed Management Committee, the Selectboard, the Park and Recreation Committee, and the Conservation Commission, and was unanimously supported by town meeting voters on 9/16/26. Thank you for your cooperation.

03/27/2026

Finally good news

After more than 20 years’ worth of planning, construction and legal fights, Massachusetts has its first completed offshore wind energy project in Vineyard Wind.

03/27/2026

03/26/2026

Come learn about how you can start your transition away from expensive fossil fuels like oil and propane so you can be more resilient

On Thursday, March 26, from 4-5:30pm, come meet Vineyard Power at the West Tisbury Library. Free and open to the public.

“Vineyard Power, selected by the Cape Light Compact as your Mass Save Community First Partner.

Through education and community support, Vineyard Power will help you and your neighbors gain access to no-cost home energy assessment, rebates for energy efficient home heating appliances, assistance in adopting renewable energy resources, such as solar, and other incentives available in our island transitions away from fossil fuels.”