Vegetation and Carbon Change on Martha’s Vineyard Protected Lands

The Sandplain Grassland Network’s review of grassland studies and interviews with managers of grassland and related disturbance-dependent habitats indicated that decreases in the frequency and intensity of disturbances were leading to increased cover of woody vegetation and decreases in plant species richness. At the same time, natural area managers nationwide increasingly recognize the importance of natural lands for offsetting carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning. In the summer of 2022 a team of scientists from the Woodwell Climate Science Center teamed with the Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to examine species and carbon change in more than…

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