Snowy coastal bluffs and shoreline on Martha’s Vineyard

Vineyard Conservation Society

The Island's Environmental Advocate

What We Do

A wooden boardwalk stretches straight through brown coastal brush of Martha's Vineyard dunes under a wide, cloud-filled sky.

Land Protection »

Protecting our Island since 1965.

Sam Look speaking during a Winter Walk on Marthas Vineyard

Education & Advocacy »

Strengthening our community’s environmental awareness.

Environmental Policy & Testimony »

The Island’s most respected voice for environmental advocacy.

A long line of bundled-up walkers crosses a grassy field beside bare autumn trees during a Vineyard Conservation Society winter walk on Martha’s Vineyard.

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Member support is what makes our work possible. Join us, or give today to help protect our island.

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Vineyard Lawns »

Your guide to creating a beautiful yard that protects our water quality and supports biodiversity.

Leaf Blower Bylaw »

In 2025, a group of citizens from across the Island, with support from VCS, successfully passed a local bylaw in five of our island towns regulating gas and electric leaf blowers and phasing out gas-powered leaf blowers by 2028.

Overhead shot of beach off martha's vineyard

PFAS »

Understanding the effects of PFAS on our community and environment

VCS is hiring summer interns. Apply Now! »

The Vineyard Conservation Society is proud to offer the Virginia (Ginny) Jones Internships in Civic Leadership and Environmental Advocacy. These paid summer internships were created to honor the life and legacy of Ginny Jones.

2026 Application

Events

Tue 31 Mar

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The Vineyard Conservation Society is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to preserving the environment of Martha’s Vineyard through advocacy, education, and the protection of the Island’s land and water.