Pennywise Preserve
Attention Frost Bottom Lovers!
Walk, bike, horseback ride, or wheelchair.
From the Land Bank's description: 175 acres located between the neighborhoods along the Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury Roads were purchased cooperatively by the Land Bank and the...
Middle Line Woods Preserve
Even Our Dumps are Worth a Visit
From the Land Bank's description: This property’s location, next to the Chilmark landfill, makes it an inauspicious location for a memorable natural experience, right? Wrong. The ridgelines are high —...
Sweetened Water Preserve
From the Land Bank's description: Edgartown takes justifiable pride in its scenic West Tisbury Road, which is the occidental entrance into town center. Formerly overgrown and hosting a prominent house, this property was restored to open...
Crow Hollow Farm
Horses instead of Houses...
From the Land Bank's description:
Here is a horse farm, which provides a patch of field along the Tiah’s Cove Road.
Getting there:Â Down New Lane three quarters of a mile.
For more information, visit the...
Child Farm East
Just another nice vista, but worth remembering it's not there by accident.
From the Land Bank's description:
The Land Bank was intrigued by a proposal made in 2000 by this property’s owner: he would, in exchange for...
Blackwater Pond Reservation
Another choice parcel on the Cross Town Trail. This is 100 plus acres of prime birding, walking, paddling, easy mountain biking and it's wheelchair friendly, too.
From the Land Bank's description:
The Land Bank is drawn to...
Thimble Farm
Another gem on the Cross Town Trail. This is 35 plus acres of farmland forever...
From the Land Bank's description: Thimble Farm was long a fixture on the Island, known for its innovative hydroponic greenhouses. The land surrounding...
Little Duarte Pond Preserve
Another choice parcel on the Cross Town Trail.
From the Land Bank's description: The Commonwealth offers farmers a preferential tax assessment, in order to prevent local taxes from undermining farm businesses. Several conditions apply, one of which is...
Tea Lane Farm
All Ye Followers of the Heliodaemonic...
Whatever that means, but if the Land Bank says it's there, trust us, it's there. "Atop the hillock," no less. If you know what it means, by all means...
South Indian Hill Woodlands Preserve
A Little Pocket of Woods
Not necessarily worth a special trip, more like a useful break on the spread of North Tisbury...
From the Land Bank's description: Cluttered roadsides are a prime reason why some regions of...
