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Spotted turtles are a Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) in all 21 states in which they occur. The Status Assessment and Conservation Plan for the Spotted Turtle in the Eastern United [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) have recorded 224 different species since 1960, including 5 species seen during the count week but not on the count day. That is a shocking [...]

    Part of our mission at BiodiversityWorks is to mentor young people interested in the field of wildlife biology and science. Young adults (high school & college) need [...]

BiodiversityWorks Center for Wildlife Studies On January 31, 2020, BiodiversityWorks purchased the building and 1.6 acres at 18 Helen Avenue in Vineyard Haven from The Nature Conservancy for [...]

Thank you for your interest in supporting BiodiversityWorks! We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization based on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Our EIN is 43-1331825, and we [...]

For the last few years, the spring months are a mix of worry and excitement as we focus our attention on maternity season for the rare Northern Long-eared Bat (Northerns) we study and their [...]

                    We’ve been using radio-telemetry to track the movements and habitat use of four black racers on Martha’s [...]

In the wee hours of January 5th, 2019, Robert Culbert was out owling to begin his species list for the 59th Annual Martha’s Vineyard Christmas Bird Count (MV CBC). He went to [...]

I think often about whether my grandchildren will be able to enjoy the wonderful diversity of nature we now have on the Vineyard – the multitude of shorebirds that pass through in the [...]

Volunteering with BiodiversityWorks over the past few years has allowed me an inside look at the lives of some of the Vineyard’s most interesting residents. The learning curve has been steep as I [...]