Events

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Talks:

The Remarkable History of Penikese Island

West Tisbury Library

Date: Thursday, 12 December 2024
Time: 4:30pm

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Edgartown Library

Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Time: 5:30pm

Vineyard Haven Library

Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Time: 6:00pm

Oak Bluffs Library

Date: Thursday, 14 August 2025
Time: 5:00pm

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Reception:

Celebrating 150 Years of Botanical Surveys on Penikese Island!

Food + Drinks, Plants + History!

Date: Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole

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Join us for a reception at the Marine Biological Laboratory to celebrate and share a remarkable story of local botanical history.

Discover how this small island has played an outsized role in shaping American biology and continues to inspire environmental stewardship and scientific inquiry to this day.