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National Park’s Turtle Talks at Sea Brings Opportunity for Marine Awareness

By Ananta Pancham Feature in St. John Source on January 9, 2022 A partnership with Ocean Surfari has given the ...
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Friends of Virgin Islands National Park Announces First Recipients of Noble Samuel Scholarship

2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients are Ki’Janne’ Alfred and Lila Uzzell  St.John, US Virgin Islands, December 6, 2021 -- Noble Samuel was a Ranger ...
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Nesting sea turtles have Friends: Park program volunteers

By SARA KIRKPATRICK Daily News Staff - This feature appeared in VI Daily News on November 12, 2021. Sandy beaches ...
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FRIENDS LINES UP SEMINARS AND BEACH CLEANUPS FOR OCEAN WEEK ON ST. JOHN

PRESS RELEASE: St.John, US Virgin Islands, October 4, 2021 -- Inspired by Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup, Friends of Virgin ...
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Scholarship to carry on Noble Samuel’s legacy

Virgin Islands Daily News  By ANDREA MILAM St. John Correspondent A chance encounter more than 50 years ago has led ...
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Young St. Johnian making waves with nature photography

This article in The Virgin Islands Daily News is a wonderful introduction to the newest member of the Friends team! ...
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Leinster Bay recognized for significance in the history of resistance to enslavement

Congratulations to the VI National Park team that did the work to get Leinster Bay Plantation accepted into the National ...
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Increase in volunteers bolsters support for turtle monitoring program

Virgin Islands Daily News Article By ANDREA MILAM / March 18, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic found a lot of people ...
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COVID can’t quash the culture: Folklife Festival set to celebrate 30 years

Friends is honored to support the Park's Folk Life Festival. Extract from an article in the Virgin Islands Daily News. ...
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Taino Today, Part 4: Recent Discoveries at Cinnamon Bay Show Presence of Early Indigenous Culture.

Extract from an article The Source: Taino Today, Part 4: Recent Discoveries at Cinnamon Bay Show Presence of Early Indigenous ...
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