EARTH DAY : APRIL 22, 2024
Let’s protect our beautiful island together! Please join Friends of Virgin Islands National Park's 15th annual Earth Day celebration! The 2024 theme is Growing For Tomorrow!
EARTH DAY EVENTS
Monday April 15 | CONSERVATION CONVERSATION PANEL | Watch the recording here.
Saturday April 20 | BEACH CLEANUPS | Join Friends at Drunk Bay | Meet at 9am in Salt Pond Parking Lot
Monday April 22 | EARTH DAY FAIR | More info below.
Tuesday April 23 | TRAIL CREW VOLUNTEER PLANTING | Details posted on social media on Monday, April 22
Wednesday April 24 | COMMUNITY PLANT GIVEAWAY | NPS Visitor Center Pavilion, Cruz Bay | 8am to 10am
Thursday April 25 | TRAIL CREW VOLUNTEER PLANTING | Details posted on social media on Monday, April 22
EARTH DAY BEACH CLEANUP 2024
Join Friends of Virgin Islands National Park at DRUNK BAY | Saturday, April 20, 2024 | Meet at Salt Pond parking lot at 9am
THANK YOU to these organizations & businesses pledging to make a difference this Earth Week!
- LEINSTER BAY | Lila Uzzell
- HART BAY | STJ Yacht Club
- NORTH & SOUTH HAULOVER | Salty Daze Charters
- HONEYMOON | Caneel Bay Beach Club
- JUMBIE | Rotary Club
- MAHO | Reef2Peak
- JOHNSONS | Kids And The Sea (KATS)
- HAWKSNEST | 340 Real Estate
- CRUZ BAY | Low Key
- BEACH TBD | Lime Out
EARTH DAY FAIR 2024
Powell Park | Monday, April 22, 2024
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park's Annual Earth Day Fair for St. John and St. Thomas school students focuses on learning how to work and live sustainably in the Virgin Islands. The Earth Day Fair kicks off with a Litter Stomp Parade lead by VI Waste Management’s Litter Critter with a pizza party prize for the class in each school with the most creative Litter Stomp Crew. Booths at the fair hosted by community organizations, businesses, and UVI students cover subjects as diverse as coral reef protection, Cruz Bay history, birds, plants, turtles, recycling, and mangrove protection. This event includes a Junior Ranger Award ceremony, and recognition for the waste management workers.
The 2024 booths are
- Sea Turtle Protection | Park Sea Turtle Protection team
- Flora & Fauna | Park Trail Crew
- What Friends does | Friends of VINP
- Know Your Park | National Park Service
- Our Marine World | National Park Service
- Historical Cruz Bay | St John Historical Society
- Meet the Litter Critter & Waste Management Best Practices | VIWMA
- Soil & Water Conservation | Dept of Agriculture
- Birds, Birds, Birds | Audubon Society
- Recycle Right | Island Green Living
- All About Mangroves | Grimes Lab, UVI
- STEM Tools & Gadgets | VI Epscor
- Save Our Reefs | UVI Coral Conservation
- On The Water | UVI Marine Advisory Service
- Rotary Club of St. John
- Watershed Management | Coral Bay Community Council
- Celebrate Our Earth Face Painting | St John School of the Arts
- Energy & Water Conservation | VI Water & Power Authority
- Coral Reef Health & Lionfish Threats | CORE Foundation
- Traditional Cultural Uses of Plants & Crafts | Ital Delroy Anthony
2024 Partners & Sponsors
Earth Day is made possible thanks to our partners and sponsors: Liberty Foundation, Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority, USVI Sports, Park & Recreation, USVI Tourism, and Virgin Islands National Park.
