EARTH DAY : APRIL 22, 2023
Let’s protect our ocean and our reefs together! Please join the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park's 14th annual Earth Day celebration! The 2023 theme focuses on the beautiful oceans that surround our island home and highlights what each of us can do to make a difference!
EARTH WEEK SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY APRIL 15
- Beach Cleanups across the island | 9am to 12pm.
- Drunk Bay Beach | Friends of the Park. Meet at 9am in the Salt Pond Parking Lot
- Princess Bay | VI Expedition Company. Meet at 9am at Princess Bay.
- Cruz Bay Beach | Low Key Watersports. Meet at 9am in front of their store.
- Jumbie Beach | Rotary Club of St. John | Meet at 7:30am at Jumbie parking lot.
TUESDAY APRIL 18
- Trail Crew Volunteer walkup program | Marine debris staging | 8AM | Meet at NPS Maintenance Lot at 8AM or Cinnamon Parking Lot at 8:30AM | Debris will be picked up by our crew and Dulce Vita Sails later in the month.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 19
- Annual Tree Giveaway | 8AM to 9:30AM | NPS Visitor Center pavilion | 300 trees available on a first come, first served basis.
THURSDAY APRIL 20
- Trail Crew Volunteer walkup program | Marine debris staging | 8AM | Meet at NPS Maintenance Lot at 8AM or Cinnamon Parking Lot at 8:30AM | Debris will be picked up by our crew and Dulce Vita Sails later in the month.
FRIDAY APRIL 21 | EARTH DAY FAIR & LITTER STOMP PARADE
- Earth Day Fair & Litter Stomp Parade | 9AM to 2PM | Franklin Powell Park
- Attended by students at STJ schools
- Litter Stomp Crew Competition
- Junior Ranger Awards
- Waste Management Recognition
SATURDAY APRIL 22 | EARTH DAY
- Beach Cleanup | Get Trashed St John & Unitarian Universalist Church | 10AM to 2PM | Hawksnest Beach.
EARTH DAY FAIR BOOTHS
- Sea Turtle Protection | VINP Sea Turtle Protection team
- Fruit Tree Planting | VINP Trail Crew
- What Friends does | Friends of VINP
- Archaeology in the park | NPS
- Know Your Park | NPS
- Historical Cruz Bay | St John Historical Society
- Meet the Litter Critter, Trivia & Waste Management Best Practices | VIWMA
- Birds, Birds, Birds | Audubon Society
- Recycle Right | Island Green Living
- All About Mangroves | Grimes Lab, UVI
- STEM Tools & Gadgets | VI Epscor
- VI Marine Advisory Service
- Rotary Club of St. John
- Coral Reef Health & Lionfish Threats | CORE Foundation
- VI Reef Response.
- Watershed Management | Coral Bay Community Council
2023 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, Cafe Roma, and Virgin Islands National Park.
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