Let's do our part to help make a difference! Ocean Week on St. John is October 18 to 23! Join Friends for a series of online seminars and a whole lot of beach cleanup! LEARN MORE
OCEAN WEEK Virtual Seminar Presenters: Adren Anderson and Willow Melamet, VINP Sea Turtle Monitoring and Protection Program Coordinators Description: Sea turtles have been swimming the world's oceans for millions of years. Learn more about the sea turtles that call St. John home and utilize the island's beaches and waters as vital nesting and feeding grounds.…
OCEAN WEEK Virtual Seminar Presenter: Kelly Lawson, Island Green Living Association Description: Trash not only crams our overflowing landfills, it also pollutes the land and ocean. Much of what society considers “waste” is actually a resource. Island Green will explain how their innovative programming keeps valuable items out of the waste stream – from vegetative debris…
OCEAN WEEK Virtual Seminar Presenters: Danielle Olive, Fisheries Biologist I and Victoria Beasley, Wildlife Biologist II DFW-DPNR Description: Coral reefs and seagrass meadows are vital to supporting healthy oceans, including here in the US Virgin Islands. Join us to learn more about their importance, threats they face and local initiatives to promote their health. SIGN UP…
OCEAN WEEK Virtual Seminar Presenter: Lee Richter, Marine Biological Science Technician, NPS Description: Get ready to explore some of St. John's small yet colorful, rarely seen, and often under-appreciated cryptic fish species. You'll learn how to identify some of the island's coolest cryptic fish species, and discover how and where to find them. Let the underwater scavenger…