Friends Celebrates Sea Turtle Week On St. John

PRESS RELEASE | Sea Turtle Week is Sunday, June 8 (World Ocean Day) to Monday, June 16 (World Sea Turtle Day) and Friends of Virgin Islands National Park will be celebrating the beautiful endangered species in our waters with a number of events.

• Turtle Trivia 

On Thursday, June 12 starting at 7:30pm, Trivia Night at The Tap Room in Mongoose Junction, Cruz Bay, will be all about sea turtles.

• Toast To Turtles

There will also be a Happy Hour Fundraiser on Monday, June 16 at The Tap Room with St. John Brewers generously donating a percentage of draft beer sales to the Sea Turtle Protection Program. At the same time, a Turtle Table will be set up in Mongoose Junction outside of North Shore Deli for anyone wanting to know more about the program.

To learn more about the Sea Turtle Protection Program, visit the Friends website at www.friendsvinp.org.