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Friends June Newsletter
There are few moments more magical than observing life in the wild. As one of our Power Swim participants noted when sharing the ocean with marine life, there is a…
Friends Beach to Beach Power Swim Recap
News of St. John | May 28, 2026 | Good Morning St. John. Three hundred sixty-one swimmers hit the water at Maho Bay on Sunday morning, and when the dust…
Uszenski adds to swimming resume by winning Beach to Beach Power Swim
VI Daily News | By BILL KISER Daily News Sports Editor | St. Thomas’ Reagan Uszenski has spent the past several years putting her name in the U.S. Virgin Islands’…
Maho Bay Welcomes 361 Swimmers to Joe Kessler’s Beach 2 Beach Race
The Source US Virgin Islands | By Judi Shimel | May 24, 2026 | Two swimmers from Fairhope, Alabama, led the field Sunday at Joe Kessler’s Beach 2 Beach Power…
361 Swimmers Participating in Joe Kessler’s Beach To Beach Power Swim
PRESS RELEASE | May 20, 2026 | In its 23rd year, Friends of Virgin Islands National Park’s Annual Joe Kessler’s Beach To Beach Power Swim is ranked in the top 25…
Friends May Newsletter
Celebrating the small joys in life is like savoring the sweet nectar of a ripe mango – it’s essential for our well-being and happiness! At Friends of Virgin Islands National…
Virgin Islands National Park Issues Request for Proposals for Caneel Bay Redevelopment
NPS PRESS RELEASE | May 7, 2026 at 9 a.m. | Southeast Region Commercial Services Office | ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands — Virgin Islands National Park today announced a…
May Membership Drive Raffle
PRESS RELEASE – The work of Friends of Virgin Islands National Park to help protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources in Virgin Islands National Park, educate island youth,…
Record Sea Turtle Nesting Season on St. John
PRESS RELEASE — In the sea turtle nesting season that begun with the June 30, 2025 discovery of a nest and ended with the final nest excavation on February 19,…
Hundreds of St. John Children Join in Celebration of Earth Day
By Judi Shimel | The Source US VIrgin Islands | April 24, 2026 | Educators and environmental scientists joined hundreds of school children this week for a celebration of Earth…