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Reporter’s Notebook: NPS Ignores Community Concerns Under New Development Plan for Caneel Bay

The Source US Virgin Islands | June 24, 2026 | By Amy H. Roberts | If you assumed the National Park Service was moving forward with its 2023 plan to rebuild…

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STJ Sea Turtle Program Holds Training Session for Volunteers on Saturday

The Source US Virgin Islands | June 17, 2026 | | By Amy H. Roberts | Are you the kind of person who enjoys a quiet morning walk on a…

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Seven Scholarships Awarded By Friends

Press Release | June 15, 2026 | Seven scholarships have been awarded by Friends of Virgin Islands National Park to Virgin Islands youth studying at the undergraduate level in the…

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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…

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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…

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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’…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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