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Friends November Newsletter
The delicate beauty of a hummingbird nest spotted in the Park is a lovely reminder of the power of the small stuff. The smallest acts of kindness in our everyday…
Friends October Newsletter
Like the young boy in this photo, we are jumping back into our season which is packed full of meaningful activities to help connect you with your park. This year we…
FriendsVINP Produces ‘Project Tektite – America’s Undersea Space Program’
The Source US Virgin Islands | October 4, 2026 | By Amy H. Roberts | When you think of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands in the 1960s, what…
Friends September Newsletter
It is easy to see the similarities in the network of veins in our own hands with the vascular system of a sea grape leaf. As Leo Tolstoy wrote: “One…
Reporter’s Notebook Part 4: St. John Resident Submits FOIA Request Seeking Answers to Changes in Caneel Bay Development Plan
The Source US Virgin Islands | July 26, 2026 | By Amy H. Roberts | Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series concerning the future development of…
Friends August Newsletter
When Robert Stanton (Director of the Park Service 1977-2001 and Virgin Islands National Park Superintendent 1971-1974) visited St. John after more than 20 years, it was the North Shore that…
Reporter’s Notebook Part 3: Community Leaders Weigh in on New Plan to Redevelop Caneel Bay
The Source US Virgin Islands | July 26, 2026 | By Amy H. Roberts | Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series concerning the future development of…
Reporter’s Notebook Part 2: Commercialization Trumps Conservation Under New Plan for Caneel Bay’s Development
The Source US Virgin Islands | July 21, 2026 | By Amy H. Roberts | Editor’s note: This is the second part of a continuing series about the redevelopment of…
Friends July Newsletter
Summer in the park is in full swing with Learn to Swim and Learn To Fish sessions for summer campers and the Summer Trail Youth Crew working hard and learning…
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…