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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…
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…
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…
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…