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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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