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Teenagers Take Top Honors Again In 20th Power Swim
Daily News Staff Once again, teenagers led the way in the longest race of the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park’s annual Beach to Beach Power Swim. Maryland teen…
Friends Celebrates 20 Years Of The Annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim On Memorial Weekend
PRESS RELEASE : St.John, US Virgin Islands, May 23, 2023 — Friends of Virgin Islands National Park’s annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim helps raise funds for marine conservation and youth programs…
Discovery of leatherbacks nesting on St. John is first in four years
By ANDREA MILAM | Virgin Islands Daily News St. John Correspondent The Friends of Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Program’s report on the 2022 nesting season, released last month…
Sea Turtle Program 2022 Season Report Available
The Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Monitoring and Protection Program aims to protect sea turtle nests, facilitate research projects, and spread awareness of sea turtle conservation. The program is…
Friends May Newsletter
This month’s newsletter looks back on a very successful Earth Day celebration. Every year Earth Day provides a singular day to share our mission and celebrate as an island community.…
Friends Marks Earth Day With Community
Press Release | St. John, US Virgin Islands, April 11, 2023 – Friends of Virgin Islands National Park’s 14th annual Earth Day celebration takes place in Franklin Powell Park on…
Friends Commissions St. John Economic Study
It is not uncommon to hear a recollection of what life on St. John used to be like among residents and longtime visitors. Likewise, common are conversations expressing creative ideas about what St.…
Friends April Newsletter
This month’s newsletter celebrates the laughter of children in the new playground which opened last month. It was a wonderful reminder of how so much of what we do is…
St. John Celebrates the Reconstruction of the Cruz Bay Playground
By Amy H. Roberts | March 25, 2023 | The Source US Virgin Islands “I promised myself I wouldn’t cry,” said Tonia Lovejoy, triumphing over a catch in her voice…
New Friends of V.I. National Park board chairman hopes to bring more community connection
By ANDREA MILAM St. John Correspondent / Virgin Islands Daily News Growing up on St. John, the Virgin Islands National Park was intertwined in many of Audrey Penn’s childhood experiences.…