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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.…
Friends Impact Report 2022
The Friends of Virgin Islands National Park’s 2022 Annual Impact Report it now available. It highlights our work and achievements for the 2022 financial year (October 2021 – September 2022).…
Friends March Newsletter
In our March newsletter we publish our 2022 Impact Report and consider everything we collectively achieved! It is clear that in the face of challenges ranging from environmental shifts and…
Community comes together for mosaic mural project ahead of playground’s opening
By ANDREA MILAM St. John Correspondent / Virgin Islands Daily News By the time the first phase of the Cruz Bay playground rebuild is completed and opened to the public…
Friends Schedules Opening Of New Cruz Bay Playground
PRESS RELEASE St. John, US Virgin Islands, February 23, 2023 – Friends of Virgin Islands National Park is pleased to commemorate the opening of the Cruz Bay playground located adjacent to the…
Archaeology: Genever Finds
What’s in a name? Well for archaeologists it can be an informative way to learn more about the cultural materials that people left behind. The pictured ceramic fragment is part…