Research Reports, Projects & Papers

 Friends of Virgin Islands National Park funds and supports a number of research projects in the park ranging from natural resource subjects to the economics of sustaining a growing visitor population. In addition, a number of papers related to the history and natural resources on the island can be found here.

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Resource Reports

A number of reports related to visitation, economics, demographics and more have been commissioned over the years.  

Doris Jadan guide to the N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y OF ST.JOHN

Natural Resource History

Current and historical papers and documents related to St. John's natural resources. 

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Bat Research

Bat recovery research post 2017 hurricanes and developing bioacoustic classifiers to identify local bat species.

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Bird Research

Research examining the impact of the 2017 hurricanes on the bird population in the park including trees and shrubs that function as a habitat for birds.