The founding members of the St. Croix Seashell Society, Sharon Grimes, Zoraida Jacobs, Elizabeth Robb, and Marcia Taylor, are pleased to invite you to the Gala Opening of our first exhibit on January 23, 2015 at Fort Frederik in Frederiksted. Join us for this premier Seashell Exhibit from 6pm – 9pm. There will also be … Continue reading
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Food, Fun, and Festivities at Christmas Spoken Here
‘ This year the St. George Village Botanical Garden will be holding its annual Christmas Spoken Here holiday festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 7. This is a festive, family friendly day full of food, music, and Christmas cheer. Children aged 12 and under will be allowed to come in free; adults pay … Continue reading
Come Grow & Learn at the Botanical Garden — DIY Body Scrubs
On November 22, the St. George Village Botanical Garden will be having its monthly Grow & Learn workshops. Come out at 10:00 at the Garden’s Visitors’ Center and learn about how different plants and botanicals have been utilized in skin care and cosmetic wellness. Afterwards, use different types of ingredients from oils, sugars, salts, and … Continue reading
The 21st Annual Earth Day Eco-Fair
The St. Croix Environmental Association has coordinated the annual Eco-Fair for St. Croix students for 21 years now!! This year was another fantastic success. Check out all the exciting things the island’s 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders learned last week at the St. George Village Botanical Garden. Students play a game and can recite … Continue reading
Aloha St. George!
Get to the Garden this Saturday for a Grow & Learn that’ll have you craving pigs and pineapples! Continue reading
To DYE for!
Curious adults should be sure to join Grow & Learn at the St. George Village Botanical Garden this Saturday to understand the natural dyes found in plants around island. Continue reading
Find a Frenzy or snorkel with Friends!
Head to the beautiful St. George Village Botanical Garden this Saturday for a Floral Frenzy! 9am-11am Find more info at http://www.sgvbg.org Prefer a seatacular to floralicious? Join the Friends of the St. Croix East End Marine Park at Divi Resort and Casino for a group snorkel. Bring your own snorkel gear. 9am Find more info … Continue reading
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Your Friends are up to SOME good!
The Friends of the STXEEMP are still diligently seeking to build awareness of the territory’s first marine park–the St. Croix East End Marine Park. We did a lot in 2013 and have so much more planned for 2014–snorkel outings, lunch seminars, bayside hikes, presentations, stand-up paddle boarding, TWO lionfish derbies and a new event, Don’t … Continue reading
2013 In Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,600 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 43 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading
How do we respond to the invasion?
The first sighting of this venomous beast in our waters was 2003, and the first response plan was written in 2009. Now is the time to reload our spear guns, tie our response to economic benefits, and build our capacity for dealing with and learning about the lionfish. The Nature Conservancy, working with DPNR’s DFW and … Continue reading
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