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National Park Service Announces 2024 Storm Refuge Permitting Procedures for Hurricane Hole

VI National Park, VI Coral Reef National Monument -
Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument announce procedures for mariners wanting to register their vessels in Hurricane Hole for the 2024 hurricane season.

Friends of VI National Park Accepting Applications for Summer Trail Crew

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park -
This summer job opportunity is an eight-week program running from June 26 to Aug. 4 and is open to Virgin Islands high school students, ages 15 to 18.

Friends of VI National Park Opens Registration for 21st Annual Beach to Beach Power Swim

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park -
 One of the most beautiful swims in the world, the Friends of Virgin Islands National Park’s Beach to Beach Power Swim includes the beaches of Maho Bay, Cinnamon Bay, Hawksnest Bay and Trunk Bay.

DPNR’S Historic Recovery Program Awards $1.9 M in Grants

V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources -
Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources has announced the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office’s (VISHPO) first round of historic recovery awards for qualified 2017 hurricanes Irma and Maria-damaged National Register Historic Sites in the territory.

National Park Service Awards $750,000 Grant to V.I. Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts

V.I. Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts -
The Old Barracks Property is a contributing structure of the Christiansted National Historic District. 

Plaskett Issues Statement on National Park Service’s Decision on Caneel Bay Redevelopment

Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett -
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett shared the following statement on the National Park Service’s decision to redevelop Caneel Bay and its Finding of No Significant Impact for the Caneel Bay Area Redevelopment and Management Environmental Assessment.

Virgin Islands National Park Now Accepts Online Payments for Overnight Mooring Fees

Virgin Islands National Park -
Virgin Islands National Park has announced that mariners who use the park’s mooring system can now make their payments online.

Reminder for Virgin Islands National Park’s Cruz Bay Visitor Center and Bulkhead Repairs

National Park Service -
On that day, a turbidity barrier will be installed from the National Park Service "pick up and drop off" bulkhead area.

NPS Offering Opportunity to Operate a Snorkel and Beach Business

National Park Service -
The National Park Service (NPS) is offering a 10-year concessions opportunity for a Watersports contract located at Virgin Islands National Park, to provide snorkel and equipment rental and instruction at Trunk Bay Beach, St. John.

Liberty Foundation Joins Friends of VI National Park to Celebrate Earth Day

Liberty Foundation/ Friends of Virgin Islands National Park -
The organizations partnered to help promote environmental protection and education efforts in the territory

V.I. National Park Hosting ‘Office Hours’ for Last Day of Caneel Bay Comment Period

By Source staff -
Virgin Islands National Park will host “office hours” on St. John and St. Thomas on Monday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. to make it easier for individuals to provide verbal or written comments about the Caneel Bay redevelopment project. No presentations are planned, and people can come and go during that time.

National Park Service Extends Public Comment on Exchange of St. John Land With USVI

National Park Service -
The territory determined that the Catherineberg Estate is the preferred site on St. John for a new public school -- due to its central location along an existing roadway and its relatively gentle slopes -- in exchange for territory-owned Whistling Cay.

National Park Service Selects Key Managers to Advance Operations Beyond Hurricane Recovery

The National Park Service -
NPS has selected three park managers at Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument: Scott Simmons as the deputy superintendent, Ludric Smith as the division chief of Visitor and Resource Protection and Ahmad Toure as the division chief of Interpretation, Education and Volunteers.  

V.I. National Park Dock in Cruz Bay to Close January Through August for Maintenance

Virgin Islands Port Authority -
The Virgin Islands Port Authority will allow mariners to use the Victor Sewer Marine Facility (The Creek) for loading and offloading only during the closure.

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park, St. John Rescue Offer Life Guard Training

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park -
all participants should be willing to sign a letter of intent to be involved with the Friends’ Learn to Swim Program in some capacity, whether as a lifeguard, water safety instructor or beachside presenter. 

Liberty Foundation Awards a $10,000 to Friends of VI National Park for Environmental Preservation

Liberty Foundation -
Liberty VI employees also participated in a volunteer effort to clean a trail and help keep the park’s grounds clean and healthy.

Friends of VINP Kicks Off Season with Full Lineup of Events, Seminars and Hikes

By Source staff -
With some 275 events, seminars, boat trips and hikes already on the 2022/23 schedule, Friends of Virgin Islands National Park is looking forward to engaging community and visitors with the park. 

NPS Continues to Seek Input From Public on Caneel Bay Contaminant Study

Press release -
To learn about the findings and recommendations of the recent Draft Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Report Addendum and to share feedback, please visit the Caneel Bay EE/ CA project website.

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park Awards Seven University Scholarships

Press release -
The $5,000 awards fall under the auspices of the Friends of the VI National Park's two scholarship programs: the Noble Samuel Scholarship and the Jeffery Matheny Scholarship. 

Nicole F. Angeli Receives Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Mark J. Reeff Memorial Award

Press release -
Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) congratulates Director Nicole F. Angeli, Ph.D., of the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) on her receiving the Mark J. Reeff Memorial Award at the 112th Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies that was held from Sept. 18-21. in Fort Worth, Texas.

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