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Maroon Sanctuary Park protects the region’s pristine shoreline and fragile coastal ecosystems. (DPNR photo)
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Of Geology, Jumbie Beads and Starlight

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Zenaida doves are very common in the Virgin Islands. In April 1857, Alfred Newton stated in his notebook that a Black woman was walking on a mountain dirt road north of Estate Castle Burke where she spotted a Zenaida dove ( Zenaida amabilis). (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
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Op-Ed: Recognizing Black Contributions to Ornithology in the Virgin Islands

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When I hiked with Nadia and her colleagues and friends on the east end of St. Croix, I thought of Crucian naturalist George A. Seaman when I explained to them how the rolling hills, valleys and coastal environment looked more than 150 years ago. Pictured is Jack Bay and Horse Shore Bay peninsula. (Photo by Nadia Owen-Graumond)
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Op-Ed: A Year-End Hike on St. Croix Brings the New Year into Focus

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An old Danish bridge at Estate Williams along Emancipation Road on the northern coast of St. Croix. This flowing stream was during heavy rainfall that came from the highlands or mountainous area of the St. Croix countryside. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Preservation of V.I.’s Historic Bridges is Critical to Our Cultural Heritage

By Olasee Davis -
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George A. Seaman was born in 1904 at a seaside village in Frederiksted. He died in 1997. (Submitted photo)
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Open Forum: The USVI Should be Thankful for the Conservation Efforts of George A. Seaman and the Gasperi Family

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Vegetarian kallaloo with green banana. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Kallaloo Stands Out as the Authentic V.I. National Dish

By Olasee Davis -
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The Lebanon Gut, a stream tributary to Concordia Creek, and valley watered by stream also called Lebanon Hill Gut, because emerging from hills on Lebanon Estate. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: The Importance of Guts in the Virgin Islands, Part 1

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A bowl of kallaloo -- a traditional dish in the Virgin Islands, especially St. Croix. (Shutterstock image)
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Commentary: Let Us Make Kallaloo Our National Dish for 2022

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