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Emancipation Garden on St. Thomas where the Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinate) trees were pruned improperly. (Photo by Dale Morton)
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Open Forum: Don’t Let Ignorance Destroy Our Tree Heritage

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The historic Oxholm map of St. John, 1788-1780, a mountainous island of 20 square miles. (Image courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: How St. John Became Part of the Danish West Indies

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A group of hikers inside the Estate Parasol sugar mill on St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Government Must Act to Preserve Lands, History of Northwest St. Croix

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Leading a hike with teachers, archaeologists, medical doctors, parents, grandparents, students, hikers, etc., at Maroon Ridge for Emancipation Day. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Maroon Country Long Identified as Worthy of Preservation

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This is the northwest of Maroon Country where lands were exchanged hundred of times since the middle 1600s. (Photo courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: It’s Time to Reclaim Maroon Country

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With my backpack, hat on, and hiking boots on feet teaching the cultural and environmental massage to protect Maroon Country. (Photo courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Setting Aside Wilderness Areas a Tremendous Value to Territory

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Runaway slaves often made their escapes in canoes. (Image courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Puerto Rico Shares Some of St. Croix’s Rich Maroon History

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Olasee Davis, left, leads hikers on a trek of Maroon Ridge, where they overlook the Maroon Hole. Enslaved people jumped from these cliffs and deep valleys in a bid for freedom, according to oral history. (Photo courtesy of Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: A Maroon Territorial Park is Not an Option But a Must

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The sun sets on the forest of the Northwest Quarter of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: St. Croix’s Maroons Set the Stage For Freedom in the Danish West Indies

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Several graves at the Estate Annaly burial ground dating from the late 1700s to the 1900s. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Open Forum: Our Maroon Ancestors Deserve A Sanctuary on St. Croix

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