The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Center for Marine and Environmental Studies (CMES), through its GRROE USVI Mangroves Program, in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), invites the community to its final annual Great Mangrove Cleanup.
📅 Saturday, April 18th
🕘 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Vessup Bay (National Park Road), St. Thomas
Since 2018, volunteers have helped remove over 26 tons of marine debris from mangrove ecosystems across the USVI. Last year, 88 volunteers collected an impressive 5,527 lbs. of debris at this very site—but there is still more to be done.
Community members are encouraged to participate, support environmental preservation efforts, and earn community service hours.
🔗 Register today: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoQ0NMq-vJbdY6UUjppLTpvSKsVm3rMb9SYvXJEMQSnleQfA/viewform?pli
For more information, contact Zola Roper at zola.roper@uvi.edu
Let’s come together to protect our mangroves!
