Volunteers
are needed at the ESTATE ADVENTURE NATURE TRAIL to help clean the trail, prune trees, cut bush, and build a new bridge & pavilion. Our next Trail Field Day is July 25, 2010. Volunteer or student groups please contact Mr. Olasee Davis at 692-4053 / odavis@uvi.edu or the V.I.
RC&D Office at 692-9632 x5 / vircd@usvircd.org for details.
ADVENTURE GUT RESTORATION
V.I. RC&D, with assistance from VIDOA, DPNR, North Carolina State University, UVI & SEA, repaired ~300 feet of damaged stream bank in August 2009 - Visit our Adventure Gut Restoration page for details!
Go Green with Storm Water! Install a Rain Garden on your property to help reduce flooding and coastal water pollution. Visit V.I. RC&D's Rain Garden Demonstrations on St. Croix at the V.I. Waste Management Authority Green House Program, Pearl B Larsen Elementary School or St. Croix Seventh-day Adventist School, or check out our
Rain Garden page for details.
V.I. RC&D needs your help! Please use the PayPal button to donate to V.I. RC&D, or contact the office at 340-692-9632 x5 or vircd@usvircd.org.
V.I. RC&D Awarded $404,000 USDA Forest Service Economic Stimulus Grant to Map St. Croix Urban Trees!
The Virgin Islands Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. (V.I. RC&D) and the St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA), are pleased to announce the receipt of a $404,000 grant from the USDA Forest Service / International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) funded through the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act to implement the St. Croix Hurricane & Hazardous Fuel Mitigation Project. The project is a management, planning, job training and outreach program intended to promote hurricane and fire risk reduction, community health, forest health improvement and job training.
V.I. RC&D Awarded $2.78 Million NOAA Habitat Restoration Economic Stimulus Grant to Reduce Watershed Runoff and Protect Coastal & Marine Habitats!
The Virgin Islands Resources Conservation & Development Council - in partnership with DPNR, Coral Bay Community Council, Estate Fish Bay Homeowners Association, The Nature Conservancy, UVI Center for Marine & Environmental Studies, and various researchers from the University of San Diego and University of Texas-Austin, is delighted to announce that they have been awarded over $2.7 million in NOAA Coastal & Marine Habitat Restoration funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for their USVI Coastal Habitat Restoration through Watershed Stabilization project to execute erosion control work in St Croix (East End Bay) and in St. John (Coral Bay and Fish Bay watersheds). Visit USVI Coastal Habitat Restoration through Watershed Stabilization project for more information on V.I. RC&D's NOAA grant.
The Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. (V.I. RC&D) is a locally organized, sponsored and led nonprofit organization that helps people in the territory plan and carry out activities that increase conservation of natural resources, support leadership development, and enhance the environment and standard of living in our communities. V.I. RC&D is successful because it provides USVI residents with the means to solve environmental problems and promote sustainable use of natural resources at the local level. V.I. RC&D was created and organized by local people, who define our goals and work with a broad range of public and private entities to achieve our objectives. Local people make the choices for the community - whether we work on land conservation & water management, land management, community development, or something unique to our particular area. In every case, local people are making the difference.
Disclaimer: All V.I. RC&D programs and services are offered on a non-discriminatory basis, without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual preference, and marital or familial status. To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 20250, or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal employment opportunity employer.
