The National Park Service will continue its lecture series this month with a lecture and discussion hosted by Jenn Travis of the Friends of St. Croix East End Marine Park/CZM. As a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Management Fellow working with the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources at the East End Marine Park, Travis will share information with all interested people who operate in the marine environment. The discussion is relevant to boaters, divers, swimmers, snorkelers, kite surfers and anyone else with an interest in sustainable marine use.
Travis came to St. Croix in 2009. Since then, she has managed the Turtle Watch Education Program at Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, been an active member of the V.I. Network of Environmental Educators, led hundreds of snorkel tours, coordinated the education program at St. George Village Botanical Garden, co-designed a communication and outreach plan for V.I. Marine Protected Areas Network, and completed her Master of Science in Education degree at Old Dominion University. Her work with the East End Marine Park hopes to develop a sustainable future for St. Croix through the NOAA Coral Reef Fellows program.
The lecture will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Danish Guinea West India Company Warehouse/ Slave Market Building. The Christiansted National Historic Site parking lot will be free, opened at 4:45 p.m. and closed at 7 p.m. for the event.
