In celebration of Buck Island Reef’s 50th anniversary year as a National Monument, the National Park Service continues its public lectures about Buck Island Reef National Monument on every second Thursday of each month.
May’s lecture, entitled “Do’s and Don’ts a Buck Island Reef National Monument: Perspectives on Marine Safety” will be held from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, in the Danish Guinea West India Company Warehouse/ Slave Market Building. This month’s lecture will include members of the National Park Service’s Law Enforcement staff. They will discuss the general rules that they enforce as part of the National Park Service’s dual mission provide a safe recreational experience in the presence of protected natural and cultural resources. These include how local and federal agencies work together at Buck Island to achieve these goals.
The Christiansted National Historic Site parking lot will be ‘free’ and open for this event until 7 p.m.
The future topics and dates for lecture series are:
June 14 Lizards & Lignum Vitae Trees: Restoring Buck Island’s Plants and Animals
July 12 Hatchlings Off the Beach: Results from the Buck Island Reef Sea Turtle Program
Aug. 9 Buck Island’s Fisheries: Are Fishes Recovering
Sept. 13 The Legacy ofthe Concessions Program at Buck Island Reef NM
Oct. 11 Ups and Downs of Buck Island’s Coral Health
Nov. 8 Buck Island’s Ancient Peoples-Seen and Unseen
Dec. 13 The Rare and Unknown of Buck Island’s Marine Life
