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DPNR Emphasizes Importance of Reading With ‘Adventure in Library’ … Deadline Thurs

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces its first territorial summer camp, "Adventure at Your Library." The "Adventure at Your Library" Summer camp is designed to foster…

John McCarthy June 24, 2018

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UVI Professor Asks Homeowners Who Find Bats to Get Expert Help Relocating Them

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- As we go into another hurricane season, homeowners especially are asked to seek help before evicting an unusual type of refugee from last…

John McCarthy June 19, 2018

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DPNR ALERT: Saharan Dust Presents An Air Pollution Hazard … At Its Peak Right Now

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources advised the public of an on-going air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa. The dust is…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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DPNR Says Virgin Islands Boating and Mooring Registration Begins on June 11

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that the Division of Environmental Enforcement will begin vessel and mooring registrations for the 2018-2019 year on Monday,…

John McCarthy June 6, 2018

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MOONLIGHTING MASTERMIND: DPNR Officer Guilty of Moving 100 Kilos of Cocaine

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former peace officer with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) was found guilty of trying to move at least…

John McCarthy June 1, 2018

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DPNR Water Expert Explains Why St. Croix’s Beaches Haven’t Been Sampled in Eight Weeks

QUALITY UNKNOWN: An area of beachfront St. Croix that used to be sampled, Princess Condo Row in Golden Rock. (PHOTO COURTESY: DPNR) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The…

John McCarthy May 28, 2018

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DPNR Wants To Help You Recover Family Heirlooms After Hurricanes With Workshops

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Commissioner Dawn L. Henry, Esq. of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces that the Division of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in conjunction with the Smithsonian…

John McCarthy May 22, 2018

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Recovery Worker ‘Swims’ At Only Beach In Territory Closed For Pollution … And Drowns

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police said a recovery worker ignored local government warnings and swam at the only beach closed to the public for environmental reasons…

John McCarthy May 22, 2018

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DPNR Says Stench From Stinking Sargassum Forces Office Closure In St. Thomas Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said today that it is working to minimize the effects of the decomposing sargassum seaweed that has been impacting…

John McCarthy May 10, 2018

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DPNR Celebrates National Museum Day With Bamboula Dancers, Storytelling This Month

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said it will celebrate International Museum Day on May 18, 2018. The chosen theme for 2018 is "Hyper-connected museums: New…

John McCarthy May 10, 2018