[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 season’s storms — bats. The twin hurricanes not only displaced humans, but colonies of Pallas’ Mastiff Bats that occupy roof spaces in the Virgin Islands, […]
Tag: Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR)
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 continuing to cause the skies around the Virgin Islands to be hazy, which reduces the visibility and results in poor air quality, according to DPNR […]
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, June 11th. All existing mooring holders are now required GPS location in the format provided on the revised form, DPNR Commissioner Dawn Henry said. In […]
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 100 kilos of cocaine to the U.S. mainland in federal court on Thursday. Gerald Mercer, 43, was found guilty by a jury in U.S. District […]
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 Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) has been testing the water at “designated beaches” weekly on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix since […]
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 Institute’s National Endowment for Humanities will be sponsoring a workshop on Recovering Family Treasures. “In light of all the destruction we’ve been exposed to due to […]
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 — and drowned. The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said it will not release the name of the Louisiana man who went into the water […]
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 the Red Hook area on St. Thomas. The excessive amount of decaying sargassum seaweed has caused the depletion of oxygen in the bay thus producing […]
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 approaches, new public,” DPNR Commissioner Dawn Henry said. According to the International Council of Museums, the objective of International Museum Day is “to raise awareness […]
DPNR Says Elaine Ione Sprauve Public Library Is Open To Public On St. John
CRUZ BAY — the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that the Elaine Ione Sprauve Public Library (EISPL) has reopened since March 19th on St. John and is ready to serve the community between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Available services include loaning of books and DVDs, viewing of magazines and […]