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    Mark Martin Bras Feature Article
    • Apr 7

    Mark Martin Bras Feature Article

    An interview featuring VCHT's Mark Martin Bas by SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE "Puerto Rico's Bioluminescent Bays Are Brighter Than Ever"-...
    Bird Walk at Malecon
    • Feb 25

    Bird Walk at Malecon

    The participants and leaders met again at the Malecon across from the VCHT at 7:30AM and had a wonderful morning. At the Malecon, they...
    VCHT Speaker's Series- Virtual Presentation
    • Feb 17

    VCHT Speaker's Series- Virtual Presentation

    Daphne Gemmill, the author of "Birds of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico" will be giving a talk on February 22nd at 3pm via Zoom Daphne's...
    Annual Membership Meeting
    • Feb 17

    Annual Membership Meeting

    The Board of Directors and the Executive Director of the Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust (VCHT) invite all members to attend...
    Birding With The Trust February 1 2022
    • Feb 7

    Birding With The Trust February 1 2022

    As usual, birders and leaders met on the Malecon across from VCHT at 7:30. In our brief stay there we saw 1 White-winged Dove on the...
    Birding With The Trust
    • Jan 24

    Birding With The Trust

    January 18, 2022 Bird Walk The walks are led by VCHT’s Birding Team: Dale and Priscilla Doucette, Mike and Marie Murphy, Jeff Mandoza,...
    National Wildlife Refuge
    • Jan 20

    National Wildlife Refuge

    Birds seen on January 2, 2022 Our team went birding this morning to scope out where we might take people on the walk on Tuesday the 4th....
    Birding With The Trust
    • Jan 20

    Birding With The Trust

    December 21, 2021 Bird Walk The walks are led by VCHT’s Birding Team: Dale and Priscilla Doucette, Mike and Marie Murphy, Jeff Mandoza,...
    Birding With The Trust
    • Jan 20

    Birding With The Trust

    January 4, 2022 Bird Walk Report Bird Walk Leaders Dale and Priscilla Doucette, Marie and Mike Murphy, Jeff Mendoza; Chuck Sklar January...
    The Trust is: SCIENCE
    • Dec 16, 2021

    The Trust is: SCIENCE

    Since its creation in 1985, a main objective of the Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust's (VCHT) mission has been the preservation...
    Capturing the liquid sky
    • Dec 15, 2021

    Capturing the liquid sky

    Over the years, the Trust has participated as a consultant in filming and documentaries that are shot in the bioluminescent bay. Our role...
    OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY OF VIEQUES
    • Dec 1, 2021

    OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY OF VIEQUES

    To the community of Vieques: At the beginning of November we received, through an unofficial channel, a copy of a co-management contract...
    The Trust is: RESILIENCY!
    • Nov 24, 2021

    The Trust is: RESILIENCY!

    This year for Giving Tuesday, the Trust introduces you to our newest community-based program The VCHT Resiliency Project The VCHT...
    The Trust is: EDUCATION
    • Nov 23, 2021

    The Trust is: EDUCATION

    A core part of the Trust’s mission is education. During the 2020-2021 school year, when there were no in-person classes in Vieques, the...
    Rebuilding the "World's Smallest Aquarium"
    • Nov 2, 2021

    Rebuilding the "World's Smallest Aquarium"

    The Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust is honored to be a grant recipient of the Crowder-Messersmith Conservation Fund in 2019 to...
    Scientists come closer to solving Caribbean seaweed mystery - (Reuters article)
    • Sep 29, 2021

    Scientists come closer to solving Caribbean seaweed mystery - (Reuters article)

    (Reuters) - Scientists were baffled when a band of seaweed longer than the entire Brazilian coastline sprouted in 2011 in the tropical...
    Satellites Spot Oceans Aglow With Trillions of Organisms - (NY Times Article)
    • Sep 14, 2021

    Satellites Spot Oceans Aglow With Trillions of Organisms - (NY Times Article)

    A new generation of detectors let scientists identify a dozen large episodes of bioluminescence, one a hundred times larger than...
    New Bird Walk Dates
    • Aug 16, 2021

    New Bird Walk Dates

    We are pleased to announce a schedule for the Trust's monthly bird walks from December 2021 to March 2022. Walks start at 7:30am at the...
    Congratulations to the young Viequense Paola Torres Romero!
    • Jul 19, 2021

    Congratulations to the young Viequense Paola Torres Romero!

    Winner of 4 awards at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair . Ganadora de 4 premios en la Feria Regional de Ciencias e Ingeniería
    Sightings
    • Jul 19, 2021

    Sightings

    Have you seen any interesting species? Tell us all about it here. Report your sightings here.
    Notice: the seasonal ban on crabbing
    • Jul 15, 2021

    Notice: the seasonal ban on crabbing

    Starts July 15 through October 15, 2021
    2020 Executive Director's Report
    • Feb 25, 2021

    2020 Executive Director's Report

    We explored new ways of executing our mission, joined new partners for our projects, focused on what was possible and, as the months went...
    VCHT Green Policy
    • Oct 6, 2020

    VCHT Green Policy

    Regulations governing use of sustainable practices and products, recycling and energy conservation for The Vieques Conservation &...
    March 2021
    Citizen Science at The Trust
    March 2021
    February 2021
    The Wizards of Nature