Nov 15, 2022 | Island News
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited the Nature Conservancy on St. Croix in November and in a press conference, she highlighted the efforts to bolster coastal and climate resilience in the U.S. territories in a brief press conference held Saturday .
According to the St. Croix Source, Haaland said that Interior has invested $570,000 in the U.S. Virgin Islands and provided $400,000 in fiscal year 2022 for the coral reef and natural reef initiative. The program provides grant funding and management and protection of coral reefs to combat invasive species in insular areas, contributing to the health of coral reef ecosystems and other natural resources for long-term economic and social benefits.
Haaland also commented that she learned about the massive destruction caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria to homes, businesses, and communities, impacting people’s livelihoods and the economy, as well as damaging coral reefs on both St. Croix and St. John. She also learned about ongoing restoration work in the community as well as ongoing work to restore and maintain coral reefs that will sustain a healthy environment for the territory.
Read the full article here.
Photo provided by the Department of Interior, featuring Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland taking a glimpse at the coral restoration process on St. Croix
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Nov 15, 2022 | Island News
Congratulations to the five USVI nonprofit organizations that received $10,000 grants each from The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) as part of the recently established Popular VI Community Fund. These 5 organizations provide direct services in one or more of the grant’s focus areas, such as youth programs, entrepreneurship and/or environmental protection.
• Lion Haven Community Center in St. Croix plans to use its grant to focus on improving the academic performance, health and fitness, and social skills of 35-50 young people while also building and nurturing their creative talents.
• Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is using the funding to continue its artist-in-residence program by bringing new artists, different perspectives, and fresh ideas to St. Croix.
• Virgin Islands Justice Initiative is using the grant to support its Youth Restorative Justice Program, which focuses on youth ages 18 to 26 who are currently attending or have recently completed a job training program and have a criminal arrest record that needs to be expunged.
• Gifft Hill School in St. John received a grant to support an after-school program that will provide tutoring services and enrichment club activities for 150-200 students throughout the course of the school year.
• United Jazz Foundation received grant funding to support a program that uses music to enhance student’s life skills and build their social intellect, music writing and notation skills, self-determination, experience in a professional recording environment, and the ability to express and convey their personal story through their craft in a public space.
According to a press release by the Banco Popular of Puerto Rico, the purpose of the fund is to support the philanthropic interests of and its employees in the islands. The bank established the Popular VI Community Fund at CFVI with an initial donation of $100,000. This initiative focuses on the well-being of the communities. Popular operates on St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, Water Island and Tortola. Read the full reporting from St. Croix Source and The Virgin Islands Daily News.
Photo from CFVI.net
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Oct 28, 2022 | QA
Published on our October 2022 Newsletter
Question: “How do your land photos and videos give me more information than just overgrown vegetation?“
Chris’ Answer:
Imagining boundaries on land parcel photographs is difficult. An aerial mapping photograph can help, but only from an overhead view. We are now including approximate drawings of the boundaries on our photos so that you can better envision the shape of the lot as you look at the different views. Some of the photographs have the lot drawn, and all of the surrounding land is black and white. We feel this helps make the shape of the lot really stand out! We also include the names of the roads, and any landmarks to give you reference points. This can assist you in finding the lot as you drive around. It also helps you if you are off island to better understand the location of the lot. In our videos, we attempt to give as many overhead and angled views to try to show the slope and what your view might be if you built your home there.
Image from our listing at 72 South Grapetree, St Croix USVI. View listing here.
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Oct 28, 2022 | QA
Published on our October 2022 Newsletter
Question: “What is the benefit of scanning the QR code on your signs vs. going to your website?”
Christie’s Answer:
As you travel around the island, look for our new signs with QR codes on them. These are going on our land listings. When the QR code is scanned by your phone, you will be taken directly to an information page created specifically for that land parcel. You can see the most important highlights about the property, like: acreage, price, slope description and photos and videos. This is important because when you are standing at the location, unless the lot has been cleared, all that you will see is brush and trees. Our photos and videos are taken from the street and from the air to give you as much initial information as possible about what you might be buying! For one listing, we drove across the valley so that we could get a different view of the lot.
There is also a contact form so we can send you the complete listing information which includes documents we have (surveys, topographical map, aerial mapping photo), and additional photos and videos.
Image from our listing at 72 South Grapetree, St Croix USVI. View listing here.
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