2014 Newsletter

2014
Volume 1, Issue 1
Issue
April 2015
Inside this issue:
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The EAG Celebrates 25 Years!
25 Years of Dedication to Conservation in
Antigua, Barbuda, & Redonda
By Brian R. Cooper
In 1988, there was growing
concern
and
discussion
about the way the environment was being treated in
the Eastern Caribbean. In
Antigua and Barbuda, illegal
sand mining was rampant
and Antigua’s coastline was
being developed for the
growing tourism industry,
with little consideration of
the impact on the environment. The Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA)
was still young and quite
vibrant and US-AID and
other international development
agencies
were
providing support for conservation-related activities.
The Nelson’s Dockyard National Park had also been
newly formed. Together,
these factors provided the
―push‖ to encourage concerned citizens to come
together to see what could
be done in Antigua and Barbuda to bring some sustainability to the development
process.
Desmond Nicholson, ET
Henry, and John Jurgenson
were three of the many
persons who worked to create this new organisation,
which was eventually named
The Environmental Awareness Group.
Its rather
unusual name was chosen
carefully to indicate the
mission of the organisation
and how it was to proceed.
The organisation was concerned with conservation,
but wanted to approach
environmental problems in a
broad and holistic way - an
approach where linkages
and interactions are recognised and understood.
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The ECMMAN
Project
2
West Indian
Whistling Duck
Project
3
EAG Antigua Sailing Week Collaboration
3
OICP 2014
Achievements
4
The Turtle
Season in Review
5
Exploring Antigua
& Barbuda’s Wild
Orchids
6
Cover Story Cont... 7
2014 Field Trips
8
Kids Corner
9
2014 Staff, Volun- 10
teer
Compliments
Some 2014
achievements:
 The West Indian
Whistling Duck
Project gets underway.
 The Offshore Islands Conservation
Project (OICP)
continues in its 19th
year.
The EAG celebrated its 25th
Anniversary on February 7th
2015 with a dinner and silent
auction at the Copper and
Lumber Store Hotel.
 The Antigua Sea
Turtle Project
(ASP) continues in
its 8th year.
Guests were also treated to
a viewing of the HAMA Film
production ―EAG 25th
Anniversary Documentary‖
which reflects on The EAG’s
25 years.
 EAG continues its
partnership with
Antigua Sailing
Week for a greener
regatta.
You can view the film HERE
EAG 25th Anniversary Dinner
Photo by: Alan Scholl
The ECMMAN Project
By Sophia Steele
Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed
Areas Network (ECMMAN): A multifaceted approach to strengthening
management of the North East Marine Management Area Antigua and
Barbuda.
The ECMMAN project focuses on marine managed areas (MMAs). A term
often used interchangeably with marine protected areas, marine reserves, and sanctuaries. Each has specific definitions, but all are tools used
to manage human activities taking
place within a marine and coastal environment.
Typically, the common goal in implementing these tools is long term conservation of the resources within the
area and thus continual provision of
ecosystem services.
The ECMMAN project is regional,
with work being carried out in our
beautiful tri-island state (let's not
forget Redonda!) as well as Dominica,
St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Grenada.
Antigua and Barbuda's focus is on the
North East Marine Management
Area (NEMMA) and the overall objective here is to strengthen the management of the area. Successful
management can only come with good
community input and discussion. A
base or small office for NEMMA management staff will be erected within
NEMMA itself, making it easier for
community members to discuss issues
with the staff, share ideas and plan
steps forward.
By engaging adults and children nation
-wide in discussions (via fieldtrips,
newspaper, radio and social media)
about the concept of marine managed
areas and the marine plants and animals found in our country, we hope to
increase knowledge and respect for
our environment.
mation on social, economic and biological aspects of NEMMA to better inform management decisions.
This Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Management Network (CaMPAM)
small grant project is funded by the
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), as
part of the International Climate Initiative (ICI).
The project is piloted by The Nature
Conservancy (TNC) and administered
by the United Nations Environment
Programme - Caribbean Environment
Programme (UNEP-CEP) Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Protocol
through its Regional Activity Centre
(SPAW-RAC).
The implementation of this project in
Antigua and Barbuda is a collaboration
between The Environmental Awareness Group (EAG) and the Government
of Antigua and Barbuda, through the
Fisheries Division and the Environment Division.
The first phase of this four year project will run until mid-2016.
Camp GROW 2014
Camp GROW welcomed
both returning and new
students to the Gilbert
Ago-Heritage Nature
Centre in August. A
total of 46 campers
engaged in activities
that included visits to
the Christian Valley
Agricultural Station and
Tilagro tilapia farm.
On their trip to Great
Bird Island, campers
were treated to a
demonstration of the
EAG’s conservation work
with the Antiguan racer,
witnessing how snakes
are tagged for later
identification. They
toured the various
ecosystems represented
on the island, and took a
welcome soak in the
ocean under the
watchful eyes of their
camp counsellors, and
life guards from the
Ministry of Tourism.
Campers learned how to
use binoculars for
viewing birds and later
went birding at
McKinnon’s Pond. These
activities were organized
in collaboration with the
Caribbean BirdSleuth
project, a Caribbeanwide initiative of
BirdsCaribbean that is
funded by the US Fish &
Wildlife Service. The
campers were guided by
Victor Joseph, Andrea
Otto and Joycelyn
James.
Camp GROW 2014 participants
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The West Indian Whistling Duck Project
By Natalya Lawrence
The West Indian Whistling-duck
WIWD; (Dendrocygna arborea), is
endemic to the Caribbean. They are
very elegant birds; generally brown in
colour with black and white markings
on their bellies and flanks, with long
necks and a completely black bill. They
can measure up to 56 cm (22 in.) in
height. Their common name is derived
from the whistling sound that they
make.
These birds, considered threatened,
are classified as Vulnerable by the
International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN). WIWDs are nocturnal and very secretive. They can
be found in wetlands such as in ponds
and mangrove swamps and can lay up
to 10 eggs in tree cavities, among water plants or even on a lightly-lined
shallow ditch on the ground.
Funding from the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is enabling
the maintenance of WIWD habitats, free of alien invasive species.
mainland Antigua. The offshore islands are also key habitats for these
ducks, but have not been studied as
extensively.
In 2014, a group of conservationists
connected to the EAG were able to
receive funding from, and become
alumni of, the prestigious Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP).
Funding enables the group to maintain
WIWD’s face many threats including:
sport-hunting, egg poaching, fragmented, destroyed or degraded habitat, and the destruction of eggs and
young by invasive rats and mongooses.
Local birder, Joseph (Junior) Prosper,
has spent years documenting the status and distribution of WIWDs on
West Indian Whistling Ducks
Photo By: Nick Hollands
WIWD habitats free of alien invasive
species, to reach out to the public and
educate on the importance of Caribbean birds, and to study the birds to
assess their distribution and share
these findings with tour operators,
fishers, and Government decisionmakers.
CLP has also invested significant time
and resources into training their
grantees to tackle conservation issues. Training included stakeholder
engagement, management skills, and
grant writing and reporting. In 2014,
CLP trained 26 delegates from every
corner of the globe. This was the
first time that any Caribbean country
had been awarded funding and training
from CLP.
The CLP project will end mid 2015 but
there is the possibility for future
funding as the project expands.
Please visit www.eagantigua.org to
follow the progress of our West Indian Whistling Duck Project.
EAG Antigua Sailing Week Collaboration 2014
By John Esposito
Antigua Sailing Week, in collaboration with the Environmental Awareness Group of Antigua and Barbuda
joined forces with Sailors for the
Sea for the third year in a row. Sailors for the Sea, is a clean regattas
certification organization that commits to ocean conservation.
Antigua Sailing Week and the Environmental Awareness Group put in
place policies and procedures to
make Antigua Sailing Week a model
regatta for ocean conservation and
protection.
The Environmental Awareness Group,
along with the support of the Antigua
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Yacht Club, Rubber Duck Recycling,
and other organizations on island,
pledged to work together to have a
cleaner and greener regatta. Through
this collaborative effort the focus was
on keeping the shore line trash-free,
eliminating marine discharge by the
attending yachts, recommending the
use of alternative fuels and recycling,
and other environmentally friendly
practices.
By making the Clean Regattas Pledge,
Antigua Sailing Week and the Antigua
Yacht Club committed to protecting
clean waters and shores. The Sailors
for the Sea's Clean Regattas Programme is a third-party certification
programme founded in 2004. This nonprofit organization helps educate and
empower the yachting community and
participants of the regatta to achieve
higher environmental standards. Participants vow to fulfill, and encourage
others to fulfill, the goals and requirements of the programme, and to
work to protect oceans and local waters now and in the future.
The Environmental Awareness Group
hopes to continue to expand and build
upon this collaboration with Antigua
Sailing Week in to the future.
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The OICP 2014 Achievements
By Natalya Lawrence
The Offshore Islands Conservation
Programme (OICP) has been working
to conserve the critically endangered
Antiguan Racer snake and a host of
other wildlife on our country’s satellite islands over the past 19 years.
This highly collaborative programme
encourages local participation and also
welcomes volunteers from across the
globe to engage in wildlife monitoring,
invasive species detection and control,
public awareness, and a slew of other
activities.
2014, started off with the programme
preparing for the restoration of
three offshore islands: Pelican (east),
Codrington, and Guardhouse. Restoration, in this sense, entails removing
alien invasive species from the sensitive ecosystems, allowing the islands’
wildlife (both plants and animals) to
gradually recover in health and appearance.
In the middle of March, a core group
of volunteers hailing from the United
Kingdom arrived in Antigua, to begin
the island restoration. The team was
aided by staff and directors of the
EAG, and two eager teams from the
Boys’ Brigade. Assistance was also
given from colleagues from Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. The eradication was completed in May, and by
June, a group of Least Terns, never
before recorded on Pelican Island,
were seen pairing off to nest on the
island’s limestone plateau. The resto-
leagues in neighbouring Saint Lucia.
Three Saint Lucians were able to assist in the island restoration activity
in Antigua. They were also able to aid
in alien invasive species monitoring on
other islands previously restored.
Our Antiguan field officers and biologists visited Saint Lucia and worked
along with the Forestry and Saint
Lucia National Trust staff, learning
about their efforts to conserve their
wildlife.
Other successfully completed activities were the annual Racer census,
done by Andrea Otto, summer nesting
bird surveys, done by Victor Joseph,
biosecurity monitoring, done by Sean
Lee and Tahambay Smith, and floating
classrooms lead by Natalya Lawrence.
The floating classrooms take primary
school students into the North East
Marine Management (NEMMA) to interact with local wildlife.
In 2014,
over 150 students, teachers and parents (including two schools from Guadeloupe) visited the offshore islands,
many for the first time.
For biosecurity monitoring, Sean and
Tahambay methodically searched
islands for any indication of the
presence of invasive rats and mongooses. We are very happy that because of their hard work and discipline, two rat incursions were halted
on two separate offshore islands.
Near the end of the year, the OICP
officially closed its 2-year grant
with the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. This was a bittersweet
moment: we were glad to be able to
reach a successful completion of the
grant, but sad to part ways with our
donors who showed us such great
support between 2012 and 2014.
2014 was a very productive year. We
could not have enjoyed the successes
that we did, had it not been for our
volunteers, directors, staff, supporters and donors.
ration of these three islands saw the
area of restored islands increase by
29%.
2014 also saw the release of Disney’s
short video on the Antiguan Racer.
The video was released globally on
World Snake Day, 16th July, and included interviews with persons who
have dedicated years to conserving
this rare reptile, as well as fun shots
of children interacting with, and
learning about, the Racer.
Great Bird Island, Galley Major & Minor, Maiden Island
Exchange opportunities also became
available for our EAG team, with colPage 4
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The Turtle Season in Review
By Mykl Clovis-Fuller , ASTP Project Coordinator
The 2014 season was a flurry of activity in the Antigua Sea Turtle Project
(ASTP). As we geared up for our nesting beach patrols in early March, we
had an unexpected visitor: Sandy, a
juvenile hawksbill turtle, was found
floating near Jumby Bay, weak and
barely able to move. After being
nursed back to health, (s)he was
tagged and released on a calm west
coast beach.
This was the 8th year that the ASTP
has been frequenting nesting beaches
and building awareness of the plight
of endangered sea turtles. The patrols aim to assess the level of sea
turtle nesting activity via regular
evening
surveys
performed
by
trained volunteers. Thanks to funding
from Sandals Foundation, the project
significantly strengthened its research efforts, training 6 new recruits to join the patrol teams and
intensifying patrols on beaches across
Antigua.
From March through to November, we
conducted patrols on Hawksbill, Galley, Jabberwock, Rendezvous, and
Crabb Hill beaches. Sixty nine hawksbill, 32 leatherback, and 21 green turtle nests were recorded. We also conducted surveys on the west coast of
Barbuda.
the project works to raise awareness
of sea turtle conservation issues, engaging youth, communities, and stakeholders to highlight safe nesting
beach practices. Seventy eight hotel
staff across the island were trained
in best practices on nesting beaches.
Our invaluable 2014 team included our
Programme Assistant, Ina Howe, and
field volunteers Ashton Williams, Andrea Otto, Jepson Prince, Junior
Prosper, Nicola Nash, Oneideh Goodwin, Phikwe Goodwin, Sophia Steele,
and Kathryn Levasseur. The in-water
work was also supported by Adventure
Antigua, Goldfin Ti Ponche, Jolly Dive,
and John and Sarah Fuller.
We can all do our part by helping to
make the beaches and waters safe for
our turtles every day. Please report
sightings of nesting turtles, fresh
turtle tracks, or nest hatchings on
beaches to the ASTP hotline at 7206955. For more information email the
ASTP at [email protected].
Our first in-water survey training
course marked the beginning of an
exciting new area of research for our
project with the opportunity to monitor sea turtles in their marine habitats. With expert assistance from
two marine biologists of Sea Turtle
Conservation Bonaire and in collaboration with the Jumby Bay Hawksbill
Project, 10 volunteers were trained in
survey methods for recording of size,
health, identification of individuals,
and mapping locations of sea turtle
sightings and habitats. The surveys
recorded 92 green and 9 hawksbill
turtles using sea grass and coral reef
habitats within the Cades Bay Marine
Reserve.
In addition to the ongoing surveys,
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West Indian Whistling Ducks
Photo By: Nick Hollands
Volunteers record size, health & identification of turtles.
Photo by: Mykl Clovis-Fuller
Sea turtle hatchling
Photo by: Mykl Clovis-Fuller
Results for Crossword Puzzle:
Arcoss– Hawksbill, Rat, Sun,
Fevergrass. Down—Pelican,
Mangrove, Bat
Turtles are tagged for identification
Photo by: Mykl Clovis-Fuller
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Exploring Antigua and Barbuda’s Wild Orchids
By Kevel C. Lindsay
In our book The Wild Plants of Antigua and Barbuda (2009), we described 12 species of orchids. Let us
explore these plants a bit more.
cream and yellow flowers, long trailing petals and sepals, reed-like
leaves, and a sweet scent it produces at night to attract pollinating
moths.
Leafless Beaked Ladies Tresses
(Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata),
with pale cream to reddish flowers, also has leaves that disappear
before flowering.
Broadly speaking, an orchid can be
recognised by the distinctive flower.
These flowers have bilateral symmetry, with three sepals and three
petals. One of the petals—the median
or middle one—forms what is called
the labellum or lip. When opened, this
lip points downward, but before opening, the lip is held in the reverse position. Just as it is about to reveal itself to the world, the flower twists
itself around.
Some of our other species often go
unnoticed because the flowers are
small or somewhat nondescript, and
the leaves may often be mistaken
for other plants. Southern Lady’s
Tresses (Spiranthes
torta), has
small white flowers on a long spike
that spirals toward the top. The
leaves resemble those of a lily, and
die back before the plants flower.
When we go out into the wild, remember to never collect our orchids. Leave them where they are.
Many species do not do well when
taken from their natural habitats
and we do our country an immense
injustice when we take, especially
rare plants, from nature.
There are over 26,000 species worldwide. Some have natural vibrant flowers, but many are artificially created
hybrids or genetically modified forms
bred to produce spectacular blooms.
Our islands have approximately 32
species. Most of these species grow
on or near the ground, making them
quite vulnerable to fires and trampling.
Our notable species include the Yellow
Dancing Lady (Tolumnia urophylla),
with bright yellow and fairly large
blooms on thin stems that dance excitedly in the slightest breeze. It is
endemic to the Leeward Islands. Another species, the Daddy Longlegs
Orchid (Brassavola
cucullata) has
Phillipine Ground Orchid (S. plicata) on Antigua.
Photo by: Kevel Lindsay
Greater Yellowspike Orchid (P. concreta), on Antigua
Photo by: Kevel Lindasy
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Cucullata on Barbuda
Photo by: Kevel Lindsay
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25 Years of Dedication to Conservation in
Antigua, Barbuda, & Redonda
By Brian R. Cooper
...Continued from Cover Page
―Awareness‖ was highlighted in its
name because of the founders’ conviction that the biggest problem facing
the environment was our cultural tendency to ignore our natural surroundings, or take them for granted. For
many, environmental issues simply not
register ―on their radar‖.
The EAG was called a ―Group‖ – not a
―Club‖ nor a ―Society‖ or even an Association. I do not have access to all
the discussions about the naming of
the EAG, but I suspect ―group‖ was
used to suggest the coming together
of individuals of different backgrounds for a specific purpose. It
was not to be a close-knit community
furthering its own interests, but one
which needed to collaborate with a
variety of other organisations in order to fulfil its purpose. ―Group‖ also
sounds informal and inclusive, which
has always been its approach.
It would be fair to ask if the EAG has
been true to its name over the 25
years of its existence. There is no
doubt that the EAG has championed
the environment in a very broad and
holistic manner. It has been concerned with a broad range of environmental interests and some of its conservation projects have become very
multi-faceted, dealing with protected
area’s management and development.
The Antiguan Racer Conservation
Project (ARCP) that grew into the
Offshore Islands Conservation Project (OICP) is the best example of
this sort of transition and expansion.
Not only did the ARCP/OICP work
result in remarkable increases in both
Antiguan Racers and nesting birds on
the Off-shore Islands (OIs), but in
2006, its management activities on
the OIs also led to the choice of the
OIs for the location of a new protected area in Antigua, which was named
the NEMMA, which stands for the
North East Marine Management Area.
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The ARCP Project/Programme has
lasted 20 years without a break. Other projects have been successfully
completed in only 12 to 18 months.
In the area of awareness, the EAG
has made considerable impact through
its education programmes – working
with schools and individual teachers,
advising on ―greening‖ the curriculum,
training teachers how to do labs and
field work and exposing thousands of
students, since 2003, to the environment of the OIs through the Floating
Classroom programme.
Hikes and
members’ meetings have also provided
opportunities for interested persons
to learn about and discuss environmental issues.
The description of the EAG as a group
continues to be appropriate. It is still
quite fluid and flexible. The Board
changes members frequently and, so
far, no person has served as President
for longer than 4 years at a stretch.
In all, there have been over a dozen
Presidents of the governing Council or
Board, since 1988. Protocol and hierarchies do not play a big role in the
way EAG operates, but it is more like
25th Anniversary Dinner - Stephen
Murphy presenting his Silent Auction
donation to the highest bidder
Photo by: Alan Scholl
a network where many are involved
and informed together, so that when
one person has to relinquish responsibilities for any reason, others are
ready to pick up the work. This has
helped the EAG to make best use of
many board members who have fulltime jobs and also part-time persons
who are willing to volunteer their services.
The EAG continues to work with many
organisations, from Community Groups
and Government Agencies, to International Environmental NGOs and funding agencies. This collaboration is
both informal and, where appropriate,
through formal legal contracts.
What binds everyone together is our
concern for our environment and our
determination to do what we can – no
matter how hopeless it sometimes
appears to be - to bring the nation to
approaching development in a sustainable way and thinking of the generations to come and about what their
needs will be. After 25 years on the
job our perspective is certainly not
short term – and it never was!
EAG President at 25th Anniversary
Dinner
Photo by: Alan Scholl
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2014 Field Trips
By Karron James-Scholl
….Continued from pg.2
Camp GROW 2014
A significant part of
camp was spent in handson learning about
composting, tending to a
garden and, various arts
and crafts. It all
culminated with an expo
where students
presented skits to their
families and to sponsors
based on what they
learned over the two
weeks of camp.
2014 Earth Day field trip with Island Safari
The 2014 field trips started in January with a hike through the mangroves
at Crabbs Peninsula and a birding trip
at Potworks Dam later the same
month. A visit to Barbuda in February
wouldn’t be complete without paying
homage to the Magnificent Frigate
Bird sanctuary in the Codrington Lagoon followed by a visit to the new
adult museum developed by the Barbuda Research Complex. Tropical Adventures hosted an adventurous group
on an Island Safari to celebrate Earth
Day. Safari tour stops included the
Christian Valley Birding Trail and also
Hermitage Bay for a refreshing swim
at the end of the trip.
As per usual, field trips touched all
points on the map: from Crabbs in the
north to Middle Ground in Nelson’s
Dockyard National Park in the south;
and from Freetown in the east to
Hanson’s Bay in the west.
We rounded out the year with a cool,
relaxing evening under the skies, our
vantage point being Betty’s Hope. On
our blankets, we viewed the various
constellations and planets and listened
to lore about how the stars got their
names.
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Join us for the all-new 2015 field
trips. Dates and destinations are listed
in the EAG 2015 Wildlife calendar and
on our website.
Camp GROW 4, a
collaboration between
the EAG and Gilbert
Agricultural and Rural
Development Centre,
would not have been
possible without
generous support from
the Mill Reef Fund,
platinum sponsor, as well
as Sandals Foundation,
Eastern Caribbean
Amalgamated Bank, Reitz
Construction, Square
One Ltd, Karib Cable,
Waterscaping Ltd,
Horizon Ltd, Antigua
Nature Tours, Premier
Beverages, and the
Antigua and Barbuda
Defence Force.
Camp GROW will
celebrate its 5th
anniversary in 2015!
Camp GROW 2014 participants learned
how to use binoculars for viewing birds.
Photo by: Andrea Otto
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Kids Corner
By Iza Goodwin-Michael
Can You Spot The 8 Differences?
Crossword: Local Environment
Across
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This species of sea turtle is
named for its beak-like
mouth and is critically endangered
This common pest often creates havoc on offshore islands, destroying bird nests
and other endemic wild life
One source of Renewable
Energy
This alien invasive grass is
often burnt destroying acres
of vegetation in the Antiguan
countryside
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Water bird with large throat
pouch.
Costal home for juvenile fish
Nocturnal
flying
mammal
commonly found in Antigua
Have you ever
found a starfish?
I once found
starfish among the
sea-grass at Pigeon
Point Beach, while
snorkelling along the
shoreline.
If you find a
starfish it is safe to
pick it up but do not
take it home! It will
die outside of its
natural habitat.
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2014 Staff, Volunteer Compliments
Alison Archer supported production
and marketing of the EAG’s 2015
Wildlife of Antigua & Barbuda calendar.
Sean Lee and Tahambay Smith
added 3 islands to the existing 7
that they regularly monitor to keep
them rat-free.
Marc
Benjamin,
Administrative
Assistant, represented the EAG to
collect our National Youth Award.
Chris Pratt, EAG volunteer and website manager. Maintained and updated this online portal with information on current EAG activities.
Denise Bevan, EAG Facebook page
manager. Social media skills helped
EAG increase it’s reach to hundreds
of persons.
Ginny Fields, EAG volunteer, maintained environmental education classes at Cedar Grove Primary School.
Natalya Lawrence, Project Coordinator of the Offshore Islands Conservation Programme —Caribbean
Emerging
Wildlife
Conservation
Leader award.
Joseph Prosper and Alan Scholl
helped develop the roster of field
trips for 2014 and subsequently
guided them.
Sophia Steele, Coordinator of the
new East Caribbean Marine Managed
Areas Network project. This project is being implemented in collaboration with the Fisheries Division.
Natalya Lawrence receiving her
CEWCL certificate from the Society
for the Conservation & Study of
Caribbean Birds
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