St. Eustatius
A volcanic island with black sand beaches, St. Eustatius features two very different landscapes. The southeast end of the island is dominated by a dormant volcano, the Quill, full of dense forests and clouds that bring rain forest conditions, while the lower northern hills have a drier weather pattern and savannah-like vegetation and fauna.
Bromeliad sp. in tree on crater rim
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA
Nature Park Management
Member Organization
St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation (STENAPA) manages The Quill and Boven National Park, St. Eustatius National Marine Park and the Miriam C. Schmidt Botanical Garden.
Contact information
For general questions:
Telephone: +599 318 2884
Email: outreach@statiapark.org
Visiting address
St. Eustatius National Parks Foundation,
Oranjebaaiweg 59
St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean
Visiting hours
Mon-Fri 07:00-17:00
St. Eustatius National Parks
St. Eustatius' Key Species & Ecosystems
Green Turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Photo credit: ยฉ Brenda Kirkby
Bromeliad sp. in tree on crater rim
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA
Lesser Antillean Iguana
(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: ยฉ Philippa King-Stenapa
St. Eustatius Boven Hill
Red-bellied Racer
(Alsophis rufiventris)
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Latest updates from Stenapa St Eustatius
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ~
Last week, the team took on another paint job. This time at Zeelandia where they refreshed the paint on the leatherback sea turtle and the walls of the steps. They evet added on the usual beach clean up. Thanks Team!
Bravo ๐๐ป
Wow! A big difference, nice job!
Marvelous
Awesume guysโค๏ธ
Download the ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ for ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ โก๏ธ observation.org/apps/obsidentify/
๐ ๐ฟ๐ฆHave you ever wondered what kind of ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐s you are seeing around you?
A beautiful lizard, flower, or sea turtle? ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ข
You can now easily ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ with your smartphone and uploading it on to the ObsIdentify app for identification. ๐คณ
๐ฑ Download the ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ for ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ โก๏ธ observation.org/apps/obsidentify/
Join us for a hiking up the Quill on either Sat, Feb 25th or Sun, Feb 26th ๐ถโโ๏ธ๐ถ๐ฑ
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ!
As a national parks volunteer, you will gain valuable experience in nature management on a small Caribbean island and join a team striving to make a difference for nature.
We are seeking volunteers to join us during the following time periods: ๐๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ-๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ-๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต-๐๐ฆ๐ค 2023
๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐:
๐ธ Learning how to captain our marine patrol boat
๐ธ Monitoring important species (including nesting sea birds, iguanas, coral reef inhabitants, land birds, and sea turtles*)
๐ธ Helping to restore our botanical garden
๐ธ Planting trees
๐ธ Improving and maintaining trails
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐:
๐ธMinimum age: 18 years old
๐ธPADI advanced open water certified (or equivalent)
๐ธDAN insurance (Sport silver)
We are also interested in hearing from you if you are planning a university internship or thesis project.
Application procedures depend on nationality. Contact us at ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ@๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ.๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ for more information and to apply.
๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐: ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐.
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ~
What does the STENAPA family do best? Collect a lot of data!
The height and width of the Zeelandia and Turtle Beaches vary constantly, thanks to energetic waves from the Atlantic Ocean. Mapping the entire length of the beach, as seen in the photos, helps us to understand this change over time. This data has direct implications for the availability of sea turtle nesting sites, and their success. It can also negatively affects cliffs, where the beach gets narrow or vanishes altogether.
Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) WIDECAST - Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network Wereld Natuur Fonds - WWF
Make every effort to leave your space better than you met it! Cherish your environment โค๏ธ. Live it! Breathe it!
I have a rainbow that has the whorehouse on one end and the terminal on the other,