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: © 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: © Brenda Kirkby
Bromeliad sp. in tree on crater rim
Photo credit: © Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA
Lesser Antillean Iguana
(Iguana delicatissima)
Photo credit: ©
St. Eustatius Boven Hill
Red-bellied Racer
(Alsophis rufiventris)
Photo credit: © Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Latest updates from Stenapa St Eustatius
Can you tell the difference?
Can you spot an iguana and tell stenapa if it is a local or an invasive iguana correctly. Find out if you can tell the difference by playing a game.
Number a page from 1-40(max) and write LOCAL for our Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) and INVASIVE for the Green Iguana or the hybrid (Iguana iguana). The answers are on the last photo #41.
Hint: The Cheek Scales and Tail
In the comments: Share how many you got right - ?/40 or say ?/20 if you only looked at 20 photos.
Spot the iguana.
Also, can you guess what it wanted to eat?
Insects? Lizards?
Moringa
World Nature Conservation Day
Humans are part of nature.
By conserving nature, we conserve their ecosystem services. The benefits they give to the entire system -> nature. We conserve resilience against natural disasters and disease, natural barriers against storm surges, secure food sources, and more. We also retain adequate rainfall and prevent over-heating.
By taking care of others, we take care of ourselves. Both go hand in hand.
World Nature Conservation Day
Highlight: Conservation of the Tiger Shark within the Yarari Marine Mammal and Shark Sanctuary.
Expedition on the Saba Bank to Enhance Tiger Shark Protection - DCNA
dcnanature.org
Starting August 1, 2021 a team of researchers will spend a week on the Saba Bank investigating the life-cycle of…
STENAPA thanks DCNA and Emeray Martha-Neuman for supporting and boosting our administration.The DCNA was created in 2005, not just to administer a trust fund, but also to build institutional capacity of the affiliated parks.
This ranges from staff exchanges, joint trainings, workshops and projects, to strengthening governance and accountability.
To streamline and increase the efficiency of Saba's and St. Eusutatius' administration, Emeray Martha-Neuman of the DCNA secretariat, visited Saba and Sint Eustatius last week to discuss innovative approaches for improved planning, reporting and accounting processes at the Saba Conservation Foundation and Stenapa St Eustatius.
It's that time again!
3 Months of capturing the beauty of Nature On Statia in photographs has ended. This week we at STENAPA will vote on the top 3 photographers, based on composition, focus, artistic elements and the story told.
Keep in mind that more than one photo can belong to one photographer in this post. Nevertheless, which 3 photos would you choose?
Claire Winfield