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: © Philippa King-Stenapa
St. Eustatius Boven Hill
Red-bellied Racer
(Alsophis rufiventris)
Photo credit: © Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Latest updates from Stenapa St Eustatius
𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 & 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙃𝙞𝙠𝙚 - Sunday - Stenapa and St Eustatius Sports Facilities Foundation
Another great hike. Early morning showers brought out the wildlife, especially the hermit crabs. A few of us continued to Panorama!
𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲:
Bingo, I Spy on the Quill, Photo Treasure Hunt, Species Spotlight (Hermit Crab, Bridled Quail Dove), Word Association, Which do you like more?, How many (types of leaves and animals)? Kaleidoscopes, Draw the View and a Quill word-search puzzle.
Join us also today, Monday 16th at 7pm for the 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸
Starts at the sports auditorium.
DCNA St. Eustatius Tourism
Parent & Child Hike - Saturday - Stenapa and St Eustatius Sports Facilities Foundation
We had a great hike this morning with a few families. After a slow hike with activities and learning moments, we all reached the crater rim!
Join us tomorrow even if you have not registered as yet.
You will need water, snacks, sneakers and a few hours to venture into The Quill.
Join us also on Monday 7pm for the Moonlight Walk
Starts at the sports auditorium.
DCNA St. Eustatius Tourism
A wonderful activity ❣️👏🏻
According to researcher Thijs van den Burg, there was a 25% decline in the population of Statia's largest land animal, the critically endangered Lesser Antillean Iguana in 2017. Hurricanes Irma and Maria, is likely to cause of the decline as they destroyed much of their habitat and food sources, and more.
📷 Hannah Madden
Read the article here:
- www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.06.451308v3
and a summary here:
- www.iguanafoundation.org/2022/05/09/elementor-6503/
What about the vegetation replecement for concreet? Don't that destroy more than a hurricane? Nature restore it self. . Concreet is permanent. And the ,, hurri-cane'' traffic on the roads ? Frequent e see dead Iguana's hit by a car. Nature get destroyed by human.😭😳😡
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙪𝙢
Diadema are long-spined sea urchins. They are important herbivores that graze on algae, that could overgrow the slow-growing corals on the reef. Their impact on the health of the reef is so great that several projects have focus on increasing their population on reefs throughout the Caribbean, including Statia and Saba.
www.statiapark.org/diadema-long-spined-sea-urchin/
Diadema - long-spined sea urchin ⋆ St. Eustatius National Parks
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Diadema are long-spined sea urchins. They are important herbivores that graze on algae, that could overgrow the slow-growing corals on the reef. Their impact on the health of the reef is so great that...