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
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
I have a rainbow that has the whorehouse on one end and the terminal on the other,
STENAPA is restarting their Junior Ranger program. Children from Groups 7&8 and Forms 1&2 are invited to register!
๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ: forms.office.com/r/Jbw9RWH0nh
For more information:
*Contact us: ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น - juniorrangers@statiapark.org, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น - +599 318 2884, ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ - +1 721 581 7082
*Join our Youth Nature Education group on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/stenapayouthnatureeducation/
*Attend the information meeting on March 3rd for more information. Location and time to be determined. ( fb.me/e/2sg25zh7S )
STENAPA is restarting their Junior Ranger program. Children from Groups 7&8 and Forms 1&2 are invited to register!
๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ: forms.office.com/r/Jbw9RWH0nh
This program spans 2 years. The child is expected to complete all 4 levels (3 months at a time - Mar to Jun and Sept to Nov). Therefore, they need to be on St Eustatius from now until December 2024. During this time, they will have at least 1 trip off-island, to St Maarten.
For more information:
*Contact us: ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น - juniorrangers@statiapark.org, ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น - +599 318 2884, ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ - +1 721 581 7082
*Join our Youth Nature Education group on Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/stenapayouthnatureeducation/
*Attend the information meeting on March 3rd for more information. Location and time to be determined. ( fb.me/e/2sg25zh7S )
What’s the age group?
Looks great!
๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ง~
Last summer, DCNA's Junior Ranger Exchange took place on St Eustatius. STENAPA welcomed many Junior Rangers from Statia and the other Dutch Caribbean Islands for a nature adventure with the theme: ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ. We camped at the Miriam C. Schmidt Botanical Garden for a few days in August and spent our days going on escapades into both the marine and terrestrial environments around St Eustatius. They also had fun sharing what they learnt via a fun and interactive poster presentation located in the STENAPA Yard.
All Junior Rangers, including those from Statia spent a day in St Maarten, kayaking and learning about the importance of mangrove forests!
*Watch this video to see how it went.*
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Statia Parents: Are you interested in your child becoming a STENAPA Junior Ranger?
๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐~
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐! ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง 2023!
Last year we shared the winning photo from the St. Eustatius Tourism and Stenapa St Eustatius ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต - ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ข'๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐บ. The winning photographer, Nicola Jaeger (also Devocean Pictures), received a plaque with her winning photo. CONGRATULATIONS again!
Start your own adventure to Capture Statia's Beauty in 2023! You never know, the winning photo may be taken this January!
*๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ Rij'Statia Souvenirs
Another big smile! Big thank you for all the team members of Stenapa St Eustatius and St. Eustatius Tourism making this competition happen. We invite all Statians to start taking pictures as the next one has already started. There is so much beauty around us - in nature, in historic sites and cultural activities. Remember day to day life counts towards that category too. Check how to participate in 2023: www.facebook.com/events/1350594975677933/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D Open your eyes and create your own interpretation of what you see around you. Photography is an art form and at the same time a medium for communication. Tell us your Statia story!
Happy New Year ๐