St. Maarten
The island of St. Maarten is famous for the fact that it is split in half. One half, St. Maarten, is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other, St. Martin, is a French Overseas Territory. Physically, the west end is an atoll of low land surrounding a lagoon, while the east end is a range of conical hills. The island has white sandy beaches and numerous bays and lagoons.
Natural Pool on South Coast
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Nature Park Management
Member Organization
The Nature Foundation is a non-profit organization located on the island of St. Maarten in the heart of the Caribbean. The foundation aims to preserve and enhance the natural environment of St. Maarten for generations to come.
Contact information
For general questions
Telephone: ย +1 721 544 4267
Email: help@naturefoundationsxm.org
Visiting addressย
Wellsberg Street 1A Unit 25-26,
Fishermanโs Wharf Complex,
Cole Bay, St. Maarten
Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00
St. Maarten's Key Species & Ecosystems
Brown Boobies
(Sula leucogaster)
Photo credit: ยฉ Kai Wulf
Gorgonian Corals
(Octocorals)
Photo credit: ยฉ Hans Leijnse (SHAPE/DCNA)
Monarch Butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kevit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Natural Pool on South Coast
Photo credit: ยฉ Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Bananaquit
(Coereba flaveola)
Photo credit: ยฉ Rostislav Stach (SHAPE/DCNA)
Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Photo credit: ยฉ
Flamboyant
(Delonix regia)
Photo credit: ยฉ Kai Wulf
American kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Photo credit: ย ยฉ Diego Marquez
Caribbean Reef Shark
Other Nature Organizations
Latest updates from Nature Foundation St Maarten
๐๐ด A Massive Clean-Up Success at Mullet Beach! ๐ด๐
On September 16th, the Nature Foundation St. Maarten joined forces with In-No-Plastic and CC1 SXM in honor of International Coastal CleanUp Day.
๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ/๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐!
A sincere thank you to The Scuba Shop, St Maarten for generously providing prizes that kept our volunteers motivated and engaged throughout the event. ๐
Special thanks to @X104.3 SXM Radio for being there to capture the action and spread the word. ๐๏ธ
We're immensely grateful to all the volunteers who showed up and worked tirelessly to make Mullet Beach cleaner and safer for all. We're also thrilled to share that many of our participants were St. Maarten students, with over 130 volunteers joining us for this activity.
The winning group, Grade 6 team from Learning Unlimited, collected over 400 lbs of garbage on their own! ๐๐
๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ. ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฌ!
Together, we're making a real difference for our beautiful island and the environment. ๐ฑ #natureisourfuture
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The Nature Foundation St. Maarten is pleased to have Geert van der Aalst as the Intern for our ongoing seagrass monitoring work. ๐๐ฑ
Geert van der Aalst is from the Netherlands and began the project one week ago. He will work with the Foundation for the next 3 months. Besides spearheading regular seagrass monitoring, he will be researching the influence of boat anchors โ๏ธ on the invasive and native seagrass species located around the island for his bachelor's thesis ๐ With this information, he will be able to assess how different seagrass species are affected by anchor impact, and project how invasive seagrass species may potentially spread along the coast.
He is studying International Land and Water Management at Wageningen University & Research and completed a minor in Marine Living Resources. ๐ While completing this minor, he became more interested in marine ecosystems and reached out to the Nature Foundation St. Maarten for an internship opportunity.
โI am super excited to do research on this beautiful island, and to get to explore the underwater world.โ - Geert
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Welcome Geert! ๐
Maybe he can spark a sargassum to building block factory on sxm! Lord knows we have enough of it๐๐other countries are putting it to use, maybe we can too?
๐๐ฑ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง-๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ! ๐ฑ๐
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๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ: ๐
Open the Empower App web link: deposit.empower.eco/register ๐ฒ
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๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฉ: ๐
Create your account and log in to Empower App. It's your gateway to making a tangible impact on our environment! ๐ฟ
๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐
Navigate to the wallet page and spot the scanning button in the upper right corner. Tap it, and then get ready to scan the QR code attached to this post. ๐๐ This QR code holds event info and tokens you earn for being a clean-up champion! ๐บ๏ธ๐ฐ
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Weโre grateful to The Scuba Shop, St Maarten for donating an amazing gift card prize for winners of the upcoming September 16 clean up. Sign up at volunteer.sx!
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๐๐ฑ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง-๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ! ๐ฑ๐
Ready to take your trash clean-up game to the next level? It's as easy as 1, 2, 3! ๐ Here's how to become an eco-hero with the ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก:
๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ: ๐
Open the Empower App web link: deposit.empower.eco/register ๐ฒ
But wait, there's a cool trick! Turn this link into a sleek app icon on your phone. Check out this article: empower.help/en/articles/5273315-how-do-i-install-empower-tracking-like-an-app ๐ฅ (Just replace the link with the Empower Deposit App link: deposit.empower.eco)
๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฉ: ๐
Create your account and log in to Empower App. It's your gateway to making a tangible impact on our environment! ๐ฟ
๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐
Navigate to the wallet page and spot the scanning button in the upper right corner. Tap it, and then get ready to scan the QR code attached to this post. ๐๐ This QR code holds event info and tokens you earn for being a clean-up champion! ๐บ๏ธ๐ฐ
By following these simple steps, you're not just picking up trash โ you're earning tokens towards a ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ญ!" ๐๐ Not to mention, you'll also get your hands on a ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ (๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐) thanks to @CC1 St. Maarten to celebrate your eco-achievement! ๐ฅค๐ป๐ Let's show the planet some love and Empower our way to a cleaner, brighter future. ๐ช๐
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๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ www.volunteer.sx/o/Nature-Foundation-Sint-Maarten/opportunities/Empower-App-National-Clean-Up-Day... ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐!******
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