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Hilbert Haar

As a descendant from a farmer’s family in the Netherlands, this Caribbean image caught my attention for sentimental reasons. Those were the days. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

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Matthijs Mazereeuw

Happy sailing at Cocunut Beach, Kimsha in Simpson Bay.
This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

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Heritage Photo Contest Q&A

We had a couple good questions about the photo contest that we figured we should share. Be sure to get your entries in. See the full rules and instructions here. Must the photo be untouched, unedited? No, you can edit your photos however you normally do. We would recommend not including your name or any …

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Bird Watch SXM: The Great Gamble

When a solid rain comes in early May after a dry April it is a relief in many ways: a refreshing shower that signals the hills will erupt into green again. On our ponds, though, there’s a delicate balancing act on the water’s edge.

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Mark Yokoyama

Salt pans on the Great Salt Pond and the national bird of St. Maarten, the Brown Pelican. The salt ponds are where human history and natural history collide most beautifully on the island.

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Mark Yokoyama

The Bearded Anole—a lizard that lives nowhere else on earth—always reminds me exactly where I am. The islands of the Caribbean share so many things, but each is unique, right down to the lizards. More than any other, this animal embodies the unique spirit of St. Martin. (Sample entry, not in competition.)

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2016 Heritage Photo Contest and Exhibition

(Pour la traduction française, cliquez ici.) The Spirit of St. Martin The Heritage Photo Contest and Exhibition is an opportunity to showcase St. Martin/St. Maarten’s unique natural, cultural and historic heritage. The theme of this year’s contest and exhibition is The Spirit of St. Martin. We invite photographers to share photos that showcase something that …

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Iguana Day Video

We did a short video of the Anguilla Iguana Day festivities, including a walk around Cove Pond where we saw some invasive Green Iguanas as well a lot of native wetland wildlife, including Black-necked Stilts and their nests. In the afternoon, there wer…

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Anguilla Iguana Day

On Saturday, Les Fruits de Mer had the chance to engage in some inter-island wildlife education cross-pollination at the first annual Anguilla Iguana Day, hosted by the Anguilla National Trust. Including a wetland walk to see some invasive Green Iguanas and an afternoon full of games and crafts, it was a wonderful chance to learn …

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