Keepin’ it colorful—and oh so cool. 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.

In Bird Watch SXM this week we take a dip into the freshwater ecosystems that are so important to many of St. Martin’s birds.

SXM: an island as sundry as its sunset sky.
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.

Picture of abandoned ship in Simpson Bay with Island Saba in the background. Everything is returned to the earth and this ship will be returned to the sea. Symbolizes the pure nature of SXM. You can never take that away. I love this place. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View …

Tout comme ce panneau indiquant des dizaines de villes internationales, Saint-Martin est un mélange de couleurs, de nations, et de religions. 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.

Tout comme notre île cette voiture a deux côtés. Elle représente aussi l’esprit joyeux et festif de Saint-Martin. 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.

Discover the fascinating, largely unknown stories of the incredible women and men who helped to build the scientific heritage of the Caribbean at a special multimedia presentation at the 2016 St. Martin Book Fair. Women, People of Color, and the Making of Natural History in the Caribbean, is free and open to the public and …

Cette mangrove est représentative de Saint-Martin : une toute petite île au milieu de l’océan… 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.

Frequent Club Gaïac contributor John Speetjens was kind enough to send some images of the Gaïac tree in the botanical garden in Munich. This is the third European specimen he’s spotted in his “heritage uprooted” series. The others were seen in gardens in Amsterdam and Berlin.

L’héritage de Saint-Martin est bien transmis par les régates de bateaux-pays qui se disputent encore de nos jours : le passé dans le présent. 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.