I just started doing a column about birds in the Weekender section of The Daily Herald. The first one is in today’s paper. If you don’t normally get the Herald, I guess you’d better start getting the Saturday edition at least.
Do you have an old camera you don’t use anymore? During the September program with with youth from the I Can and Ujima Homes, one of the sessions will be learning wildlife photography. The plan is to teach them wildlife photography techniques while also studying the animals living in scrub habitats. Many kids have a camera on their phone or […]
Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale) is perhaps the most beautiful tree you will ever see. Known as Gaïac in French, the tree is native to the Caribbean but is currently listed as an endangered species. It is a slow-growing tree that was over-harvested for its incredibly strong and dense wood. The wood was used extensively in ship-building, where its strength and […]
The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of St. Martin is portable, always on and requires no additional hardware or wireless connectivity. Where are you learning about wildlife? Tip: if you share the book with a kid, be prepared to answer the question “And what is this one?” about 500 times in a row.
At the book launch, you can buy a copy of the book for $20. We will also have a buy-one-give-one program. For $30, you get one copy to take home with you and one copy will be donated to a school, library or other institution on your behalf. You can sign a sticker at the event that will be put […]
You can help me promote wildlife awareness on St. Martin. Download this poster, print it out and post it somewhere so people know about the upcoming book launch: http://www.sxmwildlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/book-launch-poster.pdf If you post a photo of the poster and tag it with The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of St. Martin, I’ll give you a 9″x6″ photo of an animal from […]
We have big plans to do events with school classes this fall: presentations, nature walks and hands-on workshops. You can help us by sponsoring a school visit. Your contribution of $50 will cover transportation, expenses and a copy of The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of Saint Martin for the class. To find out more and sponsor a class visit, […]
Yesterday I was invited to join the Sister Regina School on an excursion to Pinel. After arriving by ferry, we took a hike around the island and discussed a number of interesting things, like why mongooses don’t live on Pinel, what hermit crabs eat, how vegetation grows back after a brushfire, what a natural reserve is and why it is […]
Help me represent St. Martin at the 2013 meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds. This year’s meeting takes place at St. George’s University in Grenada and I have been invited to present to the society about my book and my wildlife education program. It is also a fantastic opportunity for me to learn more […]
The St. Martin Book Fair was fantastic once again. I was lucky enough to have a few copies of the new edition of my book available, and hopefully the folks who got a copy are enjoying it. I also had the opportunity to do a workshop – Wildlife Beats – about natural and human-influenced cycles on St. Martin and how […]