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Fun and Learning on Spring Break

After Hurricane Gonzalo delayed what would have been a fall workshop, we had the pleasure of doing a workshop with students from French Quarter during their spring break instead. This year, the activities included creating a portable pond to study the freshwater animals—insects, fish and shrimp—that live on St. Martin, and decorating bird feeders made …

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Winds of Controversy Ruffle Flag Promotion: Some Allege Similarities Between New Les Fruits de Mer Logo And French Flag

A banner day for Les Fruits de Mer was mired in controversy when naysayers claimed the association’s newly redesigned logo appeared to share similarities with the French flag. The special launch promotion, featuring the new logo on flags throughout the island, was hailed with enthusiasm by most, but besmirched by accusations from a vocal minority. …

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Photo Essay: Birth of an Icon

Creating a brand new logo for a globally-recognized brand is no small undertaking. Team Les Fruits de Mer knew this from the start and committed to spending months in search of an original design that would be both instantly recognizable and inextricably linked to their mission and their attitude. The process took months of long …

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Les Fruits de Mer Launches New Logo with Flag Promotion

Three new colors are brightening skies—and flagpoles—all over the island for the launch of the new logo of the Les Fruits de Mer association. The updated icon is being celebrated with an exciting large-scale publicity campaign: flags showcasing the redesigned logo are flying all over St. Martin and even around the world. The non-profit association …

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Les Fruits de Mer Launches New Logo with Flag Promotion

Three new colors are brightening skies—and flagpoles—all over the island for the launch of the new logo of the Les Fruits de Mer association. The updated icon is being celebrated with an exciting large-scale publicity campaign: flags showcasing the redesigned logo are flying all over St. Martin and even around the world. The non-profit association …

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Mardis de Grand Case Wrap-up

Les Fruits de Mer had a great season with our booth at the Mardis de Grand Case street fair. We presented on seven different topics this year, connecting with locals and visitors of all ages. Here are links to all the presentations we gave: What’s up with all these butterflies? iCloud – PDF with notes …

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Our Endemic Animals at Mardi de Grand Case

Last week was the final Tuesday street fair of the season for Mardis de Grand Case, and Les Fruits de Mer wrapped up the season with a presentation about Our Endemic Animals. You can get it from iCloud or download a PDF with presenter’s notes. It was another great year for us and we look …

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Crazy Critters at Mardi de Grand Case

For our second to last presentation during the Mardis de Grand Case this year, we take a look at some of the islands smaller residents—mostly insects—with Crazy Critters! You can view the presentation in iCloud or download a PDF with presenter’s notes.

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Iguana Tales at Mardi de Grand Case

On Tuesday we were presenting about iguanas at Mardi de Grand Case, both the Green Iguana that has colonized the island so extensively in the last 20 years and the Lesser Antillean Iguana that was lost so many years ago. If you missed, it, you can check out the presentation in iCloud and download a …

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Amazing Anoles at Mardi de Grand Case

Last week at Mardi de Grand Case we presented about the amazing anoles of St. Martin. These lizards are some of our most distinctive residents, including one species that is found nowhere else in the world. If you missed it, you can view the presentation in iCloud and download a PDF with presenter’s notes.

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