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Issue One | October 2026

Welcome to the new Friends Member Magazine.

This quarterly member-only publication will include stories, videos, insider tips and more. Everyone on our newsletter list is receiving this first issue. Going forward, this online magazine will go to members only.

If that isn't incentive enough to become a member, we are running a raffle this month and as a member you could win a beautiful handcrafted sterling silver turtle pendant on a chain. Individual membership is only $30 a year.

Eleanor Gibney on Caneel

Eleanor Gibney is a lifelong resident of St John’s north shore and worked at Caneel Bay from 1979 to 1995. Here she tells Part One of the story of Caneel Bay as she knows it from historical papers, family records and personal anecdotes.

Go Behind The Scenes Of Project Tektite

This cool edit of aquanauts telling their stories gives you a taste of what is to come in the Project Tektite documentary that Friends is working on with local filmmakers Steve Simonsen and William Stelzer.

Member Album

This photo of a majestic gre-gre tree was taken by Lila Uzzell our Trails Leader. In future, we would like to feature a photo taken by a Friends member so please share your images of the Park we all love. Send your photo for consideration to cdawson@friendsvinp.org.

Member Community

As a member of the Friends community, you share a passion for protecting this magical corner of our beautiful world. Your support helps us support the Park in protecting and preserving the natural and cultural resources in Virgin Islands National Park.

Member Benefits

Our thanks to you for playing an important role in supporting our work means that as a member you can also enjoy:

• A digital membership card for your wallet.
• This special quarterly members-only digital magazine packed with behind the scenes news, interviews and inspiration.
• A 15% discount in the Park Store in Cruz Bay or online in our new store.
• More to come as we roll out our new digital card and more.

If you have any questions about your membership, please contact Che-Che Dawson, our Community & Membership Manager at cdawson@friendsvinp.org or (340) 779-4940.

Friends of Virgin Islands National Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and contributions, including your membership dues, are tax deductible.

Friends Collection

Take a look at our new Friends Collection designed especially for awesome supporters like you in mind.

Thank you for being a Friend.