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Salk Institute to StudyNative Plants for Drugs
M.A. Dworkin The renowned Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego is working alongside Native Americans to discover the...


Sargassum Alert!Origin Identified?
M.A. Dworkin Record-breaking Sargassum levels are expected to invade the shorelines of the U.S. Virgin Islands and other islands in the...


Pathway to Careers in the Marine Industry
St. Croix Times Staff Gallows Bay - Future Job Skills of Tomorrow Inc. (FJSOT) has launched an innovative pre-apprenticeship on-the-job...


Plants “Scream” While Being Harvested
St. Croix Times Staff Scientists have captured the sound of plants “screaming” when harvested. The sound is not the same made by humans,...


Save-A-Plant… Save the World
M.A. Dworkin Close your eyes and imagine a world without any plants. Ridiculous. Not even within the realm of possibility. Never going to...


Black Belt Meat Summit Hails Mobile Meat Abattoir
M.A. Dworkin A delegation of Farmers from the U.S. Virgin Islands recently attended the Black Belt Meat Summit hosted by Tuskegee...


St. Croix Farm Stands
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle Killed by Careless Boater
A critically endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle was killed recently by a careless boater off of Honeymoon Beach, Water Island.


Pledge to Eat Locally Grown
The St. Croix Agriculture and Food Fair, aka AgriFest, is an incomparable showcase for local foods and locally grown foods. It seems most of


Point Udall: Two Points of View
The inscription on the Millennium Monument at Point Udall, a sundial which stands at the Easternmost point of the USA, on St. Croix


Orchids Strut Their Stuff at 53rd Orchid Show
Orchids took center stage at the 53rd annual Orchid Show. (Yellow Cedar) The 53rd annual St Croix Orchid Society (SCOS) Orchid Show...


The Battle to Save the Queen Conch
On the morning of July 3, 1848, John Gottlieb, aka General Buddhoe, coordinated a gathering of enslaved workers in Frederiksted, on the...
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