Virgin Island students show their passion for protecting the Earth in their Litter Stomp parade during the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)
The annual Friends of the Park Earth Day Fair and Litter Stomp took place Tuesday morning at the Cruz Bay Ball Field on St. John, with hundreds of students from around St. John and St. Thomas in attendance.
The Litter Stomp parade heads out on its path around the Cruz Bay ball field. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)
Booths lined the field, teaching everything from the importance of recycling to protecting the islands’ mangroves. Demos and face painting offered many learning opportunities, and everyone came together for the Litter Stomp, taking to the main road across from Mongoose Junction, where students carried signs advocating for the importance of caring for our planet.
School children playfully hug the Earth during the annual Friends of the Park Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Sophie Schnell, 10, shares her sign that she made for the Litter Stomp at the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)During the Earth Day Fair on St. John, T’Mae Daley poses questions to students participating in the day. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)The Bee Project, a public art project that has made its way to St. John, aims to create awareness of the role bees play in our environment and students at the Earth Day Fair got to create art projects at the St. John School of the Arts booth. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)A student from the Julius E. Sprauve School poses for a photo during the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Gifft Hill School student Neya Calixye has her face painted by Colencia Smithen at the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)It was a dance party on the Cruz Bay ball field during the Friends of the Park annual Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Siena Mathenia joins fellow classmates and students from St. John, marching around the Cruz Bay ball park as part of the Litter Stomp parade. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Island Green Living’s Recycling Program Manager Jason Bowers dresses up as a recycling bin during the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Students wearing their Junior Ranger badges parade around the Cruz Bay ball field on Earth Day. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)DJ I Duane brings the party together with great tunes at the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Many of the activities at the Earth Day fair on St John are interactive for the students, like this one at the Jaguar Project booth, where they are making “Jaguar Paws.” (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Students paint Earth Day art and signs at the fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Executive Director of the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park, Tonia Lovejoy, is joined by VINP Superintendent Penny Del Bene at the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)A demonstration of the importance of mangroves in the protection of the island was on display at the GRROE UVI Mangroves booth on Earth Day. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Turtle program volunteer Kathy Guidi talks to students during the Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)GRROE UVI Students Shelby Adkins, Taquanna Baron and Megan Anthony work the mangrove booth at Earth Day on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)VI Waste Management’s Litter Critter shows off his dance moves during the annual Earth Day Fair on St. John. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)Even squids need to hydrate during the hot morning at the Cruz Bay ball field during the Earth Day Fair. Tim Macchiaverna, a volunteer with the Friends of the National Park, brings humor to his persona in the costume for the students. (Source photo by Nancy Borowick)
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