Zaria Dean, Author at Bahamas National Trust

Basil Minns: “Father of the Moriah Harbour Cay National Park”

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Combating pollution, planting mangroves, and drinking beer to protect paradise

[insignia_section_heading title="Combating pollution, planting mangroves, and drinking beer to protect paradise" subtitle="" align="text-left" separator="disable" heading_tag="h1" heading_font_size="40" font_weight="font-weight-400" heading_color="#545454" subtitle_font_weight=""] June 21st, 2021 By Elijah Sands, Leah Carr World Oceans Day is internationally recognized on June 8th as a day that raises awareness about the importance of our oceans and promotes how we can work together

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Shelby White Loves Gardens But She Loves Giving More

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BNT Celebrates Earth Day with Tree Planting Initiatives

Partners with Solomon’s, Bahamas First, Rotary and Terrain Landscape Architects EARTH Day 2021 prompted the planting of dozens of trees in New Providence and Grand Bahama as part of a larger global initiative to “Restore the Earth,” this year’s theme. The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) partnered with Solomon’s, Bahamas First, the Rotary Club of East

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Bahamas National Trust Rebrands After 60 Years

April 14th, 2021 – Nassau, Bahamas With much eagerness and delight, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is excited to unveil a new brand after 60+ years as leaders in the Bahamian environmental conservation landscape. Since 1959, we have been at the forefront of progressive legislation to protect the environment; from the establishment of the first

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In Memoriam: Dr. Alan Bruce Bolten

The Bahamas National Trust, The Bahamas and the international community lost an amazing friend and dedicated conservationist on Sunday, March 21st. Dr. Alan Bolten, Associate Director of the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research and long serving BNT Science Advisor passed away after a short but severe illness. While Alan’s fates have stopped weaving

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The Visitors Centre at the Leon Levy Native Preserve

Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve Celebrates 10 Years on Eleuthera

March 15th, 2021 – Nassau, Bahamas The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve (LLNPP), a historic national park managed by the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) on the island of Eleuthera, celebrates its ten-year anniversary this March 24. Founded by Shelby White in honor of her late husband Leon Levy, the LLNPP is a living part of

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BNT Receives BPAF Grant for Hurricane Dorian Recovery on Abaco

March 5th, 2021 – Nassau, Bahamas Representatives from the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund present The Bahamas National Trust with a cheque at BNT’s Headquarters A Bahamas Protected Areas Fund grant agreement was signed today to aid the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) in efforts to restore marine and terrestrial protected areas in Abaco that were devastated

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The Stena Icemax Drillship that was used to drill the Perseverance #1 Exploratory Oil Well

BNT’s Response to BPC’s Oil Drilling Results

February 9th, 2021- Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) notes the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) recent press release stating that no commercial volumes of oil were found during the drilling of its Perseverance #1 well in The Bahamas. The press release also stated that this well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned. The

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Americans Convicted of Poaching in the Exuma Park

The Bahamas National Trust, in collaboration with community members in Exuma, The Nature Conservancy, The Exuma Foundation and Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership, have finalized a draft management plan for Moriah Harbour Cay National Park through funding from the Bahamas Protected Project.

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Author name: Zaria Dean

Park Admission Fees Update