Red Listing Training A Boost for Bahamas Conservation Management
12/4/2018 12:45:55 PM FOURTEEN Bahamian and eight Caribbean experts converged in Nassau for a week of training on how to assess threatened and endangered species—known as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List training. The workshop focused on how Red Listing is done, the components of an assessment and then went...
Bahamas Represented at the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation Conference 2018
9/25/2018 2:06:09 PM Preserve botanist Dr. Ethan Freid presented the Bahamas’ country report at the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation conference in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference brought together plant conservation scientists, policy makers and practitioners from across the world to consider the future of plant conservation,...
Fall 2018 Lecture Series Begins!
9/13/2018 3:21:48 PM Come and engage with the Preserve team and friends as the Bahamas National Trust’s Scott Johnson discusses avian migration in The Bahamas. His talk will give special attention to the Kirtland’s Warbler
Promoting Place-Based Learning at the Levy Preserve
9/5/2018 10:21:29 AM Eight teachers from the Emma E. Cooper Primary School explored the potential for place-based learning at the Levy Preserve. The teachers, representing various grade levels, were challenged to take an alternative approach to their lesson planning which would immerse the students in the natural environment. The lessons could...
Another Successful Camp Safari at the Levy Preserve
7/25/2018 9:33:00 AM The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve held its annual summer camp July 16-20 at the Preserve’s Education Pavilion. Thirty campers from the local community enjoyed a week of sensory exploration which incorporated crafts, recyclable materials and items found in nature. Each day was dedicated to using one of the five...
When North Meets South: Bahamas/New York Intern Collaboration
7/2/2018 3:05:49 PM This year the Levy Preserve interns embarked on a two-week scientific and cultural exchange with New York’s Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC). Site visits to Eleuthera and New York allowed each group the chance to gain first-hand knowledge of natural resource management and scientific research methods in the respective...
2018 Summer Interns are on the move
5/23/2018 1:20:23 PM Undergraduate students Jesse Greene, Zoe Brown and Kianna Dean hail from New Providence and Grand Bahama. The three spent their first week immersed in botany and plant community ecology through guided walks and outdoor classroom sessions led by Dr. Ethan Freid.Follow their journey throughout the next eight weeks – log...
Santa’s Enchanted Forest A Hit with Kids and Adults Alike
12/24/2017 2:58:00 PM The Preserve’s annual Christmas event was a hit this year with over 130 attendees enjoying the sights and sounds of the season. Guest were treated to crafts, games and delectable Christmas goodies by the Preserve staff and volunteers. Midway through the afternoon, Santa Claus, ever the crowd pleaser, emerged through...
High Schoolers Experience Preserve’s Conservation Horticulture Program
10/30/2017 1:03:00 PM Five high school seniors spent a week in October at the Levy Preserve as part of the Ministry of Education’s job training experience. The students, from Central Eleuthera High and Harbour Island All Age Schools, joined botanist, Dr. Ethan Freid, in the Preserve’s Conservation Horticulture Program. They spent the week...
Terrestrial Natural History Internship Culminates in Research Presentations
6/25/2017 1:27:00 PM Terrestrial Natural History Internship Culminates in Research Presentations 6/25/2017 1:27:00 PM Bahamian college students, Alexandra Sinclair, Gaybrielle Smith and Brent Walkine recently wrapped up a seven week internship studying the terrestrial natural history of the Bahamas. They are the fourth cohort of students to...