College Students Complete Internship at Levy Preserve
7/3/2016 4:08:00 PM The Preserve’s terrestrial natural history internship for Bahamian college students was featured in the Bahamas National Trust’s newsletter this month. Read the entire newsletter here.
Preserve Ranked #1 Attraction in Eleuthera
6/27/2016 9:59:00 AM The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve was awarded a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence in 2016 for the 3rd consecutive year, and as of June 2016 ranks #1 out of 46 attractions in Eleuthera on the premier travel website. Preserve reviewers consistently highlight the natural beauty of the site and the interesting...
Discovery Club 2016 Award Ceremony at the Levy Preserve
4/30/2016 2:37:00 PM On Saturday, April 30, 2016, five of six Discovery Club chapters on the island of Eleuthera, assembled at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve for the sixth All Eleuthera Discovery Club Award Ceremony, where they received their Adaptation badges for the 2016 school year. Discovery Club began on Eleuthera in October 2008,...
New Species Added to Preserve’s Living Collection
4/11/2016 3:40:13 PM The living collections at The Preserve are part of the science and conservation program that is working to have ex-situ collections of all 89 endemic plant species in the Bahamian Archipelago. These collections are part of the Bahamas National Trusts commitment to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. They are the...
Commander of Royal Bahamas Defense Force Visits Preserve
3/9/2016 10:50:40 AM During a recent visit to Eleuthera hosted by The One Eleuthera Foundation, the Acting Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force, Tellis A. Bethel received a guided tour of the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve. Preserve Manager, Falon Cartwright hosted the Commander and five Defense Force marines on Friday, February 26th....
The Preserve continues in its efforts to increase Biodiversity
1/8/2016 11:19:09 AM When you fly over the Bahamas, drive along our coastal roads, or visit a beach, the tree that stands out the most is the evergreen Casuarina equisetifolia, also known as Casuarina or Australian pine. Many think this plant is native to the Bahamas due to its dominance across miles of landscape, but in fact it […]
Santa’s Enchanted Forest
12/25/2015 10:23:00 AM This year, the Preserve welcomed Santa Claus with a party themed, ‘Santa’s Enchanted Forest.’ It was a windy day when Santa Claus arrived at the Levy Preserve on December 20th. A secret landing area was prepared for him to ensure he could surprise all those eagerly watching and waiting for him. […]
Halloween Spooktacular
10/31/2015 10:58:00 AM On October 31st, 2015 the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve hosted its annual “Halloween Spooktacular”. In addition to the Rotaract Club of Eleuthera, who partners with The Preserve each year on this event, a host of volunteers helped to create a festive and frightful evening for trick or treaters of all ages. […]
Preserve Featured in BNT Trust Notes
10/9/2015 1:20:00 PM The Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve is the first national park in Eleuthera and is managed by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), the park authority in The Bahamas. Each month, BNT highlights the parks across the country in its newsletter, “Trust Notes’. This month, in addition to an article detailing recent...
1st Annual Junior Camp Safari at The Preserve
7/24/2015 3:33:00 PM Immediately following the 5th annual Camp Safari, The Preserve offered its first ever Junior Camp Safari for children between the ages of 3 and 6. With the help of professional educator and consultant, Cassandra Kruthoff, The Preserve hosted 13 pre-schoolers for a week of imagination and play inspired by the natural...