SEA and the V.I. Marine Advisory Service at the University of the Virgin Islands will sponsor a presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Gladfelter, formerly head of the West Indies Laboratory on St. Croix, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6. "Southgate Pond — A Haven for Birds" is free and open to the public in Room 501 of the Melvin Evans Center on the UVI campus. Gladfelter will discuss ongoing, yearlong research that continues at the SEA Nature Reserve, where 113 bird species have been recorded over the years.
Contact Marcia Taylor of the advisory service at 692-4046 for more information; call Emy Thomas of SEA at 778-1952 to attend.
See The St. Croix Source front page article for more details and a photo of some of the birds.