Caribbean Gem: Buck Island Reef National Monument (Short Film, 2014)
WINNER OF THE 2014 TELLY AWARDS
Film/Video Bronze Winner
Produced By: North Shore Productions (Portland, OR)
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Caribbean Gem: Buck Island Reef National Monument premiered during NPS-STX lecture series on February 13, 2014 in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Public Service Announcement for screening below:
CHRISTIANSTED -- This month we will present to the public the premier of Caribbean Gem: Buck Island Reef National Monument. This ten minute film was made over the course of last year in celebration of 50 years of protection and resource management at Buck Island Reef NM. The film highlights the park's primary resources and the recreational opportunities that the monument provides our on-island and off-island visitors. Buck Island Reef NM is the first of our three National Park units on St. Croix to have a park orientation film of this kind.
This occasion will be the first where the film is seen by the general public. It will be distributed to a variety of tourism and promotional venues on and off-island in the coming months. On Thursday night we will show the film a couple of times and also take comments from the public regarding how and where the film should be shown. At the same time, we hope that the film will renew support for the park as we move ahead into the next decades of management for the Park. Park staff will be on hand to discuss the film and any other general questions.
The film was produced during FY2013 with North Shore Productions of Portland, Oregon and consultation with the Harper's Ferry Center. Some local cinematographers were used in the shooting of the film's terrestrial and underwater scenes. The park's Interpretation and Education and Resource Management divisions worked together with the producers to generate a local-eye view of the terrestrial and marine resources at the park. This collaboration required underwater footage of the coral reef and marine garden area, as well as late night footage of Hawksbill turtles laying their eggs. The film, while brief, also looks back at the severity of the bleaching events during the early 2000s and discusses the new threats to the reef from the Pacific Lion Fish. It is a great overall look at what Buck Island Reef National Monument continues to protect, 52 years after President John F. Kennedy established the park in December of 1961.
The premier screening/lecture will be held from 5:30-6:30 PM in the Danish Guinea West India Company Warehouse/ Slave Market Building. The Christiansted National Historic Site parking lot will be 'free' and open for this event until 7:00 PM.
The National Park Service thanks all of our community members and friends for 52 years of support for Buck Island and look forward to an exciting year of events celebrating our unique resource.
Watch the film on the Buck Island Reef NM website:
Read our NPS Comment Policy for Social Media:
More information:
Buck Island Reef National Monument
2100 Church Street #100
Christiansted, VI 00820-4611
nps.gov/buis
Phone (340) 773-1460
Fax (340) 719-1791
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at nps.gov.
Buck Island National Reef Monument, USVI
A visit to the United States Virgin Islands is not done properly without sailing to the one and only, Buck Island Reef National Monument. An iconic symbol of St. Croix and one of only three underwater trails in all North America. On the barrier reef side of the island, free dive the depths or snorkel the shallows with lemon sharks, giant barracudas, and tons of friendly angel fish!
Over to the other half of the island you will find Turtle Beach, but be careful of the deadly green apples (remember what happened to Snow White) and don't tread on the turf of the nesting leatherbacks, green, or hawksbill sea turtles!
A hike to the top for a 360 view of the island is a must, especially if you visit during humpback season.
Take your own vessel or one of the many charter boats out for a full day and you won't regret it. Stay overnight if you can :)
& remember to always bring your rashie.
Shout out to all the friends featured in this video: Gabe, James, Robyn, Louis, Trevor, & Travis
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Gonna Take It Easy
Deep Blue by Ben Sound
St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands Sailing to Buck Island Reef National Monument
St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands Vacation Part 2. Breakfast at Toast Diner in Christiansted then Sailing to Buck Island Reef National Monument. Snorkeling in the lagoon. Horseback riding on Rainbow Beach ending the day with Dinner at the Buccaneer Resort.
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Located just north of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, the small, uninhabited Buck Island is one of only a few fully protected marine areas within the U.S. National Park system. The National Park Service and National Ocean Service are using cutting-edge technologies to map and monitor this marine environment, to evaluate the effectiveness of marine protected areas and to produce data and information to support the management of marine resources found within and around the Buck Island Reef National Monument.
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Snorkeling Buck Island | St Croix
The snorkeling at Buck Island Reef is popular for the 250 species of marine life and the established underwater snorkeling trail. Buck Island is a national monument where you can follow the underwater trail around the elkhorn coral grottoes and where you might see sea turtles. This POV video of Buck Island snorkeling was produced by SNORKELINGDIVES.COM in April 2014.
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Best Buck Island Snorkeling
Buck Island snorkeling offers the chance to snorkel dive with diverse marine life at Buck Island Reef National Monument. Located northeast of Christiansted off St Croix USVI, the snorkeling around Buck Island Reef is considered the best in the US Virgin Islands. During a snorkel dive off this island, you're likely to encounter southern stingrays, Caribbean lobster and baracuda.
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Buck Island - Just off St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands
A smaller island that's part of St. Croix, Buck Island is a National Monument and is a half hour sail from Christiansted harbor. It's 6000 feet long and a half mile across with 704 acres of water boasting a coral reef system and snorkel trail that merit a special day trip. The beach here has all the elements of paradise.
St Croix - Buck Island Reef National Monument snorkel trip
Buck Island snorkel Trip while on a cruise
View extraordinary coral formations here.
Buck Island Reef National Monument was established to preserve one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea. The park is one of a few fully marine protected areas in the National Park System. The 176-acre island and surrounding coral reef ecosystem support a large variety of native flora and fauna, including the hawksbill turtle and brown pelican.
Buck Island Reef National Monument
The National Park Service's Buck Island Reef National Monument in St. Croix, USVI and the NOAA Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment -- Biogeography Branch have produced a video documenting the scientific work underway between the two agencies and its partners to produce data and information to support the management of marine resources found within and around the Monument.
This video illustrates the agency partnership and showcases cutting-edge technologies to map and monitor the marine environment in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of the marine protected areas (MPAs). Buck Island Reef National Monument is one of the few fully protected marine protected areas in the National Park System, and is one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea.
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Caribbean Gem: Buck Island Reef National Monument (Film Trailer, 2014)
WINNER OF THE 2014 TELLY AWARDS
Film/Video Bronze Winner
Produced By: North Shore Productions (Portland, OR)
northshorepro.com/
Watch Full Film Here:
Caribbean Gem: Buck Island Reef National Monument premiered during NPS-STX lecture series on February 13, 2014 in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Public Service Announcement for screening below:
CHRISTIANSTED -- This month we will present to the public the premier of Caribbean Gem: Buck Island Reef National Monument. This ten minute film was made over the course of last year in celebration of 50 years of protection and resource management at Buck Island Reef NM. The film highlights the park's primary resources and the recreational opportunities that the monument provides our on-island and off-island visitors. Buck Island Reef NM is the first of our three National Park units on St. Croix to have a park orientation film of this kind.
This occasion will be the first where the film is seen by the general public. It will be distributed to a variety of tourism and promotional venues on and off-island in the coming months. On Thursday night we will show the film a couple of times and also take comments from the public regarding how and where the film should be shown. At the same time, we hope that the film will renew support for the park as we move ahead into the next decades of management for the Park. Park staff will be on hand to discuss the film and any other general questions.
The film was produced during FY2013 with North Shore Productions of Portland, Oregon and consultation with the Harper's Ferry Center. Some local cinematographers were used in the shooting of the film's terrestrial and underwater scenes. The park's Interpretation and Education and Resource Management divisions worked together with the producers to generate a local-eye view of the terrestrial and marine resources at the park. This collaboration required underwater footage of the coral reef and marine garden area, as well as late night footage of Hawksbill turtles laying their eggs. The film, while brief, also looks back at the severity of the bleaching events during the early 2000s and discusses the new threats to the reef from the Pacific Lion Fish. It is a great overall look at what Buck Island Reef National Monument continues to protect, 52 years after President John F. Kennedy established the park in December of 1961.
The premier screening/lecture will be held from 5:30-6:30 PM in the Danish Guinea West India Company Warehouse/ Slave Market Building. The Christiansted National Historic Site parking lot will be 'free' and open for this event until 7:00 PM.
The National Park Service thanks all of our community members and friends for 52 years of support for Buck Island and look forward to an exciting year of events celebrating our unique resource.
Watch the film on the Buck Island Reef NM website:
Read our NPS Comment Policy for Social Media:
More information:
Buck Island Reef National Monument
2100 Church Street #100
Christiansted, VI 00820-4611
nps.gov/buis
Phone (340) 773-1460
Fax (340) 719-1791
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at nps.gov.
Buck Island Reef and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monuments (Accessible Preview)
The American South is home to some of the world’s most spectacular ecosystems, from coral reefs to salt water marshes. These two national monuments are underwater paradises and support a diverse and complex system of plant and animal life.
Producer/Distributor: AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING, INC
Production Year: 2008
Grade Level: 7-12
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Best Things to do in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands
There are a lot of great things to do in St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands from snorkeling the Buck Island Reef National Monument to touring around Frederiksted or exploring the waterfront in Christiansted to enjoying some delicious tasty food. You can also go searching for scenes from The Bachelor's Sean Lowes season 17 episode 7 when they stay at The Buccaneer Hotel.
To learn more about my trip to St. Croix read this post from my friend Adventurous Kate:
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Snorkeling | Buck Island, St. Croix | US Virgin Islands
Snorkeling at the Buck Island Reef National Monument in St. Croix, USVI, one of the very first underwater trails!
Shoutout to Caribbean Sea Adventures for taking us on the tour and providing all the Cruzan Rum Punch :D
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1 hour snorkeling Buck Island, St. Croix
Snorkeling the underwater trail at Buck Island National Park,St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Music by Jamesie Brewster and Danish Polcalypso Orchestra - 'Caroline'
Dolphins at Buck Island National Monument St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Here's a short clip of local dolphins that have been hanging out near Buck Island near St. Croix. This was shot with a GoPro and the new housing with red filter. The camera is so light, it was challenging to hold steady shots, especially snorkeling on a rough day, so please excuse the shakiness.
The coral reef at Buck Island Reef National Monument before Hurricane Maria
This video shows the coral reef at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, after Hurricane Irma and 2 days before Hurricane Maria, September 2017. Note the large elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata), sea fans, fire coral, brain corals, and fishes. This is a Marine Protected Area under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Thanks to Zandy Hillis-Starr and Clayton Pollock for taking me to this site. Damage from Irma was minimal. We do not know yet how much damage it sustained during Category 5 Maria.
St Croix Snorkelling at Buck Island with Caribbean Sea Adventures
During my Caribbean Cruise on Viking Sea, I took my first snorkelling trip in St Croix. It was the first time I had seen those incredible blue Caribbean waters and it was like a dream come true to me. When I came out of the water I was actually moved to tears by the beauty and calmness I experienced underneath the water. It truly was like another word.
Music: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel IZ Kamakawiwoʻole
In 1948, the Government of the Virgin Islands established Buck Island and its surrounding reefs as a territorial park. In 1961, control of the island was transferred to the National Park Service, and later that year President John F. Kennedy, in recognition of the need to preserve for scientific and educational interests “one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea,” established Buck Island Reef National Monument by Presidential Proclamation (No. 3443). Finally, on January 17, 2001, President William J. Clinton expanded the Monument’s size by 18,135 acres. (excerpt from
Buck Island Reef Madness
Snorkeling and skimboarding at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Adrian Rogers plays Buck Island Reef National Monument
Short 3D clip of Adrian Rogers playing at a wedding on Buck Island
Shark encounter Buck Island, St Croix, USVI
I have been here several times, but this was the first shark I saw. It was about 5 feet long. Best guess a gray reef shark. He joined me at about 8:50...