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Virgin Islands National Park
For Teachers

for teachers includes:

Plan A Field Trip
Guest Speakers
 

Virgin Islands National Park welcomes teachers!

The Park is a wonderful resource for teaching students about the animals, plants, geology, astronomy and human history of St. John.

Please visit Plan A Field Trip to find out about our Ranger-led school field trips.

Guest Speakers will give more information about Ranger visits to school classrooms.

 
Turpentine trees, locally called Gumbo Limbo are found throughout the Island, but mostly in dryer forest.  

Did You Know?
This unusual-looking tree found in dry forest areas has a reddish, peeling bark. The leaves and sap smell like turpentine and have many medicinal properties, but it is the peeling bark that gives the tree its nickname – "Tourist Tree".

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Last Updated: February 24, 2008 at 16:59 EST