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This past year in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab, we partnered with Seville Heritage Park to deliver the J.A.M.I.N. program to students in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. The partnership with Seville Heritage Park …
Sometimes no matter how much we try to schedule activities during our Mangrove Education and Restoration Programs, there are unforeseen events that arise at the schools. That is exactly what occurred during phase 2 of the J.A.M.I.N. program. Due to …
By Ryann Rossi Since I started researching mangrove disease in The Bahamas, I have become really interested in looking at other Caribbean nations to determine if they too have disease present. When I first started talking to Amy Heemsoth, Education …
When you walk up to the front of William Knibb Memorial High School you see the faces of the past and present looking down at you. Amongst the portraits on the wall are Jamaican National Heroes and other notable individuals …
Mangrove Education and Restoration Blog We are reaching the end of our time here in Jamaica and Art Binkowski, our J.A.M.I.N. videographer, got a lot of really great footage of the J.A.M.I.N. program, interviews, and aerial drone footage. Today, Art …
Mangrove Education and Restoration Blog Filmmaker Art Binkowski You’ve done a lot of natural history or environmental films, what does a natural history filmmaker do? As natural history filmmakers, we try to capture and show the natural world in its …
These JAMIN Fall 2016 Photos capture the kick-off of the 2016-2017 Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) mangrove education and restoration program with some new moves: a Year 2 program, a new school, and a promo film!
Mangrove Education and Restoration Blog Finally, we have arrived in Jamaica! Unfortunately, we had to postpone the J.A.M.I.N. program for a few weeks due to Hurricane Matthew’s approach; however, I’m happy to say that Jamaica was not affected by the …
Inside the Mangrove Forest In this short film you’ll learn what mangroves are and the importance of the complex ecosystem their forests create. Welcome to the mangrove forest, where the daily rhythm of the tides sets the pace. These coastal wetlands create …
