Learn how to spend this summer with the ISU-EARTH program on St. John! Students will explore tropical ecosystems, restore the environment, experience West-Indian culture and discover eco-challenges in the Caribbean.
Info Session will be Tuesday, Feb. 20 @ 5:30 p.m., 160 Horticulture Hall
Learn more about the program here!
Located in the Caribbean Sea, St. John, an island in the US Virgin Islands, is rich in biodiversity, including several native and endemic plant and animal species. Characterized by a sub-tropical climate, St. John’s marine and seashore ecosystems boast beautiful coral reefs that are home to more than 40 species of coral; seagrass beds where 3 of the 7 species of sea turtles (green, hawksbill, leatherback) can be seen; and mangrove forests home to diverse assemblages of sponges, crabs, fish, and lobsters. The terrestrial ecosystems and their native and endemic species on St.
Three undergraduate students – Madison Lenaerts, senior in global resource systems; Maclane Murrell, junior in nutritional science; and Sophia Parker, junior in global resource systems – spent the spring semester on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, participating in the EARTH Program.
From a young age, Stefany Naranjo knew she wanted to play an active part in the fight against hunger.
This past summer, she tackled that lofty goal through an internship in the U.S. Virgin Islands with Iowa State University’s EARTH Program.
