Welcome to the Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust
The Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust (VCHT) is a non-profit… [more]
Bioluminescent Bay Preservation
Mosquito Bay is the only pristine bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico.“The bioluminescent… [more]
MANTA Youth Program
Meaning of MANTA : Movimiento en Apoyo a Nuestros Tesoros Ambientales English… [more]
VCHT Scholarship Program
The VCHT Scholarship program is designed to help Viequense students attend a post secondary educational… [more]
VCHT Internship Program
The Wellesley College Internship at the VCHT is in is seventh session and has proved to… [more]
History & Culture Museum
Vieques is rich in archeological and historical sites. Conservation of our historical patrimony… [more]
Vieques Flora & Fauna Sightings Report
Residents and island visitors report of creature sightings to the VCHT. Sample… [more]
Marine Life Exhibit
The Marine Life Exhibit was set up to help teach visitors and local children about the fragility of… [more]
Barbara Bernache Baker Bio Bay Room
Vieques has one of the last pristine bioluminescent bays in the world. The Guinness book of World Records… [more]
William & Marian Littleford Pavilion
The William and Marian Littleford Pavillion houses rotating and permanent exhibits on the… [more]
VCHT Resource Room & Computer Lab
The Resource Room at the VCHT has one of the Vieques Island’s largest selections of… [more]
Public Internet Access
Checking your email at the VCHT has never been easier. Now, visitors can visit… [more]
VCHT Garden
The Garden Committee of the VCHT is responsible for developing a very interesting… [more]
VCHT Gift Shop
The Gift Shop and Information Center at the VCHT is open during regular museum hours: Tuesday… [more]
VCHT News
Mark Martin Bras & Eliu Parrilla Sánchez giving a talk on the Workshop of PR Tourism Company & Small Business Administration
Mark Martin Bras & Eliu Parrilla Sánchez giving a talk on the Workshop of PR Tourism Company & Small Business Administration. The talk was about Isla Nena Ecotourism, and it was very amazing. These two people gave and spectacular presentation about all the things we can do here in Vieques with a higher purpose that [...]
VCHT Volunteer News
Richard and Peggy Puffer
Long time Vieques winter residents and birding enthusiasts Richard and Peggy Puffer live in La Llave where the birding is excellent For the past several years, they have graciously volunteered to lead monthly bird walks for the Trust. Intrepid birders, Richard and Peggy have birded around the world, particularly in Central and South [...]
VCHT Gift Shop News
Taino Soapworks
For the last year, we have not been able to stock the very popular Taino Soapworks products. But now the company has been taken over and the new owner is once again providing us with these fragrant bath essentials. Choose between Rainforest, Cucumber and Aloe, Coconut, Ocean Rain and many other delightful scents.
Sightings
Birds of Vieques by Daphne Gemmill
Please note the Date of the Talk is Friday, February 22nd at 5 pm at the Trust Pavilion. Daphne Gemmill has been birding in Vieques for more than 30 years and has birded all over the world. Daphne will lead a birding tour on Monday, February 25 at 7 am.. Please pre-book your tour at [...]
Inaguration of Ecological Park of La Ceiba tree of Vieques
Enjoy some of the photos from the Inaguration of the Ecological Park of La Ceiba tree.
Bonsai at the Trust!!
Come and see our beautiful Bonsai. A little history of the Bonsai: Bonsai tree has long and ancient history. As with most of the oriental arts, bonsai originated in China and then spread eastwards to Japan via Korea. The knowledge was spread by Buddhist monks. From ancient manuscripts and paintings, we know that artistic pot [...]
Featured Video
Lion Fish Hunting
Check out the Trust’s very own, Mark Martin, discussing invasive lion fish in Vieques, Puerto Rico!
Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting in Vieques
Leatherback Turtle Nesting in Daylight on Vieques – Very Rare!
Escuela Barbosa
Escuela Barbosa Casa Abierta
The Municipality of Vieques has signed a usufruct agreement with the Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust transferring the use of the abandoned school ‘Escuela Barbosa’ to the Trust. The site will house an electronic library, and will provide informal training for children and adults. It will also be used as a scientific research station — [...]
Presentacion Escuela Barbosa
To see Executive Director, Lirio’s Marquez D’Acunti’s presentation of the project, go to the following link: Presentación_Escuela Barbosa v3
BioBay Preservation
VCHT-DNER-Garnier agreement for the production of educational materials about Puerto Mosquito
Mark giving the educational material to Shelin Silva director of Turism Office in Vieques. Last year Garnier held a fundraising campaign called “Don’t let the lights go off in our bays” through the sale of luminescent bracelets in Sams and Walmart stores. This campaign funded a spectacular educational brochure about Puerto Mosquito bioluminescent bay through [...]
A Pollution Fight Powered by Bioluminescent Sea Creatures – NYTimes.com
Science Illuminating the Perils of Pollution, Nature’s Way By ERIK OLSEN Published: December 19, 2011 Edith Widder has spent a career studying sea creatures with the ability to make light — bioluminescence. Now she is using the phenomenon to fight pollution. Click here to read this article:
Puerto Mosquito: Toward Sustainability
Semi-Annual Performance Report Puerto Msquito X797210301-0_Semi-annual_Report_Oct_2011 View the PDF Report Here
Establishment of a Bioluminescence Observation Project in Puerto Mosquito, Vieques
In conjunction with Dr. Michael Latz and Scripps Oceanographic Institute, Wet Labs, Inc., DNER and the Vieques Municipality, the VCHT carried out the most complex scientific monitoring of the bay ever. Twice a week, from September 2010 to January 2011, for 13 weeks, Mark Martin, as principal field investigator, performed analysis on samples taken [...]
Symposium on Bioluminescence
The First Symposium on Bioluminescence in Puerto Rico, a huge undertaking sponsored by the Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust, attracted more than 240 registrations, and filled the Multiple Use Centre in Isabel Segunda to capacity for the two-day conference held on October 9-10, 2009.
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Special Announcements
Vieques pops 2013
This year, Vieques Pops is inspired by the Broadway musical Once on This Island. Based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy, the musical is set on a small island in the Caribbean sea. With elements of Romeo and Juliet intertwined with fairy tale, the story concerns a peasant girl who uses the power of love to bring people together. The musical is a celebration of mother nature. Join us as the ensemble sings ‘We dance to the earth, We dance to the water!!’ Broadway star Eric Riley– the original Papa Ge in the show, will join our singers for what promises to be quite an encore!
Support environmental education in Vieques! Tickets: $125
Related News and Articles
Signs Agreement with UNINI/ Firma Convenio con UNINI
Left: Dr. José Enrique Valentín Mercado, Rector of the International University Iberoamerican, UNINI Center: Lirio Márquez D’Acunti, Executive Director of Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust Right: Dr. María del Carmen Rivera Rivas, Dean of Student Affairs UNINI, representing the Iberoamerican University Foundation, FUNIBER The three institutions signed an agreement to promote the exchange of researchers [...]
A Pollution Fight Powered by Bioluminescent Sea Creatures – NYTimes.com
Science Illuminating the Perils of Pollution, Nature’s Way By ERIK OLSEN Published: December 19, 2011 Edith Widder has spent a career studying sea creatures with the ability to make light — bioluminescence. Now she is using the phenomenon to fight pollution. Click here to read this article:
Puerto Ferro Man Archeological Site
Archaeologist Luis Chanlatte, Center for Archaeological Investigation at UPR/Río Piedras, will be with us at the Puerto Ferro Man Archaeological Site this Saturday to speak about the cultural and scientific importance of the findings at this place. In 1991, Chanlatte and colleague, Arq. Yvonne Narganes, found the skeletal remains of a man who lived there [...]
