Bahamas
Sandwatch activities started in: 2001
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Coordination of Sandwatch in Bahamas:
Sandwatch in The Bahamas has been championed by Candace Key, Hope Town, Abaco and former Principal of Hope Town Primary School. Other partners include the Ministry of Education and Bahamas National Commission for UNESCO. Schools involved include: Hope Town Primary School, Bennet's Harbour Primary School, Gregory Town Primary School, C.W. Sawyer Primary School, Thelma Gibson Primary School, Forest Heights Academy, Amy Roberts Primary School, Man-O-War Cay School, Cherokee Sound School, Abaco Central High School, S.C. Bootle High School.
Status of Sandwatch in Bahamas: Active
Activities and Highlights: Updates in progress
2015: Hope Town School Sandwatchers remove invasive species
The sea oats the school planted a couple years ago to help restore and strengthen the dune damaged by the latest hurricane, are thriving and making the school Sandwatchers proud of their work. Unfortunately they are also being joined on the dunes by other plants some of which are invasive species and will overrun the sea oats if left in place. The most prevalent plants invading the dune are casuarinas (Australian Pine) and Hawaiian Sea grape. The Hawaiian Sea grape was popular on our island as a quick growing plant that can be easily trimmed to make an attractive hedge. Unfortunately, they know no boundaries and spread rapidly overtaking other native species. Casuarina needles once they fall allow no plants to exist in that area. - Click here to see more!
The sea oats the school planted a couple years ago to help restore and strengthen the dune damaged by the latest hurricane, are thriving and making the school Sandwatchers proud of their work. Unfortunately they are also being joined on the dunes by other plants some of which are invasive species and will overrun the sea oats if left in place. The most prevalent plants invading the dune are casuarinas (Australian Pine) and Hawaiian Sea grape. The Hawaiian Sea grape was popular on our island as a quick growing plant that can be easily trimmed to make an attractive hedge. Unfortunately, they know no boundaries and spread rapidly overtaking other native species. Casuarina needles once they fall allow no plants to exist in that area. - Click here to see more!
The Bahamas has emerged as one of the most pro-active and innovative countries in the Caribbean region in which Sandwatch operates, with teachers from eleven (11) schools on at least six (6) islands having participated in at least one of Sandwatch's regional workshop and many of their own Sandwatch related projects such as...
1. Sandwatchers stabilize sand dunes in Abaco (May 2013)
2. Sandwatch helps save Bahamas beaches (Sept 2011)
3. Sandwatchers honoured by Govt of Bahamas and UNESCO
4. The Sandwatch and Climate Change Workshop, Hope Town, Bahamas, June 22-25, 2009
5. The Reefs Doctors
6. The Hope Town School featured in the First Issue of The Sandwatcher
7. Who Turned up the heat
8. Cooper's Town, Abaco
Below are the homepages of the Bahamian school involved in Sandwatch with details of their schools, communities and participation.
Hope Town Primary School
Bennet's Harbour Primary school
Gregory Town Primary School
C.W. Sawyer Primary School
Thelma Gibson Primary School
Forest Heights Academy
Amy Roberts Primary School
Man-O-War Cay School
Cherokee Sound School
Abaco Central High School
S.C. Bootle High School
1. Sandwatchers stabilize sand dunes in Abaco (May 2013)
2. Sandwatch helps save Bahamas beaches (Sept 2011)
3. Sandwatchers honoured by Govt of Bahamas and UNESCO
4. The Sandwatch and Climate Change Workshop, Hope Town, Bahamas, June 22-25, 2009
5. The Reefs Doctors
6. The Hope Town School featured in the First Issue of The Sandwatcher
7. Who Turned up the heat
8. Cooper's Town, Abaco
Below are the homepages of the Bahamian school involved in Sandwatch with details of their schools, communities and participation.
Hope Town Primary School
Bennet's Harbour Primary school
Gregory Town Primary School
C.W. Sawyer Primary School
Thelma Gibson Primary School
Forest Heights Academy
Amy Roberts Primary School
Man-O-War Cay School
Cherokee Sound School
Abaco Central High School
S.C. Bootle High School