The Conservation Department inspires public awareness of Ascension's environment using a variety of outreach and communication methods. The Conservation Department maintains a visitor and outreach Centre in Georgetown. The Centre hosts a variety of interpretive displays and has several field guide and resource materials for sale. There are also interpretive displays present in Green Mountain National Park.
During the school holidays, the Conservation Department develops a tailored educational programme for students from Two Boats School. This programme involves field visits to areas of natural and cultural interest, complete with group activities.
Our office also offers a variety of regular tours for visitors to Ascension, including Island Tours, Green Mountain Tours and Seabird Tours. Throughout the year, the Conservation Department works with cruise ships and tour providers to offer specialised programmes for tour groups. We can develop individual programmes for private tour groups and focus on particular areas or species of interest.
Another method of dissemination involves weekly articles in the local Islander (in text link: http://www.the-islander.org.ac/ ) newspaper. The 'Conservation Weekly' feature focuses on recent projects or areas of concern for the Conservation Department. In addition to our weekly article, the Department publishes a quarterly newsletter. Although the newsletter is published electronically to conserve paper and other resources, you can ask for a hard copy to be mailed to you or explore the electronic version under the Quarterly link (in text link: quarterly.htm ) on this site.

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Holiday Activities on Ascension

Ascension Explorers at Mars Bay

Ascension Explorers