About Us

About EPSCoR

About Ridge to Reef

Administration

Research in action

Watch our documentary videos featuring VI-EPSCoR researchers and students.

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Areas of Research

Watershed

Mangroves

Emerging Areas – Alien Seagrass

Emerging Areas – Movement Ecology

Emerging Areas – Shoreline Response

Fish Ecology

Oceanography

Coral Reef Resilience

Coral Disease & Restoration

Heavy metals and VOCs detected in USVI streambeds.

The Watershed Team has published an article in Scientific Reports which highlights human impacts on USVI guts. Their study suggests that elevated levels of certain heavy metals and VOCs in streambed sediments indicate that guts require a more actionable protection plan.

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Workforce Development

Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Research Infrastructure

Undergraduate Education Research

Informal Learning

We are building a community of STEM professionals.

Visit the STEM Institute page to learn more about how we are supporting teachers, students and placed-based learning.

the stem institute

Highlights

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Newsletters

Research In Action Videos

The Hull Bay Restoration Project

Mangroves 360

USVI Marine Debris Curriculum

TEDxSaintThomas Talks

Rebuilding Research Capacity at the MacLean Marine Science Center

Have you read our latest newsletter? You can view it online now using the link below.

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Current Events

The Great Mangrove Cleanup 2025

Register today to be a part of the solution! Join the Great Mangrove Cleanup – events are taking place on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. PLUS, see the our Forgotten Shorelines video…its unforgettable.