In March 14th 2018, Mrs Pearce, Patron of the Flower Show this year, cut the ribbon to officially announce the opening of the 5th Flower Show and Garden Party event organised by the Trust and the committee. Along with her husband, the Governor and her daughter, she visited the exhibition and enjoyed the Tea Party.…
Montserrat is a small island (102km2) and British Overseas Territory located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. First inhabited by Amerindian peoples over 4,000 years ago, Montserrat has been home to many different cultural groups over the course of its human history. Some of these groups freely migrated to Montserrat, while others, like enslaved Africans, were…
Saturday November 18th, 2017, the Montserrat National Trust hosted a training on how to propagate orchids by seeds. Nicolas Tirard, project manager at the Trust and who organized this workshop as part of the EU funded project “A nursery for endemics and key native species”, presented to the participants the orchid family and gave brief…
To orchids lovers …! Here is your chance to learn more about orchids. How to micro-propagate orchids? How to do your own Orchid pollination? Find out what makes orchids so special and difficult to grow from seeds. Saturday, Nov 18th from 2PM @ Montserrat National Trust . Don’t forget to book your seat! Call 491-3086 or email…
The Montserrat National Trust would like to inform the public that the Botanic garden will be closed until July 9th, 2017 due to earthworks in the garden.
Montserrat National Trust lost one of its benefactors with the passing of Joseph Sturge VIII, earlier this month. Mr Sturge is the descendant of Joseph Sturge VI, a lifelong Quaker, who worked tirelessly for, and was a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement. After slavery was abolished in 1834, the conditions of the slaves did…
The Montserrat National Trust (MNT) is pleased to announce its all new and exciting promotional Calendar for 2017. This beautiful desk calendar is featuring twelve photos of species and sub-species endemic to Montserrat. You will find information on invasive species that are threatening them. By getting this calendar you are contributing in a certain…
As part of the biodiversity conservation project which Montserrat National Trust (MNT) is running in collaboration with RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) we would like to evaluate knowledge of general public LIVING on island about Montserrat’s natural environment. If you are living in Montserrat (staying on island more than 6 months per year), , we…
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