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Empowering environmental stewardship through science and island wisdom. 🌱🌊

06/11/2026

Learning by doing!

🪸💙 Our Tasi Watch Rangers are gaining valuable hands-on experience in coral restoration alongside our amazing partners at JAMS. Proud to work together to build local capacity and protect our reefs for future generations! 🌊

29/10/2026

This spooky season, don’t forget to dispose of your trash properly! Wrappers from candy and other food items can be hazardous to our ecosystems and wildlife.

Let’s all do our part to keep the land and sea debris-free! 🌊🧡

Have a fang-tastic (and litter-free) Halloween! 💜🎃

26/10/2026

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Thank you, Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan

22/10/2026

In celebration of CNMI Arbor Month, CNMI 4-H Youth Leaders planted 30 trees at Paupau Beach! 🌴🍀🤎

These included native trees like Da’ok/Rághisch, Niyok/Lúú, and Puteng/Ghúúl. This planting was held on October 10th and featured collaborative partnerships with NMC CREES (Family, Community, and Youth Development Program), CNMI Forestry, and Smart Trees Pacific. Also present were our Island Stewardship Scholars. Thank you to the CREES FCYD team for the invitation, and the 4-H Youth Leaders for planting with us!

This project was made possible in part with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program.

Much appreciation to KUPU for supporting our efforts here in the Marianas!

Photos by Tåsi Watch Community Ranger: Isaac Acaba 📸

13/10/2026

Happy CNMI Arbor Month! 🌲

Which native tree of the Marianas are you, based on your birth month? Let us know by sharing it in your story with the hashtags and . Don’t forget to tag us Mariana Islands Nature Alliance | MINA, and join us and our valuable partners CNMI Forestry and Pacific Coastal Research & Planning in celebrating our trees!

Through the Bring Back Our Trees (BBOT) program, the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA) and KUPU are working to restore our lost tree canopy by planting native and agroforestry species across Saipan. This project was made possible in part with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program.

13/10/2026

‼️Due to potential inclement weather, the Community Recycles Plastics (CRP) event has been canceled for October.‼️

05/10/2026

As part of a collaborative effort between environmental organizations from throughout the CNMI, an outreach fair was held at FMS Middle School. Present were outreach representatives from MINA, PCRP, JAMS, FOMT, DEQ, and DFW.

These agencies conducted outreach as part of the school’s “Energy and the Environment” PLTW class. Sen dangkulu na Si Yu’us Ma’åse to FMS Middle School, CNMI PSS, and Mrs. Clarissa Masga for the opportunity to work with this awesome sixth grade class!

Photo credits: CNMI PSS

28/09/2026

On Saturday, September 26th, MINA celebrated National Public Lands Day with a tree planting at American Memorial Park. 🤎🌳🌴🍃

The planting was hosted by the National Park Service and featured collaborative partnerships with MINA, CNMI Forestry, PCRP and BECQ. A total of 40 trees were planted, including essential native trees like da’ok/rághisch and puteng/ghúúl.

Special thanks to Isaac Acaba, our MINA Tasi Watch Community Ranger, for these awesome photos!

23/09/2026

♻️ September Community Recycles Plastics (CRP) event ♻️

We were joined by dozens of volunteers at our monthly recycling event! Thank you to the MHS Ocean Preservation and Observation Club, Bank of Guam, Green Meadow School and Mount Carmel School volunteers who joined in the fun!

In addition to cutting recylable plastics, volunteers cleaned Micro Beach, won upcycled prizes, and learned about marine debris prevention. This month, we also unveiled our new interactive CRP game, designed by former intern Mikaela Rabago!

This project was made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation and The Coca-Cola Company.

16/09/2026

MINA, 500 Sails and Johnston Applied Marine Sciences (JAMS) held outreach tables at the NMC library, in lieu of the postponed Resource Fair.

Despite the rainy weather, Proas got to learn about our agencies and how to get involved in our programs. A big thank you to NMC’s Office of Student Activities and Leadership (OSAL) for organizing the event, and to everyone who stopped by.

Address

P. O. Box 506645
Saipan
96950

Telephone

+16702337333

Website

http://www.minapacific.org/

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