December 2022 – Video vists to Wildlife Homes.
Ann & Mike Pienkowski visited Wildlife Homes to interview Adopters and view their sites. Ann will be editing the videos over the following months and thse will appear in the listing above.
26 March 2022 – Insect Surveys
On Saturday, 26 March members of the Montserrat National Trust’s Adopt A Home for Wildlife project conducted an Insect Survey on the land that has been allocated to the EcoPlay Children’s Park. Click HERE to view photos.
15 Feb 2022 – Adopters Workshop
On 15, Feb 2022 the Montserrat National Trust hosted a training event for the Adopters who have signed up to the Adopt A Home For Wildlife project. The training event was facilitated by visiting Botanist – Madeline Heap, with assistance from Delmaude Ryan and employees from the Department of Environment. Click
HERE to view photos. To view the presentation given at the workshop
click on the slides.
13 Feb 2022 – 664 Joyride
On 13, Feb 2022 Madeline Heap joined Vernaire Bass for a joyride on the popular 664Connect Media show to discuss the work that she is doing for the project Adopt A Home For Wildlife project and they also took a tour of Montserrat National Trust’s garden, where they discussed different types of plant species and their attributes. Click HERE to watch the full interview.
4 Feb 2022 – Hiking Trail Mapping
On 4, Feb 2022 Madeline Heap, Vernaire Bass and Philemon Murrain mapped out a hiking trail on the Montserrat National Trust’s newly acquired land in Friths. Click HERE to view photos.
18 Nov 2021 – MALHE Vibes
On 18, Nov 2021 Mike Pienkowski and Vernaire Bass attended the local radio show – MALHE Vibes. MAHLE Vibes is a show hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and they attended the show to promote the launch of the project and to inform local farmers etc. about what to expect from the project. Click HERE to listen to the show.
29 Oct 2021 – Launch of Adopt A Home For Wildlife Project
On 29 Oct 2021 the Montserrat National Trust launched the exciting and ambitious three-year Adopt A Home For Wildlife Project. We were joined by our local partners, including 664Connect Media, community groups including Cork Hill Reunion Committee, businesses and individuals, some of whom were involved in the earlier pilot work testing the approach. Click HERE to view photos.
28 Oct 2021 – Hike through the MNT’s New Land
On Friday, 1 October 2021 Mr. John Allen presented the deeds for 13 acres of land to the Trust on behalf of the Piper Family. Dr. Archibald Piper and his family have donated four parcels of land (approximately 13 acres) in the village of Friths to the Trust, to assist with our work in biodiversity projection and habitat restoration. Hailing from the village of Cork Hill, Dr. Piper, who is retired from an illustrious career as a plastic surgeon in Flint, Michigan, and who has participated in medical missions around the world performing cleft palate surgeries in poor communities, made the announcement in a letter to the Director of the Trust, Mrs Sarita Francis.
On the 28, Oct 2021 the MNT team (including Ann Pienkowski and Mike Pienkowksi) visited the land for the first time, to discuss how they will use the land to benefit the people of Montserrat. Click HERE to view photos.
27 Oct 2021 – In The Hot Seat Show
On 27, Oct 2021 Mike Pienkowski and Sarita Francis attended the online entertainment show – In The Hot Seat. In The Hot Seat is a show hosted by Vernaire Bass on 664Connect Media to promote the launch of the project. Click HERE to watch to the show.
27 Oct 2021 – Adopt A Home For Wildlife Launch Press Release
On 27, Oct 2021 the Montserrat National Trust circulated a press release about the project to its stakeholders and media partners. Click HERE to read the full press release.