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| The Conservation Garden is one of St. George's most recent collections and contains rare and endangered species of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Signage and labeling throughout
the area depicts the need for conservation of these
species as well as the reasons for their potential
extinction. |
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St. Croix Agave(Agave eggersiana) |
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St. George Village is an Affiliate
Member of the Center for Plant Conservation - the only
national organization dedicated exclusively to
preventing the extinction of America's threatened flora.
The Garden reflects this concern in its Mission
Statement, by exhibiting these plants to visitors and in
monitoring their growth. |
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