
The Jost Van Dykes (BVI) Preservation Society (JVDPS) is a British
Virgin Islands non-profit corporation founded by concerned residents and
dedicated to the preservation of the island of Jost Van Dyke—its land,
the surrounding sea, its living creatures, and its culture—through
conservation, cultivation, education, and research. The Society
endeavours to protect key elements of Jost Van Dyke’s culture and
environment for future generations to see, to feel, and to understand.
Besides local fund-raising, the Society receives support from a U.S. non-
profit organization, named the Jost van Dyke Preservation Society, Inc. of
the State of Maryland, founded to attract donations from U.S. taxpayers
who comprise a high percentage of the visitors to the island.
The Society has an office in Great Harbour and a full-time Projects
Manager, Susan Zaluski, who manages the projects, seeks opportunities
for new projects and education, and organises public relations and fund-
raising locally. She can be reached at (284) 540-0861 or susan@jvdps.org.
The Society was the inspiration of Foxy Callwood and friends back in the
early 1990's who were already concerned about the community and the
impacts of growth and development on the island. Today the Board of
the Society includes Foxy and Tessa Callwood, Beverly Washburn Martin,
and Bruce Donath.
We are also fortunate that a few friends of the island have formed a sister
organization in the U.S. named the "Jost van Dyke Preservation Society,
Inc." It's primary purpose as a non-profit is to raise funds from interested
individuals and foundations to fund grants for projects on Jost van
Dyke.
Jost van Dyke Environment Information Centre