Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust

Come join us for our next community night search, next Thursday, June 18th at 7:30p!

A huge success story that continues on... through our regularly scheduled night searches, the dedication from Cayman Islands Department of Environment environmental officers, and the commitment from our Little Cayman Community we are reducing numbers of invasive green iguanas in Little Cayman at record speed.

This year's total: 18 iguanas. Let's keep it going!
Good reporting practices:
1. Take a photo
2. Pin your location
3. Contact our response team immediately: 1.345.923.8072 or 1.345.916.5849 (WhatsApp or direct call works)
4. BONUS: if you can, please stay where you are to keep an eye on the iguana until the response team arrives
Note: Please NEVER try to capture or kill a green iguana alone.

🗳 Officer elections for the Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust will be held at the next District Committee meeting TOMORROW, 8th June at 4pm.

📣 We will continue hosting our meetings online via Microsoft Teams. If you are a member and would like to join the meeting, 📩 email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will send you the link. 🔗

If you are a member in good standing of the National Trust, affiliated with the Little Cayman District Committee, and you would like to appoint a proxy for the meeting, print out the following Proxy form, fill it out, scan it, and email it to [email protected]. Please ensure that all blanks are completed including the various date lines.

If you would like to appoint the Chair as your proxy, simply fill in “Chairperson” or Gregory S. McTaggart in the proper line.

The current slate of nominees are as follows;
Chairperson - Gregory S. McTaggart
Vice Chair - Richard Addlestone
Co-Treasurer - Betty Bua-Smith
Co-Treasurer - David Boccuti
Co-Secretary - Peter Hillenbrand
Co-Secretary - Faye Harrington

If you would like to nominate a candidate, you may submit the nomination via email to [email protected]. The nomination must have a second and the nominator and seconder must be Members in good standing of the National Trust For The Cayman Islands.

Anyone interested in becoming a ✅ member of the National Trust is welcome to attend
🆓 Join here: https://nationaltrust.org.ky/get-involved/become-a-member/

FREE Sister Islands Rock Iguana keychain with a car rental on Little Cayman!

Wait, FREE?! 🆓That's right! Thanks to our 2019 Easter Auction fundraising, the LCDNT is putting a Sister Islands Rock Iguana keychains in the rental cars 🚗 AT NO EXTRA COST. But what's the catch? Just a few minutes of reading. 🔗

We have attached ear tags on each keychain that we ask drivers to read. SIMPLE! What's on the tags?
⚠ Information about our Endemic and Endangered Sister Islands Rock Iguanas
⚠ Safe Driving Tips when you encounter wildlife on the roads
⚠ A graphic of the road signs you will see throughout the island

Not renting a car anytime soon and want one for yourself or to gift a friend? Pop over to the Gladys B. Howard Little Cayman Visitor's Centre from 3p-5p Wed - Fri, to purchase one 😄

May has been our heaviest month so far for our Plastic Pickups!

Not only did volunteers help with our monthly Full Moon Plastic Pickups 🌕, but also a few impromptu ones thanks to some of our island visitors. A huge thanks to our Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) officers 🚓 - PC Hinds & PC Sevik for being our VIP volunteers this month, as well as the many others. You are greatly appreciated! 🌊♻️

🧮Here are the stats:
🚮Bags: 29
💪Volunteers: 28
⚖️Weight: 429lbs/195kg
➕Combined YTD weight: 934lbs/424kg!

A huge thanks also to all of the independent cleaner-uppers who have added even more to our total. Remember - small actions add up, and this is a powerful way to give back to mother nature. 🌎 💚

🗓️ Mark your calendar for our next beach clean - Mixing Bowl Beach on Sunday, June 28th at 5:45pm

🗳 Officer elections for the Little Cayman District Committee of the National Trust will be held at the next District Committee meeting Monday, 8th June at 4pm.

📣 We will continue hosting our meetings online via Microsoft Teams. If you are a member and would like to join the meeting, 📩 email us at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will send you the link. 🔗

If you are a member in good standing of the National Trust, affiliated with the Little Cayman District Committee, and you would like to appoint a proxy for the meeting, print out the following Proxy form, fill it out, scan it, and email it to [email protected]. Please ensure that all blanks are completed including the various date lines.

If you would like to appoint the Chair as your proxy, simply fill in “Chairperson” or Gregory S. McTaggart in the proper line.

The current slate of nominees are as follows;
Chairperson - Gregory S. McTaggart
Vice Chair - Richard Addlestone
Co-Treasurer - Betty Bua-Smith
Co-Treasurer - David Boccuti
Co-Secretary - Peter Hillenbrand
Co-Secretary - Faye Harrington

If you would like to nominate a candidate, you may submit the nomination via email to [email protected]. The nomination must have a second and the nominator and seconder must be Members in good standing of the National Trust For The Cayman Islands.

Anyone interested in becoming a ✅ member of the National Trust is welcome to attend
🆓 Join here: https://nationaltrust.org.ky/get-involved/become-a-member/

A huge thanks to Janice at the Cayman Islands Department of Environment for presenting to our turtle enthusiasts in Little Cayman. We look forward to another successful season!

For those of you who aren’t able to volunteer, you too can support turtle conservation- drink beer! A HUGE thanks to our friends at Caybrew who are donating funds for EACH can sold of their newest beer LAGERHEAD!

Join the Little Cayman District of the National Trust for our next beach cleanup of the year - TOMORROW, Saturday, May 30th.

Our beach cleans focus on removing debris from our beaches, promote conservation, and raise awareness about marine pollution. Gloves, bags, and pickers are provided, as well as refreshments that are generously donated by individual sponsors and Little Cayman businesses. We look forward to welcoming some new faces to the beach cleans!

Our year-to-date total is a whopping 429lbs. A huge thanks to all of our volunteers for their continued support!

Please join us at the Jackson Bight Beach at 5:30p to add to our total numbers for this year! We hope to see y'all there!

Are YOU interested in participating in this turtle nesting season?
Please join us FRIDAY at 6pm for a presentation by our Department of Environment Turtle Team!

Our Special guest, Jimena, will be presenting all of the interesting finds and upcoming volunteer opportunities for Little Cayman. Come and see what it is all about!

Big THANKS to the CCMI - Central Caribbean Marine Institute for continuing to welcome students, both in in the Cayman Islands and abroad, to come explore our BEAUTIFUL Little Cayman, giving the gift of knowledge!

From the start of the year, we have had the pleasure of meeting many new faces at the Trust's Visitor's Centre during their few days of exploring Little Cayman. The students come with their questions and leave with a little extra love for our precious wildlife, especially our Red Footed Boobie Birds, Magnificent Frigatebirds, and our Sister Islands Rock Iguanas.

Thanks for visiting, and we hope to welcome y'all back soon!