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From the lab to the hives and our ports of entry, the Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps has been hard at work learning what it takes to defend our island’s ecosystem from invasive species and biosecurity threats. 🌿🐝
Guam Department of Agriculture Director Chelsa Muna stands indoors speaking into a microphone, gesturing toward a large digital display screen that reads "Guam Coastal Fisheries Management Plan Community Meeting" next to an audience member.
The Guam Department of Agriculture Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources (DAWR) has extended the public comment period for the draft Guam Coastal Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) through July 21, 2026, providing additional time for fishers, community members, businesses, and stakeholders to review the draft plan and submit feedback.
Students and their families standing knee-deep in calm, shallow ocean water, standing near small model versions of galaide’ or flying proas.
Engineering met island tradition during this year's Piti Sea Festival as students put their creativity and problem-solving skills to the test in the Mini Regatta Competition, an event supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Navigating Home STEM Ambassador Program (STEMAP).
A large group of youth conservation corps members and leadership pose indoors, holding up colorful square signs with various icons and Chamoru text representing local sustainability and conservation goals.
Guam Green Growth (G3) and the University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant (UOG CIS and Sea Grant) launched the first G3 Youth Conservation Corps this week, a new initiative that introduces high school students to careers in sustainability and the green economy.
A young boy wearing a baseball cap looks wide-eyed and curious as a person holds a brown snake (brown tree snake) in the foreground at an educational outreach table.
Education slithered into the conversation as the UOG Center for Island Sustainability & Sea Grant (UOG CIS & Sea Grant) Island Conservation Lab (ICL) and Joint Region Marianas held their second Brown Treesnake Control Workshop and SnakeHunt at Tarague Beach.
Small islands do not mean small impact.  Three undergraduate students born and raised on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands stood before a room of researchers, renowned scientists, and administrators and presented their work, which they hope will have a significant impact on the Mariana Islands and beyond. 
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