There was no official facility to assist users of Sage Mountain National Park, but that changed on Dec. 22 when government officials gathered to launch a new visitor centre.
The building will serve not only as a welcome centre for park users but also as a resource centre, officials said at the ceremony.
Two other buildings funded by the EDF will also be officially launched in the coming months,said Ayana Hull, chairman of the NPT board of directors.
“Today marks a turning point in the history of the Trust and Sage Mountain as a national park,” Ms. Hull told attendees. “The function of this visitor centre is to welcome visitors from far and near to this very special wilderness area that most have come to love. It is literally a portal between the busy developing territory that we see and the cool place and quiet place full of natural wonders.”
The Turks and Caicos National Trust and the Cayman Islands National Trust were also beneficiaries of funds from the EDF, officials said at the ceremony, which was attended mostly by staff and board members of the NPT.
See the Jan. 12, 2017 edition for full coverage.
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