Volunteers: Corinna Franke – Germany Corinna graduated from school and after this exciting break she will start university in the fall. She has been travelling for 6 months. Previous to Costa Rica she was in Leer más…
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March 2016
As the dry season is slowly passing we are reminded of how important moisture is for our forest. It is an extremely dry year with record warm temperatures in this normally cool moist cloud forest. Some of our recently planted Leer más…
February 2016
Our tree nursery is a vital part of the Cloudbridge fight against climate change. Planting trees helps to cool the earth and take in and store CO2. Newly grown rainforests can absorb 11 times as much carbon from the atmosphere Leer más…
January 2016
Education: 16 students from Gatton Academy, Western Kentucky University were at Cloudbridge (under the direction of Dr. Keith Philips) through our Study Abroad program. We divided into 5 groups with group leaders guiding them in the studies of Leer más…
December 2015
We end our year with the satisfaction of good work achieved at the reserve in 2015 and our wish is for a healthy and safe planet for everyone in the New Year! May the refugees find new homes and be welcomed Leer más…
November 2015
Photo by Frank Spooner Volunteers: Dr. Bob from Maine is back again this year as a volunteer. His medical services in the past have been used on occasion, but for the most part we are hoping that won’t be Leer más…
October 2015
Volunteers and Research: Jen Powell – Toronto Canada Jen is continuing a study comparing amphibian presence across various levels of forest regeneration on the reserve. She hopes to be able to set up a standard protocol that will allow Leer más…
August and September 2015
«We don’t need to clear the 4 to 6 percent of the Earth’s surface remaining in tropical rain forests, with most of the animal and plant species living there.» E.O. Wilson Volunteers and Researchers: We said goodbye Leer más…
July 2015
Volunteers and Research: Fabian Konopka from Germany spent 3 months at Cloudbridge. His enthusiasm for learning and experiencing the rainforest was infectious and we all enjoyed his stay here. Here is his account of this volunteer opportunity: «Dear people Leer más…
June 2015
Volunteers: ARO – Quebec, Canada. ——————————————————————————————————————- Leila Paul, Shari Reuter, and Tobi Zimmerman all from Germany arel volunteering at Cloudbridge. —————————————————————————————————— Weekly potluck dinners Always something to do: There is never a dull moment when managing Leer más…