April has been an unusual month, at Cloudbridge and the world over. Many countries have effectively «shut down» to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and Costa Rica has not been the exception. In the case of our small Central American Leer más…
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March 2020
March has been a month of great changes on the global scale. Here in Costa Rica, society seems to have entered into a state of hibernation, with all parks, markets, beaches and social gatherings shut down. The government has requested Leer más…
February 2020
February is one of San Gerardo´s most exciting months, as this is when the Chirripó Race occurs each year. The race weekend is accompanied by many festivities, along with the sale of food prepared by the local community. Cloudbridge´s researchers, Leer más…
January 2020
At Cloudbridge, we started off the new year (and new decade) right with two weeks of inspiring visits from 11th and 12th graders from the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science. This study abroad program, coordinated through Western Kentucky University, Leer más…
December 2019
December has been a lively month at Cloudbridge. On Christmas Day, we gathered for an afternoon of festivities, including a highly competitive game of croquet, pictured above. We also shared international foods in a community potluck. Here, our bird intern Amauta Leer más…
November 2019
Two male White-crested Coquettes having a territorial dispute. Photo credit: Laura Hulbert October went out with a bang with our Halloween party, held on the Day of the Dead. After the party, we had to gather our strength at the Leer más…
October 2019
October has been another fun and exciting month here at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve. As many of you know, October can be a rainy time of year in our part of Costa Rica, but this year it hasn´t been too bad. Leer más…
September 2019
September is Costa Rica´s civic month – the country´s Independence is celebrated on the 15th, with parades, folkloric dance, singing of patriotic hymns and delicious typical food. In 1821, Central America (including Costa Rica) was granted Independence from Spain, which Leer más…
August 2019
Research and Volunteers: Dylan presented the preliminary results on a new camera trapping program we have been setting up in the reserve. The new program has set up 8 cameras in the reserve, that we rotate through 16 locations every Leer más…
July 2019
We welcome Carrie Visintainer the new manager of the Cloudbridge Nature Reserve. Carrie’s just arrived at Cloudbridge from Colorado. With a background in communications and non-profit management, she’s taking on responsibility for the overall management of the reserve, working closely Leer más…