Hello!! My name is Jo Garrett and I’m a television producer based in Madison, Wisconsin. I am also a BIG-TIME Osa admirer since I had the pleasure of traveling there to shoot a documentary called, “Our Birds.” We produced the documentary for Wisconsin Public Television and you can view it at this link: http://wpt.org/ourbirds/ The [...]
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categories: Cerro Osa, Feature, Friends of the Osa, Osa Biodiversity Center, Osa Peninsula, Programs, Tropical Birds, Wildlife
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO SPEND YOUR HOLIDAYS IN THE RAINFOREST! DECEMBER 17-22 Space is still available on our Holiday Birding Trip, so join us for spectacular birding through the tropical forests of the Osa Peninsula! This five-day trip includes extensive birding, forest hikes, and nightly talks and excursions with our staff of biologists and [...]
September 18th represented the 3rd Annual Sea Turtle festival on Carate Beach. About 100 members of Carate, Puerto Jiménez, and surrounding communities participated in sea turtle discussions, presentations fun activities with the theme of conservation. The festival began with an interactive discussion with children and adults about the principal biological characteristics of the Osa, the [...]
categories: Environmental Education, Friends of the Osa, Osa Peninsula, Programs, Sea Turtles, Wildlife
Visiting a tropical forest can be overwhelming because of the enormous number of species found there, especially if you are talking about the Osa Peninsula, one of the most biologically diverse places in the world. This diversity is especially evident amongst plants which, as immobile organisms, are easily observed. This same diversity, however, can be [...]
August 7th represented the second Day of Beach Cleaning along sea turtle nesting beaches in Osa. With the participation of around 150 volunteers from the community, local hotels, personnel from Osa Conservation Area, Frontier volunteers and Osa Conservation employees, we were able to collect waste along 12 km of beaches, from Carate to Matapalo. Starting [...]
This year Friends of the Osa is partnering with Calleva’s leadership school http://calleva.org/camps/ls/ls.html, on a week-long Osa Peninsula conservation and exploration trip for youth ages 12-16. The trip will take place June 26 – July 2 and will provide kids with an incredible opportunity to learn about and participate in important conservation activities while also challenging [...]
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