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 [...]
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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
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 [...]
Check out these exciting programs and events happening in Osa! INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS In celebration of the United Nations International Year of Forests, FOO’s environmental education program began tropical rainforest workshops in April with students and teachers from 13 Osa schools. There was an exciting opening event on Saturday April 30th, with the participation [...]
In October, Friends of the Osa’s Environmental Education program, working with ACEPESA (Central American Association for the Economy, Health and Environment), started conducting workshops in the community of La Palma, Costa Rica. These workshops are designed to raise awareness about appropriate water management and are part of a larger project, “Capacity building in coastal communities [...]
categories: Environmental Education, Osa Peninsula
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