Sea Turtles / 21.10.2011

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 turtle species that nest here, and the objectives and activities of the Sea Turtle Conservation Program developed by Osa Conservation on the beaches of Piro, Pejeperro and Carate. Club Ambiental Las Abejitas of the Saturnino...

Sea Turtles / 16.09.2011

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 off early in the morning to take advantage of low tide, the groups divided up throughout the area with plastic bags, gloves, sun screen and lots of water.  The day of cleaning continued past...

Community Outreach, Environmental Education / 06.05.2011

[caption id="attachment_2011" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Parade for International Year of Forests Celebration"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2024" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Stencil painting activity with ASCONA for International Year of Forests"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2016" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Puerto Jimenez students performing a traditional dance for International Year of Forests celebration"][/caption] 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...

Environmental Education, Science and Research / 25.02.2011

Located in southwestern Costa Rica, the Osa is hailed by many as Costa Rica's "last frontier" as it remains a largely untouched, remote wilderness. The Osa's high level of biological diversity coupled with its unique combination of 13 distinct tropical ecosystems have made it a high global conservation priority. With a total area of only 300,000 acres, the Osa is home to 50% of species found in Costa Rica, including many endemic species. When one considers the small size of the Osa, there are few places left on...

Science and Research, Sea Turtles / 30.11.2010

Today SEE Turtles launched its effort to raise money for Friends of the Osa’s annual Sea Turtle Festival.  SEE Turtles is a project of the Ocean Foundation that promotes conservation tourism by acting as a resource for travelers to connect with volunteer programs or to donate to organizations protecting sea turtles and educating communities.  Through the matching fund launched today, you can donate to support FOO’s Sea Turtle Festival in 2011. [caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Children perform the life cycle of sea turtles at the Second Annual Osa Sea Turtle...

Community Outreach, Environmental Education / 05.11.2010

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 of the Golfo Dulce to improve sanitation conditions." The objective of this project is to contribute to community awareness about the responsible use of water resources and the proper management of wastewater through the...

Community Outreach, Land Conservation and Forest Restoration / 12.10.2010

On September 26th, Friends of the Osa participated in the second annual Puerto Jiménez mangrove and beach cleanup. This activity is part of a global Ocean Conservancy initiative, with  Terra Nostra as the Costa Rican organizer and the Puerto Jiménez Environmental Coalition as the local organizer. We had around 60 participants, including students, girl scouts, Frontier volunteers, community members, hotel staff from Lapa Rios, Bosque del Cabo, El Remanso and other local organizations such as ASCONA.  In total, we cleaned 1.5km of beach and 0.5km of mangrove. Looking at the results...

Uncategorized / 04.10.2010

El 26 de septiembre se realizó la II Jornada de limpieza del la playa y del manglar de Puerto Jiménez. Esta actividad se enmarca dentro de la iniciativa de Ocean Conservancy y Terra nostra, siendo esta última la promotora de esta actividad a nivel nacional.  Y la Coalición Ambiental de Puerto Jiménez quien la organiza a nivel local. A partir de las 8 de la mañana nos reunimos al rededor de 60 personas, entre niños guías scouts, voluntarios de Frontier, grupo de seguridad comunitaria, ASCONA, Asociación Rescate de valores,...

Uncategorized / 04.10.2010

Los días 21 y 22 de Septiembre, la Estación Científica de Piro de Amigos de Osa  recibió a  funcionarios del departamento de control y protección de MINAET y guías turísticos, para asistir a la Capacitación Técnica sobre Conservación de Tortugas Marinas .Los temas abordados dentro de la capacitación fueron sobre el ciclo de vida, proceso de anidación,  migraciones, identificación de especies, ecología,  factores naturales y antropogénicos que impactan negativamente la población de tortugas marinas a nivel mundial y protocolo de avistamiento de tortugas marinas en playas de anidación.También se dieron a conocer los resultados obtenidos hasta...

Community Outreach, Sea Turtles / 17.09.2010

On Sunday September 12 we celebrated the Second Annual Osa Peninsula Sea Turtle Festival on Carate Beach. The objectives of this annual event are to raise community awareness about the importance of joint actions in the conservation of the sea turtle species that frequent the beaches of the Osa Peninsula in the months of nesting, and to share the objectives and results of Friends of the Osa’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program with the community. [caption id="attachment_1360" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Children made sea turtle sand sculptures"][/caption] This year at least 120 people from...