John Tingerthal, chief engineer - thanks to him, the casita now has a much more pleasant toilet system, plus of course he revamped the computerization of the plantation monitoring, plus did more research

Robert Fraser, our retired PhD physicist who spent a couple of months in a small patch of deep, precipitous jungle studying the biodiversity of trees, & Jean-Luc, a Quebec forestry student who came up for a hike and ended up staying for a few days helping with this research and clearing a trail through the forest

Stephan Lehman & Angelika Stoll, both forestry students from Dresden University spent several months at Cloudbridge and made valuable contributions to the plantation monitoring. Angelika interviewed many local residents and produced a Forest Resources Study. Stephan had close encounters with the local wildlife, including 349 wasps, 1 bat, and 1 cougar.

Cathy Scudieri - her EPA background and wastewater engineering expertise was certainly welcome for the various projects she and John T. were involved with.

Tom Newman, with Victor, a stalwart local Tico and regular trailbuilder. Graham Ingalsbe, back for his second stint at Cloudbridge, hurray! He brought his fellow student from Claremont-McKenna College, Tom, with him, and together with Victor, they succeeded in building the trail way up on Cerro Skutch, beyond Vulture Rock to the Great Rock. With them is Ian, without whom none of this would be as much fun, or, come to think of it, actually happening.

Roger Gush, adventurer, and chief project manager. (Genevieve's brother too)

Joe Taylor, an Englishman, but at University of Glasgow, and engaged here in something relating to this fearsome needle. (Extracting nectar from Heliconia flowers - hmm, those hummingbirds will not be pleased.)

Joe, with his trusty binoculars, and possibly laughing at life and why he has chosen to spend 2 months sitting for 6 hours a day silently staring at Heliconia flowers waiting to see if a hummingbird will show up. We all hope Joe comes back and just has a holiday next time.

Tom, standing on the front porch, looking pleased and surprised (as we all were!) at the very first delivery of Fedex to Cloudbridge (and I'm sure the first time to San Gerardo de Rivas too!) Hurray for the motorcyclist - here enjoying a welcome glass of juice and stunned by the beauty of his surroundings. Now he has to motor back 5 hours over the Highway of Death to San Jose. Way to go, Fedex!

Katie Davis, chief water baby, brave and independent researcher - expanded on the plantation monitoring project, and started the water quality testing, seen here in front of Pacifica Falls with Edessa Carr, Reana's mother, and a welcome visitor to Cloudbridge, and Reana, a newly fledged expert on mycorrhizae.

Genevieve Giddy, chief cook and co-conspirator at Cloudbridge, seen here with Edessa and Reana

A cheerful trio - Roger, with Birnam Wood stars - Tom Newman, who persevered against all odds to build the trail beyond Vulture Rock, and is now responsible for the water quality testing, with his girlfriend Jessica - off to plant trees on Gavilan, the latest extension to Cloudbridge

Ian, showing a visiting group of school children how to plant the young trees on Gavilan. (They were part of a group of 65 children who came up for the morning from Rivas and Penas Blancas with their teachers and parents, for an environmental project. We were very pleased to welcome them to Cloudbridge and show them around.)

Amy and Tom, sort of volunteers, but happily, new neighbors-to-be - they share our vision of the reforestation project, and have bought land with us adjacent to Cloudbridge where they will build a house, and the the jungle slopes will become part of the conservation area. We are delighted to have such pleasant company on this path we have taken.