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After a huge conservation push and a wave of  forest regrowth, trees now blanket more than half of Costa Rica.                                         Read More …

    Research: Ellie and Andrea wrapped up their time at Cloudbridge with a presentation on their bird point counts and camera trap surveys. Research is still on-going for Kendell, Clarice, and Jasper. Arriving from France, Noemie Soton will be Read More …

      More than 100 species of green glass frogs exist, all in the family Centrolenidae. Transparent green glass frogs, named for their translucent skin, are not easy to find and observe. Their green tint blends with their environment, Read More …

  Verano is here.  That is Spanish for summer or as they like to call it in Costa Rica – ‘The Dry Season’.  It is the time of year when we see migratory birds returning, many species active in building Read More …

        Watching the clouds invade the valley along the river can be a surreal experience.  The trees fade away at different levels and then reappear like ghosts as they emerge from the thick fog.  Simply sitting silently Read More …

  Some great bird watching this month: Bird Watching: Manuel, Pemela, Estelle, and Roy – guides from Manuel Antonio Park have been visiting Cloudbridge with plans to bring some of their birding clients up for a hike in the cloud Read More …

  Sunny mornings and rainy afternoons……tis the season. This is definitely the season for tree planting.  Besides some planting that took place on the reserve filling in along the ridge lines and replacement plantings, we also took part in a Read More …

          Volunteers: When people give their time, energy, and skills to volunteer at Cloudbridge they are helping the environment by contributing to the reserve’s many needs.  Usually the volunteers also benefit personally by gaining new interests and Read More …

    May is the beginning of  planting season with the return of the rains. Difficult growing areas on the reserve such as the ridge lines still need a few trees.  We  also do enhancement plantings where there are predominantly Read More …

The tree ferns are a taxonomic division of the fern class.  They are different from ferns in that they have a type of trunk that holds up the huge fronds, up to 12 meters high.  It is not a true trunk but Read More …