Research and volunteers: This is the month for bird presentations as some of our researchers are wrapping up their time at Cloudbridge. Roopak Bhatt completed his bird monitoring study this month. From November through January he monitored the Read More …
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January 2018
Research and Volunteers: Selina “I’m Selina Mellin and I am from Gibraltar. I have had a passion for wildlife since before I can remember and have undertaken various wildlife conservation trips in the past. This time I chose to Read More …
December 2017
Research and Volunteers: Brie presented her tropical bird monitoring research. She has been here since September and was one of the volunteers who experienced tropical storm Nate. The storm added another element to her research. She filled us Read More …
November 2017
Research and Volunteers: Tim, Timo and Feite setting up butterfly traps on 11/27/17 Annika and Jordan wrapped up their study on warbler interactions this month. They looked at how migratory and resident warblers interacted with other birds Read More …
October 2017
Hurricane Nate decided to leave a little parting gift for Costa Rica as it passed by on its way northward. Torrential rain came down throughout the country causing landslides, road closures and loss of homes and bridges. Cloudbridge was also Read More …
Sept 2017
We are once again the midst of rainy season. This is what sustains our new planted trees, provides the tropical forests with moisture and sustenance, and is a period of growth and renewal. Research: Amy Sutley, one of our Read More …
August 2017
Welcoming conservationists from France, the Netherlands, England, Columbia, the US, Canada, and Germany this month, we have had too much fun. This great group has been hitting the trail, conducting day and night time research, planting trees, and finding some Read More …
July 2017
It has been such a fun month here at Cloudbridge! School is out for summer, which means we have students from around the world joining us! Our thirst for information about the cloud forest has been insatiable. Students are studying Read More …
June 2017
It has been a rainy month on the reserve and the plants and animals are dripping wet! The vegetation is very lush and green and the waterfalls are operating at maximum levels of beauty. We have had a rich month Read More …
May 2017
Research and Volunteers: Augie Blackman is finishing up their biology major at Oberlin College in Ohio, USA. Augie will be researching the geographical distribution of the frogs here at Cloudbridge. More specifically, they will be looking into how canopy cover Read More …