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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 …

  Volunteers/Researchers: The group ARO from Quebec sent two groups this month to help out with transplanting seedlings and other misc. work in the tree nursery, as well as annual road maintenance. —————————————————————————————— Bob stayed until mid month and rewired Read More …

Visitors: The group “Wilderness Inquiry” brought another eager bunch of visitors to Costa Rica to explore the forests and beaches.  They came up to Cloudbridge for a day hike.  They hiked to the water falls, along the river trail and across Read More …

New Resident Welcome to Cloudbridge.  We have waited a long time to have our first siting of a sloth on the reserve!   Maybe he has been here awhile….who knows.  They are very difficult to spot but this one just happened Read More …

These photos of a jaguar were taken by a camera trap in the next valley over from Cloudbridge.  This is the closest siting to the reserve of these beautiful cats. Volunteers/Research Clarice Esch returned to Cloudbridge to continue her research on the Read More …

This month the Capuchin monkeys have wandered across the river into the trees close to the volunteer casa.  On one occasion a local family had walked up from San Gerardo to Cloudbridge for a hike and were passing by when we Read More …

The Peaks of Uran against an unusual blue sky for October The rainiest month of the year has been a mixed bag of some sunny days, some cloudy days, and some very rainy days.  It does seem though that we are getting less Read More …

“Always have a dream that lasts longer than a lifetime” Jack Layton —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Reflecting: It has been almost 12 years since the reserve first started the reforestation project.  The old stumps still loom within the new forest as if to serve as a Read More …

“But I’ll tell you what hermits realize.  If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you’ll come to understand that you’re connected with everything.”                                                                                                              Alan Watts ________________________________________________________________ Welcome back Holly Mckelvey.  Holly is a former Read More …

Mount Uran covered in cloud.  A view from the researcher’s casita. Tree Planting in a Recovering Cloudforest: It’s a Saturday morning and we are packing small seedlings into our backpacks and gathering tools for the trek up the mountain.  Even Read More …