The rains have finally come again and Cloudbridge was able to fulfill some of it´s fundamental mission of tree-planting once more! Our program participants and staff members had a great day hauling trees from our native nursery to Mark´s meadow, Read More …
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Arboreal Camera Trapping to Measure Canopy Biodiversity
While the deepest depths of the ocean are considered to be one of the most unknown ecosystems to humankind, there’s another contender that’s equally as mysterious: the uppermost canopies of our forests. Famously inaccessible, forest canopies remain mostly untouched for Read More …
March program blog
March has been another busy month, with many day visitors and student groups, such as the Pitzer College for Ecological Restoration (pictured above), in addition to our usual research and volunteer program. We have also continued to implement the environmental Read More …
Benthic Communities within Cloudbridge Water Streams
In our current day, clean water is a privilege. Accessibility and abundance of water for drinking, bathing, washing, cooking and so on, is something that many of us don’t think twice about. But water isn’t just a service that humans Read More …
February program blog
February has been a busy month for us, we have great participants, who have been enjoying the Cloudbridge research and volunteer program, in addition to some activities off the reserve, such as a traditional Costa Rican meal hosted by Doña Read More …
Response of an Introduced Frog Breeding Pond in a Cloud Forest
When thinking of amphibians, some of the first thoughts that may come to mind are water, lush greenery, soft (or perhaps loud) calls, and webbed hands and feet. While these idyllic thoughts can be true, amphibians are one of the Read More …
January 2024 Blog
2024 has gotten off to a busy start for us here at Cloudbridge, with the reserve having received many daily visitors, as is typical in the “high season” months, in addition to the educational groups which have recently enjoyed a Read More …
Bird Diversity in Differing Cloud Forest Successions with Migratory Species Focus
Every year, land masses stretching from Canada down to the tip of Chile exhibit an extraordinary phenomenon – avian migration. In the autumn, when the air temperatures begin to cool in the upper parts of North America and food sources Read More …
December 2023
December is always a great month here at Cloudbridge, with beautiful sunny afternoons, children on vacation and holiday festivities. It is a lovely time of year, and quite busy! At Cloudbridge the end of 2023 has prompted us to look Read More …
Comparing Vascular Plant Structures in the Cloud Forest
The outstanding rate of forest growth in tropical climates is just one example of how resilient forests can be. Globally, deforestation has been a hot topic of discussion as we’ve seen countless hectares of forest be cut down throughout the Read More …