Posts from Costa Rica-Monteverde in Environment/Conservation

Watercolor of the Three-wattled bellbird, a key bird species in Costa Rica’s rainforest.   Over the past weeks spent here …

I never thought that it would be hard to find a tree in a forest. Then again, I had never …

After a taxing but merry week of digging holes and tree planting, the weekend tastes sweet. We spent our Sunday …

During my first week in Costa Rica, I had grown used to waking to bird song and the stream of …

Costa Rica is such a magical place, I found myself thinking over and over. I mean, even the entrance to …

At the Fortin Foundation DukeEngage Academy, groups were asked to take a series of photos: Very serious Cat people vs. …

July 23rd, 2017 It’s now the second to last week and it feels like time is speeding up. Our forest …

This past week we traveled to the lowlands of the Pacific side of Costa Rica—an area that is new to …

I applied to DukeEngage-Costa Rica hoping that my experience would shed some light on my future path. I’ve always cared …

Three days into our DukeEngage experience in Costa Rica, biologist Mark Wainwright was guiding our group through the Cloud Forest …