Giving a Voice to Our Backyard Neighbors When quarantine started as a result of COVID-19, like many people I was forced to stop everything and stay at home. My work takes me to some of the wildest most natural places in the world, including many of Costa Rica’s national parks, and being home meant I […]
“A Livelihood and a Tradition in Nicoya” Nature Landings (June/July 2015)
While monkeys may be the country’s most entertaining mammal, and sloths the most endearing, very few of Costa Rica’s many mammals are as comical as the White-nosed Coati, or as they are locally known Pizote. The bushy ringed tail and white facial mask contrasted against dark brown or reddish fur indicate that Pizotes are in […]
We freeze mid-step in disbelief, and for a moment the near constant drone of cicadas and distant call of howler monkeys is masked by my rapidly pounding heartbeat. We’ve only hiked about 1 kilometer away from the village into Tortuguero National Park, but there before us in the mud is a fresh print the size […]
Its early January, the start of the dry season, and I hop into a truck packed with the necessary gear to glimpse the first trout of the year. With me I have little more then a thermos of freshly brewed coffee, rubber boots, a fly rod, and a box of dry flies replicating the myriad […]
Los Santos EcoTrail – Where Tradition and Tourism Walk Hand In Hand In a region of Costa Rica known for premium coffee production and crisp mountain air, a visionary project to address the most urgent challenges facing communities is being developed by a group of community leaders and Vancouver Island University. With the steady growth […]
Hardship breeds resilience, and the New England coast is known for its burly lobstermen and tough skinned communities nestled on the edge of the sea. But evolution capitalizes on these everyday obstacles, creating slow change that allows one to adapt and opportunistically prosper in the face of adversity. New England is also known as the […]