Hard, But Extremely Rewarding
Name: Ruby Stanmyer School: Dickinson College Major: Environmental Science Program: Sustainable Development Studies, Costa Rica During the past two weeks, our 34 person group has been split up into four different projects addressing sustainable development in Costa Rica. After returning from our respective spring break trips, we immediately began prepping for Directed Research. One [...]
Exhilarating Fieldwork, Hikes, and Sustainability
Lauren Wilson, Colorado State University SFS Sustainable Development Studies, Costa Rica After making long journeys from virtually every corner of the United States, all 34 of us students arrived safely in the beautiful country of Costa Rica Monday afternoon. In only a week’s time, we have already acquainted ourselves with The SFS Center for Sustainable [...]
Costa Rica’s Tropical Ecosystems, Hands-On
Dr. Gerardo Avalos Center Director SFS Sustainable Development Studies We kicked off the Spring Semester 2010 with a very exciting first field trip that immersed the students and staff into the realm of tropical rainforest biodiversity in Braulio Carrillo National Park. There, we did orientation hikes, and talked about tropical ecology of plant-herbivore [...]
