This will be an overall reflection of the program that I’m writing after getting back to Indiana. The main focus will be on my views of conservation after this experience and what I’m taking away from the program.   The takeaway that has stuck with me the most from this program is realizing what lens… Read more »

This week, we stayed at three different sites: the La Foresta Nature Resort, the Osa Piro Research Station, and the Las Cruces Research Station. There were a couple main events at each place that caused a lot of reflection between a few of us in the class, so I’ll be focusing on these events and… Read more »

To start off, the observations here are from visits to a few ecotourism sites as well as some research into the effects of ecotourism on local communities, but there’s still a lot more I’m hoping to learn on this topic. I’ll be doing more research into the effects of ecotourism to further understand its costs… Read more »

When arriving at the La Selva Biological Station, the first thing I noticed when exploring the site was the biodiversity of insects. Leading up to this class, the readings assigned to us had prepared me with the expectation of seeing very little biodiversity given the large area of low visibility areas that non-plant species inhabit,… Read more »