Nuestro objetivo es trabajar en colaboración con socios en iniciativas de educación ambiental y restauración forestal al servicio de la conservación, ampliando o creando corredores biológicos a lo largo del hemisferio occidental, empezando con el Corredor AmistOsa aquí en la zona sur de Costa Rica y expandiéndonos eventualmente para realizar trabajos desde Canadá hasta Sur América.
La propiedad de Finca Cántaros está localizada en la zona sur de Costa Rica, en la vertiente del Pacífico, en Coto Brus, un cantón de la provincia de Puntarenas. La altitud es 1150-1200 metros (3770-3900 pies). El clima de las tierras tropicales altas es fresco, confortable con temperaturas que oscilan entre los 14-30° C (58-85°F) a lo largo del año. El vecindario circundante se llama Linda Vista y la ciudad más cercana es San Vito, que fue fundada por italianos en 1952. Es ahora la sede del cantón de Coto Brus, con una población aproximada de 15,000 en una población regional de aproximadamente 55,000.
Un corredor biológico (también llamado como corredor de vida silvestre o corredor migratorio), se define como un territorio que brinda conectividad entre áreas silvestres protegidas y paisajes modificados por humanos, para conservar la biodiversidad y abordar las necesidades de la comunidad.
Finca Cántaros acquires a property of three hectares called "360" that connects to the properties acquired in 2022 and 2021, upon which we have already initiated forest restoration projects.
Finca Cántaros acquires more land
Finca Cántaros acquires 40 hectares of cattle pasture, on which it initiates multiple forest restoration projects with the community and as part of global research efforts (which are detailed on the forest restoration page). These hectares connect with the properties acquired in 2021.
Finca Cántaros acquires more land
Finca Cántaros acquires 15 hectares that includes both secondary forest and cattle pasture that is not connected to the "main campus" where the office is based, but connects to the Las Cruces Biological Reserve, an important piece of the AmistOsa Biological Corridor.
Finca Cántaros acquires more land
Como parte de la transformación de Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros, la tienda de artesanía fue cerrada, sin embargo, la reserva natural permanece abierta al público mediante reservación. La mayor parte de la tierra se convertirá en proyectos adicionales de reforestación activa y pasiva. Continuaremos manteniendo los hermosos senderos del bosque. Estamos completamente dedicados a actividades de la educación ambiental y restauración de bosques.
Finca Cántaros se convierte en Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros
Cuando Lilly Briggs compró la propiedad en 2019, Finca Cántaros era un destino turístico bien apreciado, de aproximadamente 7.5 hectáreas de bosques y jardines, que se podía encontrar en las guías turísticas internacionales cada año desde 1997. Era una reserva natural pública que albergaba una tienda de artesanías. Lilly agregó las 7.5 hectáreas de propiedad adyacente y que están actualmente bajo reforestación activa y pasiva, como parte de la misión de la organización.
Lilly Briggs compra Finca Cántaros a Gail y Harry Hull
Fundadora & Directora
Biólogo Regente, a cargo de Investigación de Vida Silvestre
Coordinador de Alcance Comunitario
Encargada de Limpieza
Encargado de Mantenimiento de Infraestructura
Encargado de Mantenimiento de la Propiedad
Mantenimiento de la Propiedad
Vigilancia
Environmental Art
Biodiversity Projects
Mantenimiento de Infraestructura
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La Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros trabaja con una diversa gama de socios comprometidos para lograr su objetivo de promover la educación ambiental, la restauración forestal y la investigación.
The Club de Aves de San Vito is a community-based not-for-profit group in southern Costa Rica that engages all ages in activities aimed at inspiring interest in birds and supporting bird conservation, from bird walks to local youth-oriented environmental education programs. We partner with the San Vito Bird Club on multiple environmental education outreach initiatives.
Selva de Murciélagos de Monteverde is a world class bat exhibit and research centre designed to introduce people to the incredible world of bats. We partner with the Monteverde Bat Jungle on a long-term research project investigating the bat diversity at Finca Cántaros, which includes a community-oriented environmental education component called “Bat Nights.”
Proyecto Cerúlea is dedicated to studying the Cerulean Warbler, particularly its natural history during important stopover points in Costa Rica on its migration route. It conducts annual surveys as well as public outreach events. We have a partnership with Proyecto Cerúlea through our co-managed Motus Station, detailed further in the Birds Canada/Motus Wildlife Tracking System partnership description.
Birds Canada is a non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to conserve wild birds through sound science, on-the-ground actions, innovative partnerships, public engagement, and science-based advocacy. It manages the Motus Wildlife Tracking System program, an international collaborative research network that uses coordinated automated radio telemetry to facilitate research and education on the ecology and conservation of migratory animals. We partner with Birds Canada and Motus Wildlife Tracking System through our Motus Station, the second to be installed in Costa Rica.
The Bateman Foundation’s mission is to promote the preservation and sustainability of the environment through both an art gallery and programs promoting nature-inspired artists, including world renowned Canadian artist and naturalist Robert Bateman. One of their programs, Nature Sketch, aims to inspire appreciation of the natural world using a pencil and a sketchbook. We partner with the Bateman Foundation to facilitate hands-on activities from the Nature Sketch curriculum with our local youth audiences. The Bateman Foundation adapted all of their materials for our use into Spanish, and we further adapt them to the local ecological and cultural context.
Conservación Osa is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the globally significant biodiversity of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. They also lead multiple forest restoration projects throughout Coto Brus, including the creation and maintenance of tree nurseries that support the propagation of native tree species for planting along the AmistOsa Biological Corridor. We partner with Osa Conservation through the tree nursery based at Finca Cántaros, which creates a rich environmental education space for the multiple audiences that we work with through our various programs.
The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized outdoor tree museum and tree research center, committed to scientifically-informed action, locally and globally, and encouraging the planting and conservation of trees. It manages The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program, the only global program to officially recognize arboreta based on a set of professional standards. We partner with Morton Arboretum on forest restoration projects and Finca Cántaros is officially accredited as an arboretum.
Asociación Ambiental Finca Cántaros
1km al sur del Hospital de San Vito
San Vito, Coto Brus, Puntarenas
Apdo. 60801
Costa Rica
Email: info@fincacantaros.org
WhatsApp: +506 8951 8590
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