Happy 90th Birthday to Dr. Jane Goodall!
Happy 90th birthday to one of the most inspirational women of our times! I have looked up to Dr. Jane Goodall since I was a little girl, and although there is a saying that goes “never meet your heroes,” I feel incredibly lucky that I had the opportunity to meet one of mine. The summer […]
Exciting updates about FCEA’s “Birds” pillar of work!
This month’s blog is all about the “Birds” pillar of FCEA’s work! We have a lot to celebrate in this area. Since the founding of the organization in 2020, we have wanted to resume the bird banding that took place on the property for many years, through collaboration between the San Vito Bird Club, the […]
Gender is now an official pillar of our work
In honour of International Women’s Day (March 8), I am excited to announce that Gender is now an official pillar of Finca Cántaros Environmental Association’s work, along with Forest Restoration and Birds. We use these three themes as the main lenses through which to create diverse environmental education (EE) experiences for the community, as EE […]
Microorganisms of the mountain
Microorganisms of the mountain As part of our Women Committed to the Earth program, we have learned how to prepare inoculates that are used in our organic composts to apply in our forest restoration projects. These microorganisms of the mountain (MM), as they are called, represent the fungus, bacteria, yeast, and more, that result from […]
A photo worth more than a thousand words
A photo worth more than a thousand words They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but I would argue that this one is worth at least two thousand. Yes, I’m biased—that’s my daughter Lucy in the photo. However, allow me to explain with words why this image is powerful in that perfectly captures […]
Happy New Year!
https://vimeo.com/900399100?share=copy Happy New Year from Finca Cántaros Environmental Association! As last year drew to a close, a collective sense of despair over the state of our world seemed to set in. With global temperatures soaring and horrific wars raging, many people I spoke to could no longer stomach the newsor their social media feeds. “I […]
Learn more about our “Bosque Mágico” (Magic Forest) project
Establishing Roots, Growing Community: Capacity Building with Finca Cántaros Environmental Association
Finca Cántaros is a nature reserve located in the southern zone of Costa Rica on the Pacific slope, in Coto Brus county of the province of Puntarenas. It has a cool, comfortable, tropical highlands climate with temperatures ranging between 14-30° C (58-85° F) year round. The surrounding neighborhood is called Linda Vista, and the nearest […]
A first for Finca Cántaros: A BioBlitz!
Day of the Tree in Costa Rica
