Costa Rica

Welcome to la Pura Vida

Luke collects data for his field project on the habitat preferences of the Neotropical river otter. Photo by Shalynn Pack.   By Luke Golden, Westminster College       It really hit me that I had arrived in Costa Rica as I walked…

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The Beginning

Monarch mountain, looking over Atlin lake and mountain.   By Sophie Werner, Cleveland State University   I came to Atlin, B.C. from a very flat, busy city. Even those of us who didn’t where struck by the power, beauty, and…

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Species Account: Elephant

Written by Natalie Liquindoli (University of Vermont)   Snap, crackle, pop! No, that’s not the sound of your tent mate eating a bowl of rice crispies at one in the morning, but it is the sound of an elephant (Loxodonta…

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What is wilderness?

By Tilly Ingall, University of Vermont Photos by Kaggie Orrick   In school they taught us of the wilderness outside the classroom. We were taught of the elephant that represents the letter “E” on the alphabet wall hanging—up there with…

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Nature Profile: Clouds

“You can’t be cirrus, those clouds are amazing!” Written by Hank Dodge, Colby College   I’ve gotten pretty into photography during my time in Botswana and clouds are one of my favorite things to take pictures of. I think they’re…

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You Better Belize it!
“You can’t be cirrus, those clouds are amazing!” Written by Hank Dodge, Colby College   I’ve gotten pretty into photography during my time in Botswana and clouds are one of my favorite things to take pictures of. I think they’re...
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