Dear ECOLOG-L and CTURTLE, My name is Grace Hilling and I'm working as an environmental education intern in a remote area on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Right now, we have a project called Rally Parlama. This is a program consisting of six different activities related to environmental education and sea turtle conservation. Students from six different rural schools within Guatemela have been working extremely hard in order to successfully complete the activities and win a trip of a life time to Antigua. Each activity is correlated to conservation and environmental empowerment for the local people of Guatemala. For example, one of the activities is to find a nest and bring it to our Tortugario. Another activities has the students searching for 100 mangrove seeds to plant here at ARCAS in order to support this vital and dynamic ecosystem within the country.
With all of that said, ARCAS is a non-profit in Guatemala with limited funds and support from the government. SO, if you at ECOLOG-L/CTURTLE could checkout the link below and spread the word to people interested in supporting environmental stewardship me, and more importantly, my students would greatly appreciate it. Every dollar counts! Here is the link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/guatemalan-students-working-for-a- healthy-planet--2/x/12070336#/story Grace Hilling
