In a message dated 9/5/2008 2:59:55 PM Central Daylight Time, dpape at ricecreek.org writes:
Hopefully the following message will be of interest to some of you. Bob Holtz Volunteers Needed for Ornithological Survey of Selva Bananito, Costa Rica The Association of Conservation Landowners, a new organization which seeks to provide support for conservation-minded owners with advice and technical support, is looking for a group of volunteers to conduct biological survey work at Selva Bananito, Costa Rica, from October 22 to November 2, 2008. Selva Bananito is a privately owned reserve on Costa Rica?s Atlantic versant, 15 km inland from the Caribbean. About 300 species of birds have been recorded in and around the reserve. Selva Bananito borders La Amistad National Park, and constitutes an important area for altitudinal and seasonal migrants. The altitude in Bananito ranges from 100 to 300 meters, with forest up to 900 meters in La Amistad accessible from the Lodge. The reserve contains 850 hectares (2000 acres) of primary old growth forest, as well as organic fruit orchards, rivers, wetlands and secondary forests in various stages of succession. The purpose of the trip will be to expand the list of birds found in and around the reserve, to identify critical habitat for species of particular interest, and to lay the groundwork for future management decisions. We are trying to keep the price of the trip at near cost as our primary aim is to attract a group of people able to assist in the biological inventory of Selva Bananito, and to help the reserve owners to document the importance of the reserve as a buffer for La Amistad National Park and to the conservation of biodiversity in the region. This is a non-profit venture. We need a core group of people who are familiar with the region?s birds or are at least competent birders, but Selva Bananito is a very family-friendly place, Significant others, spouses and family members and non-birding friends are also welcome. The guides working for the lodge are excellent, and those not interested in birding can choose to take part in a wide variety of other activities, including canopy tours, zipline courses, hikes, etc. or simply lay in a hammock and relax. Non-survey related activities would be at the regular prices charged by the lodge. Projected price of the trip excluding airfare will be about $1200. This includes transport in country and two nights in San Jose. Selva Bananito is one of the few ?ecolodges? in Costa Rica worthy of that appellation, while managing to provide accommodations that qualify as luxurious. You can read more about the lodge and reserve at: _http://www.selvabananito.com/_ (http://www.selvabananito.com/) _<http://www.selvabananito.com/>_ (http://www.selvabananito.com/) In addition, we?ll go down to visit the- K?k?ldi Scientific Center indigenous run birding ?tower? on the coast, right in the middle of the raptor migration route along the coast,. We?ll be there at during peak migration, and the concentration of raptors flying over the tower is quite spectacular. For more information, please contact Joe Franke at: Association of Conservation Landowners consed at sbcglobal.net _mailto:consed at sbcglobal.net_ (mailto:consed at sbcglobal.net) Cell: 505-515-8736 **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080905/30383dac/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Dawn Pape <[email protected]> Subject: Volunteers Needed for Ornithological Survey of Selva Bananito, Costa Rica Oct 22-Nov 2, 2008 Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:59:31 -0500 Size: 17966 Url: http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080905/30383dac/attachment-0001.mht
