>From July 15-22, 2015, *Project Amazonas, Inc*. will host its fourth “Hands-on Amazon” course intended for teachers and enthusiasts who wish to experience rainforest ecosystems and culture and to bring the zeal for its preservation to their colleagues back home.
*Project Amazonas* is a joint American-Peruvian NGO with the objectives of preserving the rainforest and its culture, as well as providing medical care to remote communities. Project Amazonas maintains two field stations in high-diversity old growth forest in the Peruvian Upper Amazon which are frequented by researchers and avid herpetologists, botanists, ichthyologists, etc. Taught jointly by science teacher Don Dean, MSET, and tropical biologist Devon Graham, PhD, participants in this course (for undergraduate, continuing education or post-baccalaureate credit) interact with the local culture and spend several days at the Santa Cruz Field Station on the Mazan River. The program includes an active reforestation project. Please pass the word along to anyone who might be interested. Many participants use this course as a jumping off point to explore other ecosystems and sites in Peru and beyond. More info here: http://ptonline.org/hol/amazon/ Thanks -Don Don Dean projectamazonastree.org Oakland NJ Schools Devon Graham, Ph.D. projectamazonas.org
