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Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 09:41:21 -0400 From: [log in to unmask] Reply-To: [log in to unmask] Organization: Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: RAINFOREST and MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS References: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Apologies for cross posts RAINFOREST and MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS · Sites: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and southeast Alaska · Workshops are field oriented and focus on natural history, rainforest and marine ecology, conservation, land management, medicinal uses of native plants, local cultures, archaeology and geology · Instruction features local Biologists and naturalist Guides · Proceeds go to sponsoring organization in each country and help support valuable education/conservation projects · Three Undergraduate or Graduate credits in the Natural Sciences or Education are available for attending through Aquinas College of Grand Rapids, Michigan (www.aquinas.edu) · Workshops are sponsored by the Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation based in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA BELIZE Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $980.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Belize Tropical Education Center/Tony Garel, Belize City, Belize Topics Covered: · Tropical Moist Forest Ecology · Marine Ecology · Mayan Archaeology · Garifuna Culture Highlights: · Community Baboon Sanctuary · Chan Chich Lodge and surrounding tropical moist forest · Río Bravo Conservation and Management Area · Chaa Creek Natural History Center and Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm · Ix Chel Farm and Panti Medicinal Plant Trail · Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve · Garifuna drumming and dancing · Mayan site of Xunantunich · South Water Caye · Great Barrier Reef of Belize and nearby marine ecosystems including, grass beds, patch reefs, mangroves · Bird rookeries COSTA RICA Length: 12 Days/11 Nights Cost: $850.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Juan Pablo Bello Carranza, Las Juntas, Costa Rica Topics Covered: · Tropical Rainforest and Dry Forest Ecology · Conservation and Land Management · Geology/Volcanoes Highlights: · Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve · International Children's Rainforest Reserve · Santa Elena Cloudforest Reserve · Arenal Volcano · Palo Verde National Park · Tempisque River trip · Santa Rosa National Park · Costa Rican cattle and dairy ranch · Abangares gold mines, Ecological Museum and Butterfly Garden · Reforestation project along banks of the Abangares River · Mist-netting and study of vampire bats · Evening presentations on local cultures, medicinal uses of rainforest plants, sustainable uses of forests and Costa Rican history · Post-Workshop extensions to Corcovado and Tortuguero National Parks HONDURAS Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $765.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: REHDES/Jerry Haylock, La Ceiba, Honduras Topics Covered: · Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology · Conservation and Land Management · Mayan Archaeology · Garifuna Culture Highlights: · Mayan site of Copán · Village of Tela and traditional Garifuna music and dance · Lancetilla Botanical Garden and Research Center · Jeannette Kawas National Park · Cuero and Salado Wildlife Refuge · Pico Bonito National Park · Bay Island of Utila · Marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves and tidal pools · Evening presentations on conservation, rainforest and marine ecology · Butterfly Farm and Museum · White-Water Rafting on the Canjegral River · Post-Workshop extension to La Mosquitia and the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve PANAMA Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $1100.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Win Rice, Panama City, Panama Topics Covered: · Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology · Conservation and Land Management · Geology/Volcanoes · Indian Cultures · R.O.P.E. Highlights: · Chagres National Park · R.O.P.E. Course · Mist-netting and study of birds and bats · White-water rafting on the Piedres and Chagres Rivers · Emberá Indian village of Parára Purú · Panamá Viejo (old Panama City), colonial city and modern-day Panama City · Panama Canal · El Caño Archaeological Park · Bastimentos National Park and the Bocas del Toro Archipelago · Marine ecosystems including, mangroves, grass beds and coral reefs · Gnobe and Bugle Indian cultures · La Fortuna Nature Reserve · Highland mountain village of Boquete · Barú Volcano and National Park · Orchid, fruit and coffee plantations · Evening presentations on tropical medicine/jungle first-aid and orchids of Panama · Post-Workshop partial and complete Panama Canal transits ECUADOR Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: $1050.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Jatun Sacha Foundation/Dr. Michael McColm, Ph.D., Quito, Ecuador Topics Covered: · Tropical Rainforest Ecology · Biodiversity · Conservation and Land Management · Quichua Indian Culture Highlights: · Quito · Andes Mountain Range · Alpine and cloudforest ecosystems · Jatun Sacha Biological Station and surrounding tropical rainforest · Plant Conservation Center · Solo experience in the rainforest · Animal Rehabilitation Center · Local Shaman's nursery, home visit and "cleansing" demonstration · Quichua Indian village of Capirona · Avenue of the Volcanoes · Highland Indians and villages of Ecuador · Baños · Evening presentations on a variety of rainforest and conservation topics · Post-Workshop extension to the Galápagos Islands and/or Cuzco and the Lost City of the Incas-Machu Picchu PERU Length: 15 Days/14 Nights Cost: $1145.00 per person Host/Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Paul Beaver, Ph.D., Indian Shores, Florida Topics Covered: · Tropical Rainforest Ecology · Biodiversity · Conservation and Land Management · Indian Culture Highlights: · Amazon River · Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Biological Reserve-included by Audubon Magazine on its’ list of top 50 ecologically based tour destinations in the world (Sep/Oct 1998) · Fourteen primate species · Evening cruise on the Tahuayo River · Pink freshwater dolphins of Charro Lake · Caiman Lake · Jungle community of Santa Ana · Giant lilypads of Barbasco Lake · Local Shaman "good luck-good health" ceremony · Rainforest canopy experience · Camping on the interior of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve · Local Indian village market · Post-Workshop extension to the Galápagos Islands and/or Cuzco and the Lost City of the Incas-Machu Picchu SOUTHEAST ALASKA Length: 14 Days/13 Nights Cost: *Please contact us after Nov 1, 1998 for prices and departure dates for 1999 Host/Workshop Coordinator: David Berg, Petersburg, Alaska Topics Covered: · Temperate Rainforest and Marine Ecology · Conservation and Land Management · Marine Mammals · Geology/Glaciers/Volcanoes · Indian Cultures · Russian History Highlights: · White-water rafting on the Sauk River in Washington state · Cascade Mountain Range · Inside Passage of southeast Alaska · Wrangell · Petroglyph Beach · Petersburg · Sea kayaking · Whale watching in Frederick Sound · LeConte glacier · Camping in temperate rainforest · Stargavvan Bay estuary and near-shore tide pools · Harbor Mountain-Gavan Hill Trail hike and camp · Mount Edgecumbe hike and camp · Tlingit Native dancing and cultural experience · Sitka Historical Park · Sheldon Jackson Museum and its’ collection of Native artifacts · Sage Science Center and fish hatchery · Sitka Raptor Rehabilitation Center CONTACT US FOR DETAILED WORKSHOP ITINERARIES REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund 501(c)(3) non-profit Prospect NE Suite #8 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 USA Phone: (616) 776-5928/Fax: (616) 776-5931/E-Mail: [log in to unmask] WORKSHOP DATES 1999* Number Workshops by order of preference with #1 being your first choice. Spaces are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. Please be aware that Workshops are popular and may fill quickly. It is recommended that you register as early as possible. BELIZE: 14 D/13 N Jun 15-28_____ Jul 13-26_____ Aug 3-16_____ COSTA RICA: 12 D/11 N Jun 14-25_____ Jul 12-23_____ Aug 9-20_____ HONDURAS: 14 D/13 N Jun 10-23_____ Jul 8-21_____ Aug 5-18_____ PANAMA: 14 D/13 N Jun 12-25_____ Jul 10-23_____ Aug 7-20_____ ECUADOR: 14 D/13 N Jun 17-30_____ Jul 15-28_____ Aug 4-17____ PERU: 15 D/14 N Jun 26-Jul 10_____ Jul 10-24_____ Jul 24-Aug 7 _____ SE ALASKA: 14 D/13 N-Please contact us after Nov 1, 1998 for 1999 dates and prices. *Other Workshop dates throughout the year are available upon request %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%