[Fwd: RAINFOREST and MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS]

Yacine Khelladi (yacine.exec@REHRED-HAITI.NET)
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:08:04 -0700

FYI
Apologies for cross postings

> RAINFOREST and MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS
>
> =B7 Sites: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and
> southeast Alaska
>
> =B7 Workshops are field oriented and focus on natural history, rainfore=
st
> and marine ecology, conservation, land management, medicinal uses of
> native plants, local cultures, archaeology and geology
>
> =B7 Instruction features local Biologists and naturalist Guides
>
> =B7 Proceeds go to sponsoring organization in each country and help
> support valuable education/conservation projects
>
> =B7 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)
>
> =B7 Workshops are sponsored by the Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fun=
d,
> 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:
> =B7 Tropical Moist Forest Ecology
> =B7 Marine Ecology
> =B7 Mayan Archaeology
> =B7 Garifuna Culture
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 Community Baboon Sanctuary
> =B7 Chan Chich Lodge and surrounding tropical moist forest
> =B7 R=EDo Bravo Conservation and Management Area
> =B7 Chaa Creek Natural History Center and Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm
> =B7 Ix Chel Farm and Panti Medicinal Plant Trail
> =B7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve
> =B7 Garifuna drumming and dancing
> =B7 Mayan site of Xunantunich
> =B7 South Water Caye
> =B7 Great Barrier Reef of Belize and nearby marine ecosystems including=
,
> grass beds, patch reefs, mangroves
> =B7 Sea 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:
> =B7 Tropical Rainforest and Dry Forest Ecology
> =B7 Conservation and Land Management
> =B7 Geology/Volcanoes
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve
> =B7 International Children's Rainforest Reserve
> =B7 Santa Elena Cloudforest Reserve
> =B7 Arenal Volcano
> =B7 Palo Verde National Park
> =B7 Tempisque River trip
> =B7 Santa Rosa National Park
> =B7 Costa Rican cattle and dairy ranch
> =B7 Abangares gold mines, Ecological Museum and Butterfly Garden
> =B7 Reforestation project along banks of the Abangares River
> =B7 Mist-netting and study of vampire bats
> =B7 Evening presentations on local cultures, medicinal uses of rainfore=
st
> plants, sustainable uses of forests and Costa Rican history
> =B7 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:
> =B7 Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology
> =B7 Conservation and Land Management
> =B7 Mayan Archaeology
> =B7 Garifuna Culture
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 Mayan site of Cop=E1n
> =B7 Village of Tela and traditional Garifuna music and dance
> =B7 Lancetilla Botanical Garden and Research Center
> =B7 Jeannette Kawas National Park
> =B7 Cuero and Salado Wildlife Refuge
> =B7 Pico Bonito National Park
> =B7 Bay Island of Utila
> =B7 Marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves and tidal pools
> =B7 Evening presentations on conservation, rainforest and marine ecolog=
y
> =B7 Butterfly Farm and Museum
> =B7 White-Water Rafting on the Canjegral River
> =B7 Post-Workshop extension to La Mosquitia and the R=EDo Pl=E1tano Bio=
sphere
> Reserve
>
> PANAMA
>
> Length: 14 Days/13 Nights
>
> Cost: $1100.00 per person
>
> Host/Workshop Coordinator: Win Rice, Panama City, Panama
>
> Topics Covered:
> =B7 Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology
> =B7 Conservation and Land Management
> =B7 Geology/Volcanoes
> =B7 Indian Cultures
> =B7 R.O.P.E.
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 Chagres National Park
> =B7 R.O.P.E. Course
> =B7 Mist-netting and study of birds and bats
> =B7 White-water rafting on the Piedres and Chagres Rivers
> =B7 Ember=E1 Indian village of Par=E1ra Pur=FA
> =B7 Panam=E1 Viejo (old Panama City), colonial city and modern-day Pana=
ma
> City
> =B7 Panama Canal
> =B7 El Ca=F1o Archaeological Park
> =B7 Bastimentos National Park and the Bocas del Toro Archipelago
> =B7 Marine ecosystems including, mangroves, grass beds and coral reefs
> =B7 Gnobe and Bugle Indian cultures
> =B7 La Fortuna Nature Reserve
> =B7 Highland mountain village of Boquete
> =B7 Bar=FA Volcano and National Park
> =B7 Orchid, fruit and coffee plantations
> =B7 Evening presentations on tropical medicine/jungle first-aid and
> orchids of Panama
> =B7 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:
> =B7 Tropical Rainforest Ecology
> =B7 Biodiversity
> =B7 Conservation and Land Management
> =B7 Quichua Indian Culture
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 Quito
> =B7 Andes Mountain Range
> =B7 Alpine and cloudforest ecosystems
> =B7 Jatun Sacha Biological Station and surrounding tropical rainforest
> =B7 Plant Conservation Center
> =B7 Solo experience in the rainforest
> =B7 Animal Rehabilitation Center
> =B7 Local Shaman's nursery, home visit and "cleansing" demonstration
> =B7 Quichua Indian village of Capirona
> =B7 Avenue of the Volcanoes
> =B7 Highland Indians and villages of Ecuador
> =B7 Ba=F1os
> =B7 Evening presentations on a variety of rainforest and conservation
> topics
> =B7 Post-Workshop extension to the Gal=E1pagos 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:
> =B7 Tropical Rainforest Ecology
> =B7 Biodiversity
> =B7 Conservation and Land Management
> =B7 Indian Culture
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 Amazon River
> =B7 Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Biological Reserve-included by Audubon Magazine =
on
> its=92 list of top 50 ecologically based tour destinations in the world
> (Sep/Oct 1998)
> =B7 Fourteen primate species
> =B7 Evening cruise on the Tahuayo River
> =B7 Pink freshwater dolphins of Charro Lake
> =B7 Caiman Lake
> =B7 Jungle community of Santa Ana
> =B7 Giant lilypads of Barbasco Lake
> =B7 Local Shaman "good luck-good health" ceremony
> =B7 Rainforest canopy experience
> =B7 Camping on the interior of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve
> =B7 Local Indian village market
> =B7 Post-Workshop extension to the Gal=E1pagos 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:
> =B7 Temperate Rainforest and Marine Ecology
> =B7 Conservation and Land Management
> =B7 Marine Mammals
> =B7 Geology/Glaciers/Volcanoes
> =B7 Indian Cultures
> =B7 Russian History
>
> Highlights:
> =B7 White-water rafting on the Sauk River in Washington state
> =B7 Cascade Mountain Range
> =B7 Inside Passage of southeast Alaska
> =B7 Wrangell
> =B7 Petroglyph Beach
> =B7 Petersburg
> =B7 Sea kayaking
> =B7 Whale watching in Frederick Sound
> =B7 LeConte glacier
> =B7 Camping in temperate rainforest
> =B7 Stargavvan Bay estuary and near-shore tide pools
> =B7 Harbor Mountain-Gavan Hill Trail hike and camp
> =B7 Mount Edgecumbe hike and camp
> =B7 Tlingit Native dancing and cultural experience
> =B7 Sitka Historical Park
> =B7 Sheldon Jackson Museum and its=92 collection of Native artifacts
> =B7 Sage Science Center and fish hatchery
> =B7 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: rainforest@mail.org
>
> 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