Dear Friends, I hope you feel proud of the role that you are playing as an FCER Supporter.  Your support of FCER is an investment that has a tremendous impact on the future our children and grandchildren. You don’t have to look far to see what you have helped accomplish.  This spring, as our yards [...]

Wonderful video produced by Michael and Katie Garrett of Garrett and Garret Videography, a brother and sister videography team based in Southampton. They produced this video as part of their Value of Volunteering project, where they filmed 14 volunteering opportunities in 6 countries in Central America. Here’s a brief write-up of their experience of visiting [...]

This is the third batch of pictures we found from the 2011 eco-trip to San Gerardo in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest taken by FCER Science / Travel Director Maggie Eisenberger. Pretty spectacular!

Pictures from 2011 trip to Pocosol Field Station in Children’s Eternal Rainforest, Monteverde, Costa Rica, by FCER Science / Travel Director, Maggie Eisenberger.

We just dug up some pictures from some trips (in 2011) to the Children’s Eternal Rainforest in Monteverde, Costa Rica! Here’s the first gallery (2 more following). These pictures are by Donna Mount. If you join us on an Eco Trip to Costa Rica, you have a good chance of seeing similar sights!

Igniting Youth Passion to Save the Rainforest Through Science Elizabeth Henke, Program Director Montessori Institute for the Science of Peace In March 2013, FCER’s partnership with the Montessori Institute for the Science of Peace sent its first exploratory group of adolescents into the Children’s Eternal Rainforest (CER) for eight days of immersion. The mission was [...]

PowellsWood, a Northwest Garden owned by Monte and Diane Powell, is known for its incredible outdoor spaces and dynamic annual storytelling festival. PowellsWood’s gardeners take a special interest in young visitors, guiding them through this enchanting natural refuge near Seattle, WA and encouraging them to explore their environment by turning over leaves, observing the enormous [...]

Rick Jordan, one of America’s top 10 chocolatiers and sponsor of FCER’s 2013 event made a sweet, confectionary contribution to the evening’s VIP reception. Jordan’s special creation – a tropical frog and jaguar bar made entirely from chocolate–celebrated two recent successes in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest: the return of the jaguar to the CER after [...]

On April 23, FCER hosted its annual awareness and fundraising event at the Saint Louis Zoo where over 350 guests enjoyed renowned conservation biologist and FCER Advisory Board Member Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy’s presentation The Land of Gold and Cinnamon: Odyssey of the Amazon. After sharing his 48 years of Amazon study and exploration, Dr. [...]

Elizabeth Henke, Program Director Montessori Institute for the Science of Peace In March 2013, FCER’s partnership with the Montessori Institute for the Science of Peace sent its first exploratory group of adolescents into the Children’s Eternal Rainforest (CER) for eight days of immersion. The mission was to take a comprehensive natural history and tropical science [...]