by Rowan Eisner, Monteverde, Costa Rica MCL continues to enjoy marking the results of the 25 years of hard work that created the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. On the 2nd and 9th of April they held a children’s event at the farmers’ market with face-painting, story telling, games and puzzles all focused on nature and animal [...]

By Rowan Eisner – Monteverde, Costa Rica QUESTION: How do you dry sheets in the rainforest? ANSWER: See below! Energy at the field stations The field stations are the hub of activities in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. Study groups, research projects, monitoring programs and, of course the income-generating tourism that keeps everything going all revolve [...]

April 28th was a reunion of kindred spirits, and an opportunity for MCL and MCLUS board members and staff to say “thank you” to friends and supporters of the CER. St. Louis area supporters enjoyed a beautiful spring evening with camaraderie and refreshments on the roof-top at Maryland Walk in Clayton. Carol Weisman, MCLUS’ governance [...]

Dear Rainforest Friends, It is finally here! This is the last blog in my series about the places to visit in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. The San Gerardo Field Station is a great place to see while in Monteverde, the second most frequented destination in all of Costa Rica (it closely follows La Fortuna, the [...]

Dear Rainforest Friends, I only have two more places to share with you that are open to the public in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, and they are my favorite sites to visit. I, of course, love every part of the reserve, but the field stations have everything a traveling nature-lover needs: beds, bathrooms, food, hiking [...]

Monteverde, April 2011 Dear friends of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, A few weeks ago (on the night of the March 30th), during an MCL-sponsored field trip to monitor amphibian populations, we were able to confirm the presence of the Lichen Stream Frog (Isthmohyla tica) on a remote ridge in the heart of the CER. The [...]

Dear Rainforest Friends, I was going to postpone writing this blog until later, as a grand finale to the series of blogs introducing you to the various places within the CER. I changed my strategy, though, because there was a group of nature lovers who organized a hike through the CER that I just had [...]

Dear Rainforest Friends, The Three Wattled Bellbird is one of the many species throughout the world that is in serious danger of extinction. The bird has some amazing qualities, and like all other species struggling to survive in a shrinking natural world, it needs our help. Debra Hamilton and her team at the Costa Rican [...]

Dear Rainforest Friends, The Children’s Eternal Rainforest is a very special place, and means a lot to many people all over the world. It has had countless visitors, and everyone who has explored this lush and vibrant forest appreciates it in their own way. An employee of the MCL might see the CER as a [...]

Dear Rainforest Friends, I want to introduce you to one of the places least visited by tourists in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. It is not under-visited because it is an unattractive place (every place in the CER is beautiful), but because it is set off the beaten path. In fact, its visitation has been on [...]