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 [...]

Event Highlights General Admission is FREE Private VIP cocktail reception with Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy and Dr. Peter H. Raven ($50pp, space limited) Food, drink and live “animal” entertainment Silent Auction & Fund-a-Need to support rainforest conservation Dress is business casual. Free parking in the North Lot of the Saint Louis Zoo. Registration is required. [...]

  Walking on almost any trail in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest, you are likely to pass heliconias. Their large, paddle-shaped leaves resemble banana leaves, giving them one of their common names, platanilla, which means little plantain in  Spanish. Heliconia tends to grow in clusters, often in light gaps in the forest and along the banks of streams. The [...]

A generous donor has given FCER 2 certificates to auction off as a fundraiser.  The week-long packages include food, lodging and diving at the beautiful island of Utila in the Honduras.  If you’re interested, please place your bid in our online auction here. The auction ends April 01, 2013, so get your bids in now! [...]

Local Students Learn the CER A $100,000 grant from an anonymous donor has seeded a 5 year education program for local residents and school children in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest. Critical to conservation and wildlife protection efforts, the program will build understanding of why it is important to protect the reserve and prevent the illegal [...]

  The Children’s Eternal Rainforest is the largest private forest reserve in Costa Rica and is managed locally by the Monteverde Conservation League, a non-profit organization with offices bordering the reserve. Friends of the Children’s Eternal Rainforest does fundraising and outreach from afar in order to support the Monteverde Conservation League’s efforts to expand and [...]

The view of Lake Arenal from the Children’s Eternal Rainforest is captivating: bright blue waters flanked by the gray cone of Arenal Volcano and a foreground of thousands of deep green treetops. Visitors to San Gerardo can enjoy this view on the way to the field station. While the beauty of Lake Arenal is undeniable, [...]

Why should people focus their energy on environmentalism? Are there more meaningful causes like addressing humanist concerns such the more than one-billion world citizens living in slums, women’s rights, and aid to the needy? I will argue that environmentalism is the most fundamental humanist concern. There are two intellectual stances on environmental preservation and sustainability. [...]

Costa Rica has four species of monkeys (called monos in Spanish), three of which live in the Children’s Eternal Rainforest.  How can you tell them apart?  Here’s a photo of each and some fun facts from MCL President Mark Wainwright’s outstanding and beautifully illustrated field guide, The Mammals of Costa Rica: Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta [...]

Your gift this season helps protect this baby Sloth from poachers and provides many endangered creatures with needed habitat.