Children’s Eternal Rainforest Receives UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Designation Photo by Dale Morris The Children’s Eternal Rainforest, fondly known as the BEN, (Bosque Eterno de los Niños) has been included as part of a new Biosphere Reserve in Costa Rica under UNESCO and given the name of “Agua y Paz.” The BEN is one of the [...]

Student Ambassadors visit the BEN in July Katherine, Ben and Elaine along with their moms, dad and grandmother had the adventure of a lifetime. Friends in their schools and homeschool group in Scottsville New York, St Louis. MO and O´Fallon, IL made major contributions to the Children´s Eternal Rainforest, El Bosque Eterno de los Niños [...]

Christian Science Monitor Article re Monteverde Forest The Christian Science Monitor’s front page article, “The Rain Forest’s Vanishing Species” June 21, 2007 gives a clear and detailed account of Monteverde’s dilemma caused by climate change. The Children’s Eternal Rainforest is 6 times bigger than the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve and surrounds it on 3 sides, [...]

New Children’s Book about the BEN to come out 2008 Acclaimed children’s author and artist, Kristin Pratt Serafini, and Rachel Crandell are collaborating on a children’s book about El Bosque Eterno de los Niños (BEN) under the working title of The Forever Forest. Kristin joined Rachel’s group trip in March to the BEN where she [...]

First Land Purchase Completed since 1995 We are thrilled to tell you that your contributions helped us reach the goal of completing the payments on the 250 acre piece of cloud forest being added to the BEN, not only on time, but a year ahead of schedule! MCL is now beginning negotiations for the next [...]

December 2006 E-Newsletter of the Monteverde Conservation League U.S., Inc. (MCLUS) Wow again! Tom Newmark of New Chapter organic vitamins has offered the BEN a wonderful deal. We let him give us money, and all we have to do is smile and say “thank you.” Tom has already raised $20,000 by a promotion through natural [...]

Calendar of MCLUS President Rachel Crandell’s talks about the BEN to groups in October, November and December 2006 October 7   557 Foundation, Perrysburg, Ohio October 12   Meeting with Three Rivers Conservation Fndn., Lake Oswego, Oregon October 13   The Innovative Northwest Teacher seminar, Portland, Oregon October 14   Visit to Opal Creek (BEN’s [...]

September 2006 E-Newsletter of the Monteverde Conservation League U.S., Inc. (MCLUS) Wow! Did we have two wonderful MCLUS trips this summer or what? Both trips had a delightful span of 3 generations from 8 year olds to 70 year olds. The strenuous hiking and service projects planting trees and hauling rocks to improve a roadway [...]

August 2006 E-Newsletter of the Monteverde Conservation League U.S., Inc. (MCLUS) Opal Creek, Oregon – Sister Forest to the BEN Three Oregon teachers joined Rachel Crandell, President of MCLUS, for a magnificent day of hiking in Opal Creek, the Sister Forest to the Children’s Eternal Rain Forest. Opal Creek flows through this temperate rain forest [...]

July 2006 E- Newsletter of the Monteverde Conservation League U.S.,Inc. (MCLUS) La Hora de los Niños. Volunteers from MCLUS began a Saturday morning environmental education program called La Hora de los Niños, the Children’s Hour, held in the Casita at the Bajo del Tigre Trails in Monteverde. Each Saturday we focus on a different theme: [...]