Interview with Board President Polly Hunt
Polly Hunt, the SCLC Board President from 2008-2010 stepped down this October and passed the baton of her Executive Powers to Raquel Gomez, another Senior SCLC board member. For the past 10 years Polly has been a dedicated public servant both in the SCLC as well as...
Reforestation at the SCLC
Last month Caitlin Marquis, a short term volunteer who came to work with the SCLC for four weeks this Spring, composed a four-page informational packet on the SCLC's reforestation activities. Here is a taste of what can be found in the downloads section of our...
Reducing Our Ecological Footprint One Student at a Time
The SCLC takes its role seriously when it comes to ecological conservation. In addition to following a routine recycling and compost system, our volunteers and staff are excited that the SCLC…
Give a Book Project- We Need Your Help
The SCLC is partnering with Give-A-Book Foundation and Rotary Clubs to receive donations of high quality educational books in Spanish and English for schools and libraries in Sarapiquí, Costa Rica. The original dream of the founder of the SCLC, Giovanna Holbrook, was...
Bird Club has Fresh New Energy
The SCLC has always put a lot of emphasis on bird education with the local youth. We are able to re-vitalize our Bird Club Program with the arrival of Marcela Valdivia, a volunteer from Perú who has done significant field work in the Rain Forest of Bolivia. As a...
Becados Update
Our Becados (Scholarship) students are finishing the year empowered. Last month we listened to a presentation from Noel Flores regarding his internship at Southwick Zoo near Boston, MA. After an amazing presentation about Noel's adventures, we had our own adventure in...
Language Learners Come Together
Students from the SCLC’s partner ESL program at UNA Universidad National de Costa Rica came out to visit the SCLC volunteers for a little language “intercambio” and a hike through the Selva Verde Primary Old Growth Forest. The students are in UNA’s specialized Tourism...
Community Development and Ecotourism Accomplishments
Since this past January the SCLC has completed a large number of important community activities that contribute to our overarching objective of linking communities with conservation through education and ecotourism. In just two months, the SCLC has made some...