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Science happenings at OTS: New research and publications – January 2025

Photo: Stephanie Clements   Photo: Stephanie Clements Complex patch geometries maximize species richness at the expense of forest specialists. The landscape surrounding Las Cruces Research Station is highly fragmented, consisting of forest reserves, forest patches, corridors, and a matrix. Clements et al. (2024)[1] found that species richness of amphibians and...
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January 30, 2025 by Jennifer Kelley
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An OTS “Home by the Sea”— A gift that bridges art and conservation

Florencia Urbina Crespo We are delighted to share that renowned Costa Rican visual artist Florencia Urbina Crespo, a member of the seminal contemporary art group Bocaracá, former Director of the Museum of Costa Rican Art, and Essential Costa Rica brand ambassador, has chosen to donate to OTS the rights to...
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January 30, 2025 by Carlos Silva
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Graduate Programs – January 2025

The year 2025 is packed with a lot of amazing graduate-level courses to be held all across Costa Rica. We started the year with the two-week Tropical Ferns and Lycophytes (TFL) course, one of an OTS favorite, led by Eddie Watkins (Colgate University) and Alejandra Vasco (Botanical Research Institute of...
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January 30, 2025 by Pablo Muñoz
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In her ‘magic’ way: Dr. Nora Bynum retires after leading worldwide education and research efforts

On November 15, the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) honored Dr. Nora Bynum by creating the Dr. Nora Bynum Fund for Inclusion. She’s a fitting recipient of this recognition, given her dedication to conservation education and research over the past 30 years.    Bynum received her doctorate degree from Yale University’s...
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November 15, 2024 by Rachel Damiani
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Traveling to South Africa for the first time with OTS

Photo credit: Laurence Kruger My friend and I traveled together from Denver, CO. As we lugged our bags through the Johannesburg airport, a man approached us and asked if we were with OTS. Although we had no identifiable markings as being with OTS, somehow these fellow travelers recognized us, perhaps...
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September 30, 2024 by Rebecca Louden
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Letting the Tree Stand: OTS Experiences South Africa 2024

Photo credit: Laurence Kruger I ended up in South Africa on a whim, and while this may make me seem like an unserious person, in truth, I am not. But having toured OTS in La Selva almost twenty years before, I didn’t hesitate to bet my first post-retirement adventure  on...
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September 30, 2024 by Katharine Haake