Category: News

Wandering with Wonder: A First-Time Explorer’s OTS Experience By Nancy Bilello   It is still hard to put into words all the amazing sights, sounds, and experiences of my first trip to Costa Rica. Unlike most of my fellow travelers, I have no background in research or science (aside from my...

Our secret Wild neighbors  By Alexia Pereira-Casal  When you ask, most people will say that they love nature and animals and that they enjoy a walk in the woods, observing birds, and the thrill of a close encounter with a wild creature. However, when those close encounters happen in their...

Science at OTS  Section by Elizabeth Braker. OTS CEO. Why do large groups of harvestmen bob more frequently and longer than small groups? Aggregations of harvestmen (arachnids in order Opiolones) are often spotted on a branch or between tree buttresses in forests. When disturbed, these animals may begin to bob...

Guest Essay by Dr. Eugenio González, Director, The Soltis Center for Research and Education in Costa Rica, Texas A&M University.  Preface by Dr. Deedra McClearn, scientific advisor to OTS.  Research projects often expand in new and unanticipated ways. That has certainly been the case with the data rescue effort for...

Beyond Endangered: A New Look at the “Guayacán Real” By Orlando Jimenez. GIS OTS team. Some trees are impossible to overlook—not because of their size or color, but because of the feeling they leave behind.  During a walk with undergraduate students—part of a basic GIS workshop—we encountered one of those...

¿Le interesa la conservación y el ambiente a las comunidades urbanas?  Escrito por Jossy Esteban Calvo.  English version. Costa Rica ha sido, por varias décadas, un exponente mundial en la conservación de la biodiversidad y de áreas silvestres protegidas, sin embargo, a nuestras ciudades casi siempre debemos excluirlas de la ecuación. Omitirlas en el informe.  ¿Hemos dejado entonces, de...