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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...
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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...
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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...
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Carpenter Bequest
Photo via LinkedIn All of us at OTS are deeply grateful and excited to announce the bequest to OTS of $430,000 from the Francis Lynn Carpenter Trust. Lynn, a professor...
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OTS South Africa turns 20
It's been just over 20 years ago that we launched the OTS African Ecology and Conservation courses in South Africa after two years of careful discussions. Thanks to the initial...
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An excerpt: “Quetzals: Icons of the Cloud Forest”
Quetzals: Icons of the Cloud Forest Alan F. Poole Photo credit: Zona Tropical Publications The following is an excerpt from Alan F. Poole's book, Quetzals: Icons of the Cloud Forest:...
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Open Doors Festival 2024 at Las Cruces Research Station
Photo credit: Ramon Morales Garro Open Doors is a tradition that was born in 2008. The event has been evolving as a means of community outreach at the Las Cruces...
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In Remembrance of Rodolfo Silva Vargas
Photo credit: Carlos Silva I share the sad news that Rodolfo Silva, a long-time OTS friend and supporter, passed away on July 10, 2024, at the age of 91, leaving...
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OTS community news – September 2024
Photo credit: BioQUEST OTS is represented in the OCELOTS network. New online modules for teaching tropical biology are based on research by the OTS community. La Selva researchers G. Small...
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Publications – September 2024
La Selva mammals are in the spotlight. Using exclusion plots, Osorto Nuñez et al. 2024[1] showed that the presence of collared peccaries increased seedling diversity, seedling height, and evidence of...