Today we added 12 new FAQ sheets to our Educational Resources.

These include:

Black Tern
Great Kiskadee
Jaguarundi
Mouse Opposum
Northern Jacana
Northern Shoveler
Northern Tamandua
Smoky Jungle Frog
Spectacled Caiman (shown in picture)
Swainsons Thrush
Tink Frog
Yellow Breasted Chat

These additions now bring us to over 50 FAQ sheets on Animals studied at the Caño Palma Biological Station. We are still working on many more, so stay tuned by subscribing to our twitter and RSS feeds.

Big Thanks to all the Donors that helped make Fiesta Verde: Project Frog a huge Success in 2008.

• Amanda Bittar -Artist
• Barry MacKay -Wildlife Artist
• Bird Kingdom
• Birds & Beans
• Black Creek Pioneer Village
• Bowmanville Zoo
• Burbs Bistro & Bar
• Cacts Hotel (Costa Rica)
• Campanario (Costa Rica)
• CampbellCraft Consulting
• Canadian Geographic
• Casa Loma
• CN Tower
• David Suzuki
• Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada
• EDUFUN
• Fantasy Fair
• Figment Films
• Foxmead Quilts
• Jewelry by Marilyn
• Joseph's Estate Wines
• Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park
• Kohler
• London Regional Children's Museum
• Lori Dunn -Artist
• McMichael Canadaian Art Collection
• National Ballet of Canada
• Nature's Scene
• Niagara Falls Aviary Inc
• Niagara Reptiles
• Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show
• Ontario Place
• Ontario Science Centre
• Port Credit Pets
• Rainforest Publications
• Reptilia
• Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum
• Rockport Boat Line
• Rugby Ontario
• Safari Bar & Grill
• Safari Zoo Camp
• Scenic Caves
• Shoppers Drug Mart - Steeple Hill (Pickering)
• State of Mind
• Steam Whistle Brewery
• Steinhaus Studio
• Stoney Ridge Estate Winery
• Strait's Aqualife
• Textile Museum of Canada
• The Briars
• The Toronto Raptors Basketball Club
• Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club
• Tourmaline Editions Inc.
• Turtle Beach Lodge
• Valerie Kent Art Studio
• Violet Bloom's Fresh Flowers Inc
• Wild Water Kingdom
• Wind Dancer Boat Charters
• Windy Ridge Creative Studio

Join us on a wonderful adventure to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

November 5th to 20th, 2009

This includes a 7 day cruise of the islands on the Daphne.

Cost for land and cruise US$ 3,675.

Airfare from Toronto to Quito via Air Canada and Avianca is CA$ 1,135.

For a detailed itinerary please contact Annette Simms at 416-654-4844.

Membership to COTERC* included in cost.

*Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation

Tom Mason, Chair
Annette Simms, Volunteer and Member

We hope to see you there!

Tropical forests are beautiful, diverse and provide many global environmental services such as the sequestration of carbon dioxide, habitat for organisms, climate regulation and soil conservation. These fragile ecosystems are facing unprecedented stresses arising from habitat destruction, climate change, pollution and many other variables. The Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation (COTERC) is devoted to the protection and conservation of tropical forests through research and educational initiatives. The aim of COTERC is to stimulate interest and to promote the conservation of tropical forests through the educational activities presented in this resource manual.

All lesson plans, activities and demonstrations presented in this educational manual are designed to facilitate understanding of the complex issues facing tropical ecosystems. All activities were prepared in accordance with the current Ontario Curriculum Expectations. Where applicable, evaluation rubrics and student handout sheets are included with the lesson or activity plan. These may be photocopied or placed on overhead transparencies to reduce the amount of paper consumed during your lesson delivery. Some lesson plans may be modified for multiple courses by reviewing the current Ontario Curriculum Expectations or through the use of the Curriculum Cross-Reference Tool (please note that in some cases specific curriculum expectations have not been listed with cross-referenced lesson plans). Enjoy implementing the activities.

Head to our download form available in our Education resources.

My name is Rinsai ‘Sha’ Rossetti. I am a Thai-Italian-Canadian who has been living in the United Arab Emirates for the past nine years. At the moment I am studying in Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, in the US. I have always thought that summer is the time when I can do what I feel is really worthwhile, since during summer I am not constrained by studying or work or any of the things that are a part of my everyday life. Last summer, for example, I walked a pilgrimage through Spain. This summer seems like it will be even more exciting: I will be an intern at COTERC, helping with the Large Mammal and Primate Monitoring Program, walking the transects, and also volunteering with other, ongoing projects at the station.

It will be my first time at the Cano Palma Biological Station, so I expect I have a lot to learn. I know it will be hard work; I hope it will be an adventure, and most of all I hope I will be able to make a difference, if only in some small way. Because I have never done this before, I am not one hundred percent certain what to expect, and I probably won’t know for sure until I am actually there. Writing my research proposal has definitely helped to make me feel more prepared, but I think that an internship at COTERC is one of those things that you have to experience for yourself before you can imagine what it is like. I am definitely a little nervous, but mainly excited. As a freshman student, I am delighted that such an incredible opportunity is available to me. I think it will be a much more valuable experience than a lot of the other internships out there, because COTERC gives you the chance to really achieve something and work on your own. There are real problems that have to be solved, and real jobs that have to be done. I can’t wait to get there and make myself useful.

I stumbled across COTERC simply because I searched online and liked what I found. I didn’t have a tip from a friend or anything like that. I am just someone who wanted to help out, and who was immediately given an opportunity. I think this goes to show that COTERC really is open to anyone who has the potential and the initiative. You don’t have to be from a particular background in order to be given consideration. I would encourage other students not to feel intimidated, even if they don’t know anyone at the station, and to take a chance volunteering. Personally, I can’t think of a better way to spend my summer.

Want to be a volunteer? Review our volunteer package for more information.