Tales from an ARCAE research student
It has been an amazing adventure working with ARCAE this summer! For a day on the job, I headed out on the 5am bus from the small town of Punta Banco, on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica, right across from the tip of the Osa Peninsula, at the mouth of the Golfo Dulce. … Read more
Simple donation + small non-profit = big difference
The Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network – ARCAE has been awarded a portable projector from the USA based biodiversity conservation non-profit Idea Wild. ARCAE would like to take this opportunity to thank Idea Wild for this generous gift. A projector will be a crucial piece of equipment for ARCAE’s educational and scientific presentations along … Read more
Costa Rican NGO alligns with 1% for the Planet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Melody Badgett, 1% for the Planet melody@onepercentfortheplanet.org +1 (802) 496-5408 ARCAE Announces Partnership with 1% for the Planet San Jose, Costa Rica, April 13 – The Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network – ARCAE is a new nonprofit partner of 1% for the Planet, an … Read more
He owns a bike—he’s saving sharks (again!)
He’s baaaaack!! On the heals of his successful 2010 initiative to raise awareness for shark conservation during his bike ride around the Western USA, Marc DiMaggio, a school teacher from California, announced he’ll be at it again this summer, riding coast to coast this time to raise awareness and support for his Spinning to End … Read more
Listening to the Community’s Needs
On March 16, 2012 the Costa Rican environmental and educational non-profit, ARCAE, hosted an educational workshop for the children of Punta Banco, a small coastal community located along Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific coast. The event was part of the organization’s ongoing marine research and rural education initiatives in the area. The event was originally designed to … Read more
Working together–Improving the Oceans
ARCAE (The Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network) volunteer Jon Schrank (USA) teaches Jose Cortez — a local sea turtle expert from Punta Banco, Costa Rica – how to use a GPS in order to mark the positions of marine fauna they observe during a visual census of the mouth of the Gulfo Dulce along Costa … Read more
What’s wrong with this sea turtle hatchling picture?
So, what’s wrong with this sea turtle hatchling picture? First some background: On February 26, 2012, 79 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) hatched in Punta Banco, Costa Rica. They were released by Jose Cortez, a local sea turtle naturalist, and photographed by a volunteer of the Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network—ARCAE. Green sea turtles are … Read more
ARCAE’s Childrens’ Environmental Education Workshop: Punta Banco
On Friday March 16, 2012 the ARCAE association will hold an environmental education workshop at the Punta Banco elementary school for all children in grades K-6. Activities will include a beach clean-up competition, the making and hanging of signs with environmental messages around the town, interactive presentations on local marine life, and videos about the … Read more
ARCAE begins field work in Southern Golfo Dulce
On December 10, 2011 the Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network—ARCAE began field work for its coastal conservation project titled: Sea Turtle Activity in an Approved Aquaculture Site, Mouth of the Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. Organization members performed an initial visual survey of the project site aboard a local artisanal fishing boat while GPS logging … Read more
