Summer 2026 International Environmental Issues & Globalization

 

Diving into course themes while getting oriented to Costa Rica through exploratory 

visits around San Ramón (above) and discussions with University of

Costa Rica students at a local park (below) 

 

 

 

 Learning the history of a sustainable ecotourism business at one of our field sites in the 

La Fortuna (above), where we also participated in Deep Ecology activities (below)

 

  

Various tropical rain forest visits (above) and a water 

quality field activity in a private reserve (below) 

   

 

Field visits included a local water collection facility involved in conservation and 

environmental education (above) and a hydroelectric power plant (below)

 

 

 

 

 Volunteer work during the course: 

Planting and butterfly garden 

maintenance (above), mural 

artwork design (right), and 

planting 220 native trees for 

watershed restoration and 

to offset our carbon 

footprint (below)

 

  

Learning about the ecological importance of mangroves and discussing possible 

climate change impacts and solutions in Puntarenas (above and below)

 

Highlights of some of the flora and fauna we encountered during the course (above and below).  
Note: All pictures taken by us!