Planting the Seeds The first step in creating an herb garden is planting the seeds. Because they are so vulnerable for the first few we...

Collecting Orchids We collected various species of orchids throughout the nature reserve surrounding the biological field station. Along...

Pour that Concrete! One of our tasks on the farm was to help Juan Luis with the early stages of constructing a cover for his herb garden. ...

Mariposario The ¨Mariposario¨ is the butterfly garden and it serves to increase and protect the butterfly population of the area, and for th...

Restoring the Bathroom Near the butterfly garden at Madre Verde Reserve, situated midway down the hill, are the bathrooms where vandalism h...

  Seedlings for Restoration One main aspect of the restoration process at Madre Verde is the seedling nursery. The baby trees are cared fo...

  Natural Steam Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy derived from the natural heat of the earth. This heat is brought to the surf...

Afternoon Nap A Jaguar takes a nap during the hot Spring afternoon in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Although her cage contains a variety of n...

Ronald Shows Us How Hydropower Works In the picture, Ronald is walking us through the touch screen computer system that controls the turbin...

   Organic Coffee Harvesing A family business harvesting organic coffee in San Ramon. Here they are separating the red beans from the few g...