University of Missouri students head to the field to cover science, environment, agricultural and na
02/04/2017
Watch our appreciation video for Fern Perkins, program co-coordinator, on mucostarica.wordpress.com!
Fern Gift This is "Fern Gift" by Liza Anderson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
01/07/2017
We're in the Gulf of Nicoya and a new development is underway involving potential illegal fishing practices within a sustainable fishing zone. Follow our Twitter for breaking updates! PC: Nadav Soroker
01/07/2017
Check out the early morning views from birding with Katy Cawdrey, student on the trip, and Fern Perkins, co-coordinator! PC: Katy Cawdrey
01/06/2017
The crew visited the Guacimal River in Guacimal, Costa Rica during a visit to Centro Demonstrativo de Sostenibilidad (Sustainability Demonstration Center) with Veronica Sheehan, its co-founder.
Our visit to La Casa del Sol led us to agricultural apprentice Juan Arriago!
https://mucostarica.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/agricultural-apprentice-shares-knowledge-of-trees-conservation/
‘Agricultural Apprentice’ shares knowledge of trees, conservation Article by Kathryn Cawdrey and Photo Gallery by Amanda Henderson LA BARBARA DE SANTA CRUZ, Costa Rica — Self-dubbed “agricultural apprentice” Juan Arriago Mora, 60, strolled through the diverse plo…
New Year's Eve was celebrated well! It was an evening with tarantulas, birds and other wildlife in the Children's Eternal Rainforest.
An Evening with Tarantulas By Holly Enowski MONTEVERDE, Costa Rica —With echoes of celebratory fireworks in the distance, the University of Missouri journalism crew coupled with muddy boots, bright flashlights and half-intri…
01/05/2017
Yesterday, our crew explored the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in Monteverde, Costa Rica. Click to read our short stories about the wildlife, plants, ecological connections and environmental functions found within the forest. Thank you to Mark Wainwright for the 5 hour adventure!
Impressions of a cool place Editor’s note: Our group spent much of the day Tuesday (Jan. 3) hiking in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve with Mark Wainwright, a naturalist guide and author-illustrator of The Mammals of…
Check out Nadav Soroker's pictures on his article at mucostarica.wordpress.com!
The Turtle Egg Harvest of Ostional By Nadav Soroker OSTIONAL, Costa Rica — Early in the morning, while the sun is still struggling to rise over a low and verdant coast-scape, a cry on a bullhorn announcing the incoming arribada wave…
01/03/2017
Field reporter Jalyn Henderson shares the importance of the arribada in English and Spanish. Check out her broadcasts and article!
The importance of the arribada (La importancia de la arribada) Editor’s Note: Arribadas are the mass nesting of olive ridley sea turtles on several beaches in the Western Hemisphere. The turtles come to shore once a month by the thousands and each lay up to 10…
01/03/2017
Check out mucostarica.wordpress.com as we begin publishing our stories covering the arribada at the Ostional Wildlife Refuge in Ostional Province, Costa Rica!
Costa Rica Promo This is "Costa Rica Promo" by Liza Anderson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Returning to the USA was a journey in and of itself, but we made it home safely!
On to the next story. Pura vida, Costa Rica!
Until next time.
01/15/2015
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Covering Nature and Society in Costa Rica MU journalism students head to Monteverde and Guanacaste Province