TortuGuiones Founder and President Vanessa Bezy has been working with Earth Equilibrium, Del Mar Academy, and the Harmony Hotel on a project to develop tools that promote environmental education in schools participating in the Ecological Blue Flag Program (Programa Bandera Azul Ecológico) across Costa Rica. The project, “Guardianes de la [...]
BarriGuiones reports the following updates: - For the first time, this year all of Nosara´s public schools came to BarriGuiones´ nursery for educational workshops. Every single kid who visited adopted a tree to take care until they return with their school to plant the tree this rainy season. - A [...]
In preparation for the rainy season and the peak nesting season for turtles, TortuGuiones is working on a series of frequently asked questions and a campaign on social media to educate the local community about arribadas and etiquette for sea turtle tourism. TortuGuiones will also be working to maintain and [...]
There’s lots of news from the two NCA-supported organizations keeping our beaches green and pristine. TortuGuiones is initiating the follow activities in April: Reaching out to the community for help in educating visitors about the wildlife refuge, especially during Semana Santa. Many visitors do not know that the Beaches of [...]
Thanks to the many individuals and businesses helping to clean up our beaches! Everyone can help our trash problem by recycling in their households. Put clean, dry recyclables in clear bags at the curb on Tuesday evening for pickup early Wednesday. Or drop them off at the Recycling Center free [...]