Web Directory

» Braulio Carrillo-La Selva Region
   Detailed geographic and ecological information on this area of the country, including indigenous species, environmental threats, bibliography, and photos.
   http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/cpd/ma/ma16.htm

» Charral Project
   Report on academic research project on rainforest establishment in abandoned pastures. Discusses birds, plants, and soil.
   http://www.plantbio.uga.edu/~chris/charral.html

» Costa Rica Long Term Ecological Research
   A network of institutions and field research stations, with bibliography, descriptions and contact info.
   http://crlter.ots.ac.cr/

» Costa Rica Mineral Assessment - USGS
   Geologic maps as well as descriptive and interpretive text covering physiographic, geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral site themes as well as a mineral-resource assessment. Download requires additional software.
   http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds19/

» Costa Rica Volcanoes and Volcanics
   USGS descriptions and location map, eruption histories.
   http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CostaRica/framework.html

» Costa Rica Wildlife
   Information about various rainforest animals, earth science and literature.
   http://www.costarica-homeschool.com/

» Diptera of Costa Rica
   A project organized for collecting, mounting and identification of specimens of flies and mosquitoes. Includes information about the staff and facilities, sampling sites, and publications.
   http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/diptera/ing/twig.htm

» El Bosque Nuevo
   Organization using agro-forestry to preserve tropical rainforests. Describes project of sustainably harvesting butterfly pupae for sale to conservatories with pictures and descriptions of many tropical butterfly species.
   http://www.elbosquenuevo.org/

» Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Las Cruces
   Photos and descriptions to aid in identification of the regional species.
   http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/edge/Field_guide_main_page.htm

» GVI Wildlife Expedition in Costa Rica
   Field updates from a team if volunteers helping a wildlife conservation project for Global Vision International.
   http://gvicostarica.blogspot.com/

» La Gamba Field Station
   Research, teaching and education institution located on the edge of the Piedras Blancas National Park. Lists programs and publications, with information on visiting or donating. [English/German]
   http://www.lagamba.at/

» Las Nubes Centre for Neotropical Conservation and Research
   A joint conservation and research project of York University and the Tropical Science Center.Located on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca Mountain Range
   http://www.yorku.ca/lasnubes/

» Procuenca San Juan
   Multi-organizational workshop on the climate and socio-economic conditions of the San Juan River Basin. Includes field investigations and technical reports with maps.
   http://www.oas.org/sanjuan/english/documents/dialogue/contents.html

» Project ALAS Arthropods of La Selva
   A large scale inventory of arthropod diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of La Selva. Includes a history and description of the laboratory facilities, information management and research publications.
   http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/ALAS/ALAS.html

» Proyecto Campanario
   Biological conservation and research facilities
   http://www.campanario.org/

» The Cloudbridge Project
   A private nature reserve created to preserve biodiversity in the tropical cloud forest adjoining the Chirripó Pacifico river on the slopes of Mt. Chirripó. Describes site ecology and reforestation project.
   http://www.cloudbridge.org/

» Tropical Sierra Foundation
   Dedicated to preserving, reforesting, and establishing habitats for endangered species in the tropics. Information about current projects, news, membership and volunteering.
   http://www.tropicjoes.com/

» Volcanoes Guanacaste Range System
   Brief descriptions of each of the volcanoes in the Guanacaste Range.
   http://insidecostarica.com/travel/costarica_volcanoes_guanacaste.htm

» Volcanoes of Costa Rica
   General discussion of volcanic activity in the country, followed by a list of major structures, with photos and descriptions.
   http://kostaryka.org/wulkany2489/

» World Wildlife Photo Gallery
   Photos of birds, animals, and landscapes.
   http://homepage2.nifty.com/wwgkanda/encr01.html