Aero: Ashley Hager – Costa Rica 2014 – Biodiversity

Aero: Ashley Hager – Costa Rica 2014 – Biodiversity When I think of Costa Rica’s biodiversity I think of sunny 80-degree weather, which is a lot better than -30 degrees in New York State in the month of January, and I also think of all the volcanoes, plants and wildlife that make up such a […]

Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Kyle Hubble – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity Biodiversity is a very good thing, plain and simple. If you have a very diverse ecosystem you have an abundance of species that work together and provide numerous benefits and more importantly it’s harder for things like diseases to upset the balance of nature. Costa Rica […]

Aero: Meghan Kelly – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Meghan Kelly – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity Being in Costa Rica for 14 days was definitely a nice vacation from the 30 degree weather we had been experiencing back home. For our entire trip we were blessed with 85 or 90 degree days and sunshine the whole time. It did not rain on […]

Aero: Katherine Kostuk – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Katherine Kostuk – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity I love spending a good amount of time outside and enjoying nature so Costa Rica was a great opportunity to experience someplace different.  The range of biodiversity in Costa Rica was amazingly unlike that in the states.  It was incredible to see how people used everything […]

Aero: Alyssa Davis – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Alyssa Davis – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity Costa Rica is home to some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet! With 600 different species of Orchids in Monteverde alone, it’s no wonder Costa Rica has become a global leader in ecological conservation. Plastic, glass, and organic waste bins are very often displayed […]

Aero: Patricia Wallace – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Patricia Wallace – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity We couldn’t have asked for any better weather for our trip. Even when we were at elevations over 10,000 feet we didn’t get a drop of rain or experience any fog.  When we weren’t in the mountains, the temperature lingered around 80 degrees.  It was comical […]

Aero: Shelby Seeley – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Shelby Seeley – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity Biodiversity is certainly present and accounted for in Costa Rica! The biodiversity in Costa Rica has certainly had an impact on the people who live there and their environmental consciousness as well. The amazing aspect to Costa Rica is that it is a small country yet […]

Aero: Stephanie Strassner – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Stephanie Strassner – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity In Costa Rica we had the opportunity to travel around a bit and see the different climates and animal life.  In Rochester we get all four seasons; summer, winter, spring, and fall.  In Costa Rica we learned that they have basically two seasons, the dry and […]

Aero: Kasey Wesley – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity

Aero: Kasey Wesley – Costa Rica 2013 – Biodiversity Costa Rica is a completely different world.  In one town/city you are able to experience every aspect of life.  You can shop, go to the beach, drive through the mountains, see the volcanos and hike through the rainforest all in one day.  The houses go from […]