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Costa Rica “Gift of Happiness”, Part 4: Sarapiqui School Visit
Read Part 3 of our “Gift of Happiness” adventure. Prior to our Costa Rica trip, we had learned about a program called Pack for a Purpose, in which participating hotels offer the opportunity for guests to bring items from a … Continue reading
Posted in Field Trip, Sustainability
Tagged Children, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Children, Costa Rica Education, Costa Rica Gift of Happiness, Costa Rica School, Costa Rica School Garden, Costa Rica Tourism Board, Costa Rica's Gift of Happiness, Education, La Quinta Sarapiqui, Pack for a Purpose, Sarapiqui, Sarapiqui School
Costa Rica “Gift of Happiness”, Part 3: La Quinta de Sarapiqui
Read Part 2 of our Gift of Happiness adventure. After a short ride from the coffee plantation, we arrived at the extremely lush, tropical and friendly inn, La Quinta de Sarapiqui, in the fertile central valley of Costa Rica. Manager … Continue reading
Posted in Field Trip, Nature, Sustainability, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Birds, Butterflies, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Butterflies, Costa Rica Gift of Happiness, Costa Rica Nature, Costa Rican Birds, Crimson Patch, La Quinta de Saraquipi, La Quinta Sarapiqui, Morpho, Owl Butterfly, Sarapiqui, Sarapiqui Butterflies, Sunbittern
Costa Rica “Gift of Happiness”, Part 2: Mi Cafecito Coffee Tour
Read Part 1 of our Gift of Happiness adventure. We left Costa Rica’s capitol (and largest) city and immediately swung into the charming town of Alajuela, whose pastel-colored farmacias, cafes and small eateries, called sodas, were largely shuttered because it … Continue reading
Costa Rica “Gift of Happiness”, Part 1: Arrival in San Jose
We just got back from Costa Rica, thanks to an all-expense-paid trip from the Costa Rican Tourist Board through their Costa Rica’s Gift of Happiness Sweepstakes. It was a terrific and amazing trip in every way — providing adventure, relaxation, … Continue reading
I Won a Costa Rica Gift of Happiness!
What do you do when, out of the blue, you get an e-mail, inviting you and your family to visit the country the Happy Planet Index has rated Number One in national happiness? When the country is Costa Rica, you … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolutions and Gratitude Lists
Many of us make new years resolutions. Irresistible to those of us who like an occasional “fresh start”, the tradition of new years resolutions goes back 4,000 years, all the way to ancient Babylonia. At that time, the new year … Continue reading
Pollinator Week: Have Fun Attracting and Helping Bees, Birds and Butterflies
June 16-22 is National Pollinator Week. It’s a week to celebrate and educate about pollinating animals, such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and others, which are extremely vital to our ecosystem. Pollinators support much of our wildlife, lands and … Continue reading
Posted in Deck Garden, Nature, Porch Swing, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Attracting Butterflies, Bird Feeder, Butterflies, Citizen Science, Costa Rica Butterflies, Gardening, Gardening for Wildlife, Gardening with Kids, Great Sunflower Project, Habitat Gardening, National Wildlife Federation, Nature, Nature Activities, Polliinator Week
It’s National Pollinator Week: Have Fun Attracting and Helping Bees, Butterflies and Birds
June 17-23 is National Pollinator Week. It’s a week to celebrate and educate about pollinating animals, such as bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles and others, which are extremely vital to our ecosystem. Pollinators support much of our wildlife, lands and … Continue reading
Posted in Deck Garden, Nature, Porch Swing, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Attracting Butterflies, Bird Feeder, Butterflies, Citizen Science, Costa Rica Butterflies, Gardening, Gardening for Wildlife, Gardening with Kids, Great Sunflower Project, Habitat Gardening, National Wildlife Federation, Nature, Nature Activities, Polliinator Week
Join Project Feeder Watch and Other Fun Citizen Science Activities
Do you have enjoy observing nature and have 15 minutes to spare? If so, you can be a citizen scientist. Over the past few years, citizen science has really taken off, allowing ordinary people to help scientists and organizations track … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Deck Garden, Field Trip, Nature, Sustainability, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Citizen Naturalist, Citizen Science, Citizen Scientists, Ecosystem, Great Backyard Bird Count, Great Sunflower Project, Monarch Watch, Project Budburst, Project Feeder Watch, Science Project for Kids, STEM Education
