Ithaca College

Want to learn about sustainable ecotourism while traveling in Costa Rica? Listen to howler monkeys and see exotic plants and wildlife? Assist in a turtle conservation program? Take RLS 27700 Ecotourism and Natural Resource Management - FA14 Block II with a trip to Costa Rica in January! 

 RLS 27700 Ecotourism and Natural Resource Management G LA (3 cr.)

 FA14 Block II - Meets MW 4-5:15 p.m.

Winter Break Trip to Costa Rica - January 3-11, 2015

(students are required to attend both the Block II course and the trip)

INFORMATION SESSION: 
 Tues., Sept. 23
, 12:15-1 p.m., Smiddy Hall 325

• Stay in ecotourism lodges in Alajuela, La Amistad, Monteverde, and Marino Ballena
• Learn model sustainable ecotourism practices that protect natural resources and biodiversity, use organic methods, and support local communities and economies
• Hike through La Amistad International Park to observe tropical wildlife and regeneration of primary and secondary tropical rainforests
• Learn about indigeneous people of Costa Rica at Spheres Park, a World Heritage Site
• Talk with local people about conservation and sustainability practices
• Hike in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and tour the cloud forest canopy 
• Volunteer with the ASANA turtle conservation project
• All activities co-led by certified Costa Rican guides trained in tropical biology

Estimated cost of study abroad:  $1,900 + airfare (based on 10 students enrolled—includes lodging, meals, guides, vans, park admissions, travel insurance)

For more information:  https://www.ithaca.edu/hshp/depts/rls/ecotourism/ or contact Dr. Linda Heyne at lheyne@ithaca.edu, Smiddy 321B or (607) 274-3050

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Linda Heyne at lheyne@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3050. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.