Ithaca College

Want to learn about sustainable tourism while traveling in Costa Rica? Take RLS 27700 Ecotourism and Natural Resource Management in FA15, Block II and travel to Costa Rica in January 2016! Info Session on Thursday, April 16, 12:15-1:00 p.m. in CHS 200. 

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

FA15 - Block II (CRN #23332)

M 4-5:15 p.m.

Information Session:  Thursday, April 16, 12:15-1:00 p.m. in CHS 200

Travel to Costa Rica:  January 4-12, 2016

For travel itinerary and costs, visit:  https://www.ithaca.edu/hshp/depts/rls/ecotourism/

• Stay in ecotourism lodges and learn about sustainable practices in Alajuela, La Amistad, Monteverde and Marino Ballena
• Hike through La Amistad International Park and learn about regeneration of primary and secondary tropical rainforests
• Learn about indigenous cultures of Costa Rica at World Heritage Site, Spheres Park
• Talk with local people about conservation and sustainable practices
• Volunteer at the ASANA turtle conservation project
• Hike in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and the cloud forest canopy
• All activities co-led by Costa Rican certified guides trained in tropical biology

For more information, contact: Dr. Linda Heyne at lheyne@ithaca.edu, Smiddy 321B or 274-3050

Pending final College approval.

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.