Chocüaco's Forest Corridor, Tronadora, Costa Rica

Another great progress report from Mary Blizzard, secretary of LRFF/US, my best friend and greatest supporter of LRFF. After writing this report she went ahead and donated to it again. Thank you Mary. Come on everyone let's get this one planted!! RWS

I’ve been lucky enough to return to Costa Rica for a short visit. I am amazed yet again at how rapidly things grow in this environment. Trees that I helped plant just two years ago are already taller than I am. A small forest that I helped plant three years ago has trees in so tall that I can stand underneath their canopy. This incredibly rapid growth is part of what gives me hope that sustained efforts in reforestation will help bring our mother Earth back into balance. Tropical forests are the lungs of the Earth, their depletion has created an imbalance that we witness as wide-spread droughts in parts of the world and unprecedented flooding in others. 

This project when funded will plant 2,500 trees in an area that is now open pasture. These trees will rapidly grow from small seedlings to tall trees, capable of absorbing over 30 tons of CO2, replacing it with life-sustaining oxygen. The trees will also form a corridor for the many animals living in adjacent forests, expanding their territory thus increasing their chances for survival. (Being trapped in forest islands is one of the causes of species depletion as the gene pool is limited and weakness becomes inbred.) Your donation to this project will make you a partner in these rewarding outcomes. Thank you for caring, for loving your mother, the Earth, and for making a donation to our reforestation efforts

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• Chicha's day of liberation

You may have read about the alarming rate of species depletion around the world. Though it’s not  a story that makes the nightly news, it has been documented in various scientific journals and conservation magazines. No one knows the long term effect of this increasingly rapid loss of species diversity, but it is generally agreed to be a frightening fact. Better news coverage has been given to the devastating climatic events  occurring across the United States and around the world. For some it seems clear that Mother Earth is fighting back against the myriad abuses she has endured. The casualties continue to climb. 

We have at hand a means to address both these fearful issues. The most potent antidote we have at this time to fight the trends of species depletion and global climate change is to plant trees. Trees planted in the tropics are particularly important for they have up to 40 times the leaf mass of trees in more temperate zones - and that means a much higher rate of CO2 absorption. It is also the tropics that host the greatest diversity of both flora and fauna, which thrive in healthy forests.

The good news about this project is that we currently have over $1,000 in donations toward planting the 2,000+ trees that would connect two large areas of forest. Your donation will help get the trees in the ground, you’ll be part of creating a new biological corridor which will increase the health of the existing forests and protect the species living there. Please donate today.

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• Frog photos from La Reserva