At the local level, environmental education is vital for the long-term protection of natural resources and biodiversity.

The friendship, trust, and support of local communities are actively sought and secured in order to preserve the natural habitats near the OTS biological stations. Among other things, OTS serves on private and governmental advisory committees to assist in the management of regional conservation areas, including the critical buffer zones embracing the needs of local communities. OTS regularly schedules public seminars and open houses at our field stations and provides outreach programs that extend to local farmers, teachers, schoolchildren and members of the communities.

For information concerning specific outreach efforts at OTS field stations, contact

La Selva rmatlock@sloth.ots.ac.cr

Las Cruces ldgomez@ots.ac.cr

Palo Verde egonza@ns.ots.ac.cr