Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve Explained

Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve
Alt Name:Reserva Biológica Las Nubes
Map:Costa Rica
Map Width:200px
Location:San José Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates:9.3856°N -83.6053°W
Area Ha:145
Established:1998
Owner:York University
Website:http://lasnubes.info.yorku.ca/

The Las Nubes Rainforest Preserve (Spanish; Castilian: Reserva Biológica Las Nubes) is a 145 hectare (360 acre) conservation reserve that is located an hour outside the city of San Isidro de El General, in San José Province, Costa Rica.[1] [2]

The property was donated to York University by Dr. Woody Fisher in 1998. The Faculty of Environmental Studies operates an eco-campus on the property that hosts classes and research projects.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.vistasdechirripo.com/nubesrainforest.aspx Las Nubes Rainforest Reserve
  2. http://lasnubes.info.yorku.ca/project/about/ York University - Las Nubes Project
  3. http://news.yorku.ca/2016/04/25/york-us-new-centre-and-ecocampus-offer-hands-on-education-in-a-costa-rican-rainforest/ York U’s new Centre and EcoCampus offer hands-on education in a Costa Rican rainforest
  4. http://ae.americananthro.org/engagement-in-the-alexander-skutch-biological-corridor/ Anthropology and Environmental Society - Engagement in the Alexander Skutch Biological Corridor