by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | butterflies, Community, education, Outreach
From the first Saturday of September, the Reserva Playa Tortuga Butterfly Garden will have a monthly guided tour open to the public. The visit lasts approximately 90 minutes, and will be guided by Melissa Jiménez or Graciela Pulido. Different species of butterflies...
by admin | Aug 14, 2019 | Community, Outreach
Este sábado 17 de agosto, ven a celebrar junto a los niños y vecinos de Ojochal la Iza de la Bandera de la Comunidad y Bandera Azul de la ASADA. Trae pancartas, máscaras, disfraces de reciclaje o lo que desees para unirte al pasacalles y celebrar estos logros de la...
by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Community, education, RPT Research
Greetings from Reserva Playa Tortuga! We are currently seeking donations in materials to support the different projects that we carry on. These projects are for research, conservation and education purposes. If you would like to support Reserva Playa Tortuga research...
by admin | Jun 22, 2019 | Community, RPT Research, Turtles, Volunteering
The 2019 turtle’s season is almost here and during the second week of July, the Reserve will officially start the beach night monitoring for the protection of sea turtles. If you live in the Costa Ballena area and want to join the night monitoring, we invite you...
by admin | Apr 17, 2019 | Community, crocs, education
An awareness talk on snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other common critters of the area was held last Wednesday, April 10th, at the Reserva Playa Tortuga. The talk started with the director of RPT, Oscar Brenes, and followed by the anthropologist and herpetologist...
by admin | Feb 11, 2019 | birds, butterflies, children, Community, education, summer club, Turtles
So, the Summer Club 2019 is over and surely the kids had a blast. They learnt not just on the theory, but also on the field, about so many species and ecosystem in generally. Some of the activities they did were: canopy at Hacienda Baru, turtle exhumation and release,...
Reserva Playa Tortuga is a non-profit biological research and education center formed in 2009 by community members (“citizen scientists”) and Costa Rican scientists. read more