The Latest News from Titi Conservation Alliance
At Titi Conservation Alliance, we focus daily on our mission to save the endangered titi (squirrel) monkey by promoting sustainable development and conservation for Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast. Our energies are spent most diligently in three primary project areas: 1) Sustainable Development; 2) Habitat Reforestation; and 3) Environmental Education.
So what exactly does that mean we do on a daily basis?
I’m glad you asked.
In short, it means that our daily work is dynamic and varied, to say the least. To give you a small taste of it all, here are some of the highlights of our work over the last month:
On Saturday, September 12, we held our 2nd Annual Membership Reforestation Day. With this activity, many Members and their employees, family, and friends, joined us for a fun day of planting trees along the Rio Naranjo Biological Corridor. Hundreds of trees were planted, and our Members received a hands-on look at the important corridor they help make a reality.
With our Environmental Education Program, we have been teaching weekly environmental lessons with 4th and 5th grade students at Paquita School and Repulica de Corea. Throughout the year, we reach students at eight local schools with these weekly lessons, rotating schools each trimester. We are also working this month with North Central College from Illinois, providing visiting university students with presentations on Costa Rican ecology, conservation, and eco-tourism; as well as providing hands-on opportunities for the students to work in our Biological Corridor.
In other program focuses, we worked with Member business, Arenas Del Mar, to provide over 1 million colones worth of greatly needed donated materials to Paquita School. We continue to work with the Chamber of Commerce towards improvements for Manuel Antonio National Park; we continue to welcome new Member businesses to our Titi Team; and to promote and implement the hotel donation program Common Cents with local businesses.
And believe it or not, I’m only beginning to scratch the surface of our project areas. But I fear boredom will ensue if I continue on this way; and so, instead, I shall end with this thought – Through our work, we are dedicated to the betterment of our community through conservation and education efforts; both for the endangered titi monkeys and for our fellow community members and businesses.
But we cannot do this alone. We value our Members greatly, and always welcome new participants to our work.
We are here for your comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, and/or questions. Please contact us at any time (info@monotiti.org; www.monotiti.org; 2777-2306). We are here for the titis; and for the community. Many thanks, Ingrid Kuegeman.
