Today we went to La Selva biological station where we had a lecture on invasive spguyecies. La Selva is run by the Organization for Tropical Studies, a nonprofit consortium of colleges and research facilities from the USA, Africa, Australia, and Latin America. The headquarters is at Duke University . OTS was founded in 1963. La Selva is on the Caribbean side of the country which is the rainy side. It gets aabout 4 meters of rain per year. La Selva serves as a buffer between the rainforest and human development. It is part of the biological corridor that was created by the park service and stretches for 3000 meters.
We had a choice of two volunteer activities
at La Selva: remove invasive species or planting native ornamental species. I chose planting. We had to dig up plants from one part of the preserve and transplant them to another part of the preserve. It wasn't easy work.
Later on we went on a hike through the rainforest. The suspension bridge we crossed here was a lot shorter than the one at Tirimbina.
Our guide, Christian was an absolute rock star. He had no fear, picking up insects and lizards so we could get a better look. And he answered every question,telling us about every plant and the history of La Selva. The most interesting fact I learned today? A leaf cutter colony can be up to five million insects. There is only one queen. Leaf cutters consume more foliage than all other herbivores combined.
at La Selva: remove invasive species or planting native ornamental species. I chose planting. We had to dig up plants from one part of the preserve and transplant them to another part of the preserve. It wasn't easy work.
Later on we went on a hike through the rainforest. The suspension bridge we crossed here was a lot shorter than the one at Tirimbina. 
Our guide, Christian was an absolute rock star. He had no fear, picking up insects and lizards so we could get a better look. And he answered every question,telling us about every plant and the history of La Selva. The most interesting fact I learned today? A leaf cutter colony can be up to five million insects. There is only one queen. Leaf cutters consume more foliage than all other herbivores combined.
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