Grading is based primarily on performance in the field research projects, including the oral and written reports. Available at the PSU bookstore. Many of these protected areas have facilities for educational and research purposes. San Ramon National Forest Reserve is located in north-central Costa Rica. This site is a spectacular premontane rainforest on the Caribbean slope at 1100m elevation.
Housing consists of a spartan but comfortable researh facility.
This is an excellent location for observing ecological changes along an altitudinal gradient. Campanario Lodge is located just north of magnificent Corcovado National Park on the remote Osa peninsula in southwestern Costa rica. There are no roads or electricity in this area. Campanario, neighboring private reserves, and Corcovado National Park, provides our group with access to a wide variety of lowland rainforest, beach, and intertidal communities. Volcan Arenal National Reserve is located in the central highlands.