Plant a Tree - Costas Verdes - Costa Rica

End Date: Dec 31, 2015 11:00 PM

What Volunteers Can Do
Give A Day Global volunteers can work with local staff on a large-scale reforestation project. The work varies by seasonal cycles, and includes creating planters and tending to seedlings in the nursery, collecting native seeds and saplings from the nearby forest, mulching and fertilizing recent plantings, and digging holes and planting trees. Volunteers may even get a chance to give a name to a tree for posterity!

A Snapshot of Playa Guiones
The waves of Playa Guiones are renown to surfers, however the long stretch of beach is part of a National Wildlife Refuge that is home abundant wildlife. However, the coast was deforested over half a century ago by ranchers, which threatens it’s use as a corridor for animals.

About Costas Verdes
Costas Verdes imagines a day when the forest of BarriGuiones once again reaches the sea, and serves as a habitat for wildlife such as sea turtles, monkeys, and parrots. They have planted over 6500 trees of 30 native species. They conduct educational activities to spread environmental awareness that will both help the community live in harmony with the environment and will further the local eco-tourism economy for the benefit of the local community.

Your Contribution
Your contribution helps Costas Verdes secure the supplies and labor necessary for tending to their project year-round, so that their fledgling forest has the opportunity to thrive.