Monthly Archives: February 2012

Summary of seismic and volcanic activity in Costa Rica, 2011

Perhaps of particular interest due to the recent activity at Rincón, the linked document is the annual report on seismic and volcanic activity in Costa Rica, produced by ICE and the national seismological network. ACG relevant stuff is on Pages … Continue reading

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Volcanic Activity at Rincón

Costa Rica’s seismological monitoring network reported that between 4 and 4 30 AM on Thursday morning an eruption was observed at Rincón de la Vieja. Access to the crater will likely be restricted. From Volcanologist Gerardo Soto: Como en anteriores … Continue reading

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Ant Collecting Trip Photos, Videos, Gigapans from Alex Smith

From researcher Alex Smith, who is working on ACG ant communities, the linked site is in English, contains photos, videos, and gigapan photos including the summit of Cacao for those of you who have never been up there: Estimados todos! … Continue reading

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Mangrove Birds

John and Maureen Woodcock have been conducting surveys of migratory songbirds in mangrove forests in and around the ACG for several years now. You can find out more about their work, and even make a contribution, at save our songbirds. … Continue reading

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ACG’s Dan Janzen honored by BBVA foundation

Dan Janzen was awarded a “Frontiers of Knowledge” award. Details below: BBVA Press Release  

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Annual Report ACG

The ACG annual report is available here: http://issuu.com/guanacasteareadeconservacion/docs/memoria_anual_acg-redfilesize

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