Karen Masters
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Sustainable Landscape Design at the Casa de Arte
Written by Sadie Pickering (University of Redlands), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. During the month of October, my classmate Ellie Reed and I were given the task of designing... keep reading
Sustainability students: Who we are and what we do
Sustainability students love the outdoors, learn by doing, are interested in other cultures, and are dedicated. Very importantly: they DO GOOD.
Entering the Pathway to Sustainable Landscape Design at Casa de Arte
Written by by Ellie Reed (Whitman College), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment Directly across from the CIEE Study Center in Cerro Plano, sits Casa de Arte, a local shop... keep reading
Internship with CORCLIMA
Written by Corey de Vou (University of Colorado, Boulder), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. Making an impact through reduction. This is the ideology that motivated me to pursue an... keep reading
Composting: One Person’s Trash is Someone Else’s Black Gold
Written by Hailey Campbell (Arizona State University), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. As I saw my future supervisor, Orlando, eagerly digging through a to-go box of food waste awaiting... keep reading
Designing and Developing a Compost Sifter for Future Use in the Municipality of Monteverde
Written by Jackson R. Beck (University of Colorado Boulder), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. This hands-on experienced provided the opportunity to directly address and mitigate environmental issues related to... keep reading
Compost: Fertilizer or Art?
Written by Francesca Broer (Pacific Lutheran University), Internship in Sustainability and the Environment. A major component of my undergrad experience has been the realization of the consumer society we have... keep reading
Wind, water, sun and steam: that's what Costa Rica runs on
Costa Rica has assembled an impressive portfolio of renewable energies based on wind, hydro, geothermal, and solar power. Fall 2018 students in the Sustainability and the Environment Program toured the... keep reading
How to save mangroves and fisheries: Lessons from Isla Chira
Fall 2018 participants in the Sustainability and the Environment Program at Monteverde, Costa Rica traveled to a tiny island to learn about mangrove ecology and the art and science of... keep reading
"Sustainable Hardscaping for the Monteverde Art House," by Zehra Cheatham (University of Colorado Boulder): Sustainability and the Environment Internship
This past month I interned for Felipe Negrini, a Monteverde resident dedicated to increasing sustainable landscaping and hardscaping in the local community. We allocated the internship to helping the Monteverde... keep reading
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