Research Bees as You Gain Rare Access to Monteverde's Cloud Forests, Farms and Conservation Lands
In Costa Rica’s Monteverde region, pollinators are woven into nearly every landscape. Metallic-green orchid bees visit tropical flowers along cloud forest trails. Stingless bees flit between flowering gardens and forest edges. Hummingbirds dart through misty mountain forests while butterflies drift across pastures and farms. Together, they sustain wild habitat, farmlands and flowering plants. On this project, join scientists studying native bee diversity at the intersection of Monteverde’s high-altitude forests, agricultural and conservation lands. Search flowering plants for bees, document pollinator activity, and contribute specimens to the Bee Barcode of Life Initiative. Along the way, visit a center dedicated to stingless bees, examine specimens beneath a microscope, explore one of the world's most vibrant cloud forests, and spend time with farming families whose livelihoods rely on healthy pollinator communities. Every observation and specimen you collect contributes to a growing scientific record that helps researchers better conserve native pollinators.
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Featured Destinations
Monteverde
The Monteverde rainforest area, which comprises ten towns with 8,000 people, is situated on the Continental Divide at an elevation of 5,600 feet. A walk through a Costa Rica Monteverde cloud forest reveals a lush green garden of mosses, ferns, flowers and epiphytes growing thickly on every tree. Clouds drift in and settle among the slopes, giving the continuous moisture required for such exuberant plant growth. Dangling roots and vines sweep across the trails. The air is rich with the sounds of birds and the occasional scurrying of small mammals on the forest floor. In the distance a howler monkey roars.
Alajuela
Alajuela is the third largest city in Costa Rica, and located northeast of the capital San Jose. A main attraction to visit in Alajuela is La Paz Waterfall Gardens; this ecological attraction is trailed with five waterfalls and countless species of wildlife.
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08/17/2026 -
12/31/2028
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