The Organization for Tropical Studies <https://tropicalstudies.org/>announces two new short (not for credit) courses based at Costa Rica's world-famous Las Cruces Biological Station for Summer 2018. Registration is open to all!
*Tropical Horticulture <https://tropicalstudies.org/images/downloads/TropicalHorticultureFlyer%20.pdf>* (*July 24 - Aug. 3*) Master Horticulturist Greg Nace will head the course, along with leading experts to teach practical skills in nursery management, orchid culture, tropical landscaping, and care and propagation of many groups of tropical plants. It will also include field excursions to a sustainable coffee farm, an indigenous community, and a local school to help establish gardens for pollinators and other local sustainable farming projects. *Tropical Forest Restoration* <https://tropicalstudies.org/images/downloads/TropicalForestRestorationFlyer.pdf> (*Aug. 12 - 21*) Led by Dr. Rebecca Cole and Dr. Amanda Wendt, this course exposes participants to cutting edge research and local and international experts in the field and the opportunity contribute to hands-on restoration research efforts. They will learn about ecological, financial and socio-political components of forest restoration, and discuss aspects of the scale of restoration projects and the challenges facing their implementation. For more information, contact educat...@tropicalstudies.org or (919) 684-5155. Best regards, Amanda Wendt, PhD Organization for Tropical Studies Education and Research Liaison
