Written on December 9, 2011 | Posted by Jim Breitinger
Promoting biodiversity through the preservation and restoration of natural habitats is at the heart of what we do at the RIESTER Foundation. In a recent article David DeFranza outlines six problems caused by a loss of biodiversity. They are: 1. Economic … Read More
Written on September 22, 2011 | Posted by Gary Kaasa
In July, RIESTER Foundation board member Mike Hopkins and I visited the RIESTER Reserve located near Islita, Costa Rica. One morning Mike looked up at a nearby tree and said, “Gary, there’s a monkey. No, it can’t be a monkey … Read More
Written on September 10, 2011 | Posted by Gary Kaasa
One of RIESTER Foundation’s funded programs is on Corozilito Beach, Costa Rica where we are partnering with PRETOMA, a Costa Rican conservation organization, in a project to protect sea turtles that nest on the beach. For years conservationists felt that … Read More
Written on August 11, 2011 | Posted by Gary Kaasa
Starr Ranch was acquired by Audubon in 1973 in order to preserve 4,000 acres of open space in the middle of suburban Orange County, California. The Ranch borders the Santa Ana Mountains and the Cleveland National Forest creating an important … Read More
Written on July 18, 2011 | Posted by Jim Breitinger
From the book Cradle to Cradle: “All the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years. Yet their productivity nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human industry has … Read More
Written on June 1, 2011 | Posted by Gary Kaasa
The RIESTER Foundation continues its dedication to habitat restoration of Arizona grasslands. The Foundation is pleased to announce its continued funding of the Audubon Society’s reintroduction of Sacaton grass on it Southern Arizona Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch for 2011. This project … Read More
Written on May 5, 2011 | Posted by Jim Breitinger
The mixture of politics and science is often not pretty. But it also isn’t new. In the latter part of the 19th century a theory, which some scientists even embraced, was put forward that when people settle and begin to … Read More
Written on April 13, 2011 | Posted by Gary Kaasa
The RIESTER Foundation is pleased to announce continued funding for reforestation efforts in Chocola, Guatamala for 2011. Semillas Para El Futuro (Seeds for the Future) is focused on three projects in the town of Chocola, Guatemala: (1) Rainforest reforestation as … Read More
Written on March 17, 2011 | Posted by Jim Breitinger
Uncertainty is hard to deal with. But the certainty of what we do know, of the lives lost, and the lives disrupted–it’s horror on a large scale. Natural disasters have been humbling humans for millennia. Today there are more of … Read More
Written on March 2, 2011 | Posted by John Lindsay
During our recent visit to Costa Rica, we were fortunate to witness the hatching of three nests of olive ridley turtles. They were hatching from nests in a vivero (nursery) in Costa de Oro/Playa Coyote on the Pacific Coast of … Read More
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