¡Olé! Center
O Parks, WildLife, and Recreation
is a 6 year development project with the intent to establish a unique, ecologically sound and community focused presence in one of the second poorest nations in the Western hemisphere.
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Starry Nights
Escape to the stars with our telescope and digital resources on our nightly sky events. For thousands of years, the stars were a stimulus for stories told amongst the indigenous people. BioBalls
World's first ecologically-based paintball sport. Equipped with sling shots and coconut milk filled paintballs, O supports a guerrilla war that can help the earth and the local economy.
Hiking the Natural Splendor of O
Hiking is a great way to see a country as it gives participants the opportunity to take it slow and really soak in the visual feast around them. Indeed, hiking is definitely one of the better ways to take in the scenery at Ostional Private WildLife Reserve in Nicaragua--O for short.
50 years left for the forests?
At the current rate of deforestation, it is predicted that from 2008 to 2055, some 3.5 million hectares of forests that are now believed to exist will disappear, leaving behind a wasteland.
Organic Food Market: A Growing Niche
Nicaragua has more farmland dedicated to organic production than any other Central American country
Read more: Organic Food Market: A Growing Niche
Need Volunteers
Welcome to O! It is the first smart wildlife reserve in the world. Designed and financed by a 9-11 FDNY firefighter. And we need your help to make it. We prefer those with experience, but are willing to take time to get you to do some volunteer work. Transport, food, dorms, and t-shirt provided.
Have fun saving the world!
Threatened Species of Nicaragua (2008)
The International Union of the Conservation of Nature has released version 3.1 of its threatened species list for 2008. The range is from the least concerned to the critically endangered, and we have been inclusive of various habitats due to our proximity to varied habitats and our plans to create wetlands and freshwater pools in our lowland dry tropical forests.
Forest Bird Extinction in Nicaragua
Forest birds in central Nicaragua may currently be the most vulnerable to local extinction because of low forest cover within decreed reserves.
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Indio Jones Log
Staying in a place where clergy once slept. Birds nest here at night. Will leave my marking here.— Indio Jones (@IndioJones) December 22, 2013
Need Volunteers
Welcome to O! It is the first smart wildlife reserve in the world. Designed and financed by a 9-11 FDNY firefighter. And we need your help to make it. We prefer those with experience, but are willing to take time to get you to do some volunteer work. Transport, food, dorms, and t-shirt provided.
Have fun saving the world!
Seeking Wildlife Designer: Must be Crazy
Designing Wildlife Corridors: Wildlife Need More Complex Travel Plans
Dense people help...with benefits
Ecosystem service benefits of contrasting conservation strategies in a human-dominated region.
Pee on my Ashes...Says the Tree
Human pee with ash is a natural fertilizer, study says
Nicaragua Predicts 14 Tropical Storms
Some 14 tropical storms could be in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, seven of them could become into hurricanes, Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (Ineter) reported on Thursday.