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Public Lands: Help Wanted
Across the United States and world, our land calls to us. There is a help wanted sign written in footprints on trails and woven by invasive species as they overtake native plants. The sign is there amongst white toilet paper flags blowing in the breeze just off trail, and it says Help Wanted. There are…
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A Tanzania Dream Comes to Fruition!
My first introduction to ConservationVIP® came during the summer of 2015 when an acquaintance at REI Adventures suggested I check out their volunteer conservation trips. So, I did, and I liked what I saw regarding the mission and vision on the website, but I noticed there were no trips to countries within Africa. So, I…
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Along the Way- Volunteering in Costa Rica
I’m not known for creative writing. Instead, my creative skills lay in photography, and combining photos and music into videos to tell a story. I joined ConservationVIP’s volunteer trip to Costa Rica last September, and I want to share my video blog with you. Along the Way is a round trip visual tour from the…
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Gratitude to the Great Sky
Thanks to very generous donors to our Scholarship Program, ConservationVIP® was able to offer a scholarship to Daniel Humphrey so he could participate in our June 2023 Alaska Volunteer Trip. Here he reflects on his experience: “Gratitude to the Great Sky who holds billions of stars – and goes yet beyond that – beyond all…
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Five Star Galápagos Guide
The Galápagos Islands are a rare and distinctive collection of volcanic islands located 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The combination of hot equatorial sun and cool ocean waters from the convergence of the Cromwell and Humboldt currents has nurtured rich marine and terrestrial environments that support a wide variety…
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Costa Rica Guide
What makes the volunteer trip with ConservationVIP® in Costa Rica not only fascinating and memorable but also joyful? — Our local guide, Marco Fallas! Growing up in the heart of Costa Rica, Marco developed an early passion for the natural world, and has since devoted his life to sharing his love of the country’s flora and fauna…
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