Experiencing the Amazon Differently I come from one of the most traffic-choked cities in America — a place where an hour-long commute is considered normal and monthly tolls quietly siphon hundreds of dollars from family budgets. Brake lights stretch endlessly. Engines idle. Patience thins. So when the opportunity arose to join the inaugural ConservationVIP Amazon…
A Conservation Leader’s Connection to Pacuare Reserve The first time I journeyed to the Pacuare Reserve Costa Rica, I connected deeply with this amazing place and the local people caring for it. Imagine a trip where you can contribute to conserving endangered sea turtles, preserving a rare heron nesting area and collecting information on primates…
Across the United States and the world, our land calls to us for help. Will you help public lands? There is a help wanted sign written in footprints on trails and woven by invasive species overtaking native plants. Where is the sign? It is there amongst white toilet paper flags blowing in the breeze just…
Nine Reasons to Travel to Tanzania with ConservationVIP How My Dream Came 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. I did and I liked ConservationVIP’s mission and vision. But I noticed there were no trips…
I joined ConservationVIP’s volunteer trip to Costa Rica last September, and I want to share my video blog with you. 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. Along the Way is a round-trip visual tour from the trip’s…
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…