Radio Interview

Updates

Officers

Member Blog

Home

Fuentes Verdes Costa Rica

A grass-roots environmental group in the
Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area

Map of Costa Rica, showing Lake Arenal and Tilarán, where Fuentes Verdes is. The lake lies between Tenorio National Park to the north and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve to the south; the Arenal Watershed is a logical place to create a biological corridor between the two, a significant contribution to the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Project.

Members of Fuentes Verdes, and people interested in environmental issues around Lake Arenal, this is your web site.  It is full of useful information about our current activities, as well as archives of white papers, important links to other environmental groups or government entities, maps, press articles and specific things you can do to help. There’s even a blog for members to air your own perspectives about our special environment.  We invite your active participation!

The Ecological Association Fuentes Verdes was founded in Tilarán, Costa Rica in 1995, as a registered non-profit organization with the goal of preserving the Lake Arenal Watershed. This vital lake provides the water for three hydroelectric plants that provide 40% of Costa Rica's energy needs, and then is used to irrigate lowland crops. Protecting the water quality and preserving the forests that remain around the lake are critical. While the environmental laws of Costa Rica are sound, in many cases the resources to enforce them are inadequate. For this reason, the actions of private citizens and non-governmental organizations become all the more important.

Action Items

Plant a Tree

Recycle Your Garbage

Next Meeting

Email Ed Yurica for info on next meeting