The Holbrook Insider

I made my first journey to Cuba on December 14, 2016 to support the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Dr. Robert Norton conducted the first CBC in Cuba in 2012 and has worked with Dr. Hiram Gonzalez of Cuba every year to document this important work. In 2016, Mark Davis replaced Dr. Norton in ...

Holbrook Travel is excited to have been selected by National Audubon Society to help support bird-based tourism in key areas along the flyways for migratory and local species. Flyway Expeditions is an outgrowth of Audubon's International Alliances Program, promoting bird-based tourism as a ...

Educators can point to rainforests as an ideal labratory for studying Biodiversity. The large number of species present in an ecosystem, the genetic diversity within those species and the diversity of different ecosystems across larger regions also is important. This lesson plan from Science ...

Earlier this year, University of Virginia students traveled to Cuba, where they visited national parks, private reserves, and urban farms to learn how the government, private organizations, and individuals have all played a role in conserving the island’s natural resources....

In the wee hours of May 22, 13 Eastern biology students and biology professors Patricia Szczys and Matthew Graham trekked to the rainforest of Costa Rica to experience a 12-day trip they had been preparing for since January. Their base was Selva Verde Lodge and Rainforest Reserve. The students ...

The Sarapiquí Conservation Learning Center (SCLC) is a non-profit community learning center located adjacent to Selva Verde Lodge. SCLC focuses its efforts in four areas — environmental education, community development, conservation,...

Home to some of the most beautiful and memorable wildlife and nature in the world, the Galapagos is a top destination for many. Visitors travel to the islands to admire and enjoy this little piece of paradise, but what they may not realize is how much effort goes into conserving, protecting ...