In the month of July, we celebrated World Environment Day (June 5) and Arbor Day (June 15) by creating more habitat for birds! Osa Birds received funding from Tropical Wings, a non-profit organization dedicated to birds and habitat protection. With the support and hard work of The Biological Monitoring Committee of Rancho Quemado we were able to restore parcels of land and establish native gardens in and around the community.
Bird-friendly plants and trees were planted on the banks of the Riyito River, around the Tangara Hormiguera (Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager) birding platform, and along the Sensorial Trail. Several acres were reforested with native species that provide food resources for birds and other wildlife, and invasive kudzu was eradicated from several sites. In total, 365 flowering plants and trees were planted across six different degraded areas such as Rubiaceae, Costus, and Calathea.
Likewise, work was done on the establishment of native gardens at the Las Minas project and the Community Elementary School at Rancho Quemado. At the school, we designed the new native plant garden and created the new gardens with the support of the school administrators and kids. This new native plants garden will serve to make students aware of the importance of the use of native endemic garden species and their role in the conservation of birds and other wildlife.
Planting usually takes place during the rainy months of June and July to allow for roots to take and plants to become strong before the onset of summer. We will be able to see our plants grow throughout the later part of 2021 beautifying the spaces of Rancho Quemado… the heart of Osa.
En este mes de Julio, a un mes de las celebraciones del Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente (5 Junio) y el Día del Árbol (15 Junio), el Comité de Monitoreo de Rancho Quemado por medio de Aves de Osa obtuvo un financiamiento para continuar con la restauración de hábitats y el establecimiento de jardines nativos.
La restauración de hábitat se llevó a cabo en la ribera del Río Riyito, se reforestó y dio mantenimiento a la plataforma Tangara Hormiguera y el Sendero Sensorial con especies nativas que proveen alimento para la vida silvestre, especialmente aves, en total se sembraron 365 plantas y se intervinieron 6 lugares.
Así mismo, se trabajó en el establecimiento de jardines nativos en el emprendimiento Las Minas y la Escuela de la comunidad. En la Escuela de Rancho Quemado, se realizó un diseño de jardín de plantas nativas que además de embellecer las instalaciones, servirán para concientizar a los estudiantes de la importancia del uso de especies nativas ornamentales en jardines y su función en la conservación de la vida silvestre.
Aprovechando estos meses de temporada lluviosa, veremos crecer estas plantas nativas ornamentales y arbolitos que embellecerán los espacios de la comunidad de Rancho Quemado…el corazón de Osa.
