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Continue readingThe Living Maya Experience and Zip Lining
This tour was a fun and humbling experience to say the least. We went zip lining with Big Falls Extreme Adventures located 45 minutes from the TIDE Tours office in Punta Gorda.…
Continue reading“Hunting for Donkey Dung“ – Sea Cucumber Monitoring in the PHMR
One of the perks of being advanced open water dive trained is having the option to assist on monitoring of marine species with TIDE. For this field trip I had…
Continue readingFrom Leadership to Ridge to Reef – A Community Based Expedition Experience
In June 2015, Ridge to Reef expeditions hosted Individual Placement volunteers Adam Graves and Danielle Day for 6 weeks as part of a study abroad program with Drake University, Iowa.…
Continue readingInto the Wilderness – GPS Species Identification Fieldwork with the Rangers
Indulging the environmental scientist in me, I donned my hiking boots and long trousers and got stuck into two days of terrestrial field work, accompanying TIDE’s rangers, Mario and Elmar…
Continue readingRidge to Reef Expeditioner, Javier, on Conservation, Community, & Cultural Exchange
One of the defining pieces of this Ridge to Reef expedition—and one which communicates quite a bit about the values of its parent organization, the Toledo Institute for Development and…
Continue readingRidge to Reef Individual Placement Program Allows Anyone to be a Conservationist
Ridge to Reef created the Individual Placement volunteer program for the traveler who is more interested in studying Belize’s ecosystems than resorts, but needs more flexibility than Ridge to Reef’s…
Continue readingEight Weeks on Expedition
The eight weeks of the first ever Ridge to Reef expedition flew by. It’s only now that it’s over we can begin to reflect on what the experience has meant,…
Continue readingProtecting Turtle Nests. A Ridge to Reef Perspective
The sea turtle monitoring component of Ridge to Reef has quickly become one of the most clearly impactful program activities…it’s also the most emotional. First, some context on the incredible…
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