Nicaragua's Nature Stewards: The Junior Rangers

Dear Friend,

Our Junior Rangers and their bright energy and deep empathy are the future we need. Your support is giving them opportunities to explore topics on wildlife and help them to enjoy nature exploration, scientific learning, and artistic exploartion as part of the educational process. Thank you so much.

Leading up to the end of the school year we spent several weeks delving deep into parrots. From parakeets and parrots to macaws, the children learned about these intelligent birds and the role they play in dispersing seeds and thereby helping the regrowth of forests. They participated in birding hikes and used binoculars to identify birds.

As part of their environmental education lessons, they wrote poems which they read outloud to their classmates. They also made posters with original art that included messages to raise awareness. Their artistic efforts were part of the Mesoamerican Parrot Festival, a collaborative event that virtually brings together dozens of organizations across Central America in celebration of parrots and their conservation. 

We closed out the year with an end of the school year celebration where we awarded Jr. Rangers recognitions for their participation.

We are proud of these children and grateful to you for supporting them. 

Thank you.

Gratefully yours,

Sarah

Dear Friend,

Over the past few months, your support for the Paso Pacifico Junior Ranger program has meant that over 150 children in rural Nicaragua have had the chance to egage in fun lessons focused on building leadership around natural resource stewardship. Helping the youth to know the importance of the nature found near their community and recognizing them as the future leaders of this region is a key part of its success. 

Children participated in the International Coastal Cleanup, celebrated the endangered yellow-naped Amazon parrot with their communities, released baby sea turtles and more, all thanks to your support. 

This Tuesday is #GivingTuesday and a special chance for you to magnify your donation to the Junior Ranger program through the GlobalGiving matching program. 

If you believe that building an environmental ethos among children is worth doing, then this is a great opportunity for you. Please consider making a gift to this project today. 

Yours truly,

Sarah Otterstrom, Executive Director