http://www.greenlivingproject.com supporting a more sustainable lifestyle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:53:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our second day with Leatherback Trust was Turtle Festival Day at Playa Grande, with local residents turning out in force to watch the parade wind down the main road through the village to the Las Baulas Marine National Park headquarters. The parade featured students from the region and beyond (including ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/central-america-expedition-2010-day-5-%e2%80%93-leatherback-trust-costa-rica/ Conservation begins with education. That's why Leatherback Trust has made education and voluntourism two cornerstones of its work at Playa Grande. The organization hosts numerous student programs each year and offers volunteer opportunities for adults through Earthwatch. As it turned out, our time with Leatherback Trust coincided with the annual ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/central-america-expedition-2010-day-4-part-2-%e2%80%93-leatherback-trust-costa-rica/ If there's one thing you've got to be prepared for as a member of a Green Living Project expedition, it's early mornings. Day 5 was no exception, as we left our overnight hotel in San Jose shortly after 5 a.m. to catch our Nature Air flight to Tamarindo, on the ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/central-america-expedition-2010-day-4-%e2%80%93-leatherback-trust-costa-rica/ Wet is the word that best describes Day 3 of our expedition to Costa Rica. With as much water coming at us from the sky as from the rapids, we set off in rafts down the Pacuare River together with guests of Rios Tropicales. Most Rios guests raft in ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/central-america-expedition-2010-day-3-rios-tropicales-costa-rica/ What do a local school, an Internet cafe, a snake exhibit, a butterfly garden, reforestation, a waste management center, and a sustainable tilapia farm have in common? They're all projects that Rios Tropicales, one of Costa Rica's leading river rafting companies, is supporting or developing in the community of El ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/central-america-2010-day-2-rios-tropicales-costa-rica/ On January 13th we had the pleasure of presenting to the students of St. Andrew Nativity School. The philosophy of the school alone is enough to spread the message of creating sustainability in a community, and yet they continue to make additions to their diverse goals. St. Andrew ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/washington/ The first stop in the New Year was Newport, Oregon at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Some people may know of this aquarium because it is famous for housing the orca whale from the movie “Free Willy.” The aquarium lies right on the water in a quaint forest with ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/oregon/ On the way to the coast we had to get our last fill of the desert and stop in Joshua Tree National Park for the weekend. Such beautiful scenery and an awesome place to take adventurous hikes. The site of Joshua Trees and large granite monoliths throughout the park gave ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/california/ Although there was only one stop to make in Phoenix, it was well worth the drive! On November 12th we visited Jennifer Cole’s history class at Desert Edge High School. The students were well prepared having learned about sustainability because of their new building, which will be the first school ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/arizona/ Green Living Project's new expedition to Central America is underway! Our team of four – GLP founder and host Rob Holmes, videographers Ryan Claypool and John Hudak, Jr., and I, writer Annika Hipple – flew in from various parts of the U.S. and met up in San Jose, Costa Rica. ... http://www.greenlivingproject.com/central-america-arrival-in-costa-rica/