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- EIN 30-0572051
- info@friendsoftherainforest.org
- (314) 941-1257
- 1324 Clarkson Clayton Road 312 Ellisville MO 63011 USA
- www.friendsoftherainforest.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment
Programs: Conservation: fcer provides grants to support, protect, and expand the children's eternal rainforest and surrounding region. In 2017, fcer granted funds to repair the pocosol field station which serves as a place for locals and visitors to take day trips, where our schools participate in field studies, and as an outpost to guard against the ever present threat of poaching.
education and outreach/awareness:fcer created a scientific study abroad curriculum to engage students in learning about science, peace, tropical ecology, conservation of the environment and forest's role in all of these; took 55 students and adults on scientific study trips. In addition, upon request fcer provided support to schools and individual children seeking to become engaged in learning about and supporting the forest. In 2017, fcer conducted community outreach to raise awareness of issues relating to rainforests and global conservation including presentations on climate change, tropical ecology, deforestation, wildlife corridors and biodiversity to over 500 people. Over 21 individual students/schools were engaged in education efforts. Our education grant in costa rica served over 1,109 students and 240 adults.
ecotravel:fcer continued this program in which it led four open and special arrangement trips to the forest where participants have an opportunity to experience the forest by staying at its field stations, practice authentic field ecology techniques in data gathering and participate in guided hikes.