Life Net

10/17/2026

Looks like a smooth transition!

Goodbye, Graham and Daley! It's an honor to assume your positions as stewards for the next 6 months. Thanks for teaching us everything we need to know! We are so excited for this adventure and all the people we will get to meet on the way!

- Kris and Morgan

Adiós Graham y Daley! Es una honor asumir sus posiciones de voluntarios por los próximos 6 meses. ¡Gracias por enseñarnos todo lo que necesitamos pensar! Estamos emocionados por esta aventura y todos las personas nos vamos a encontrar en camino.

- Kris y Morgan

10/16/2026

Heartfelt goodbyes from LNN reserve managers in Ecuador, Daley and Graham. We wish them the best of luck in their next chapters.

Final days as RLT stewards…crazy dreams that I remember after sleeping in a new bed for these last nights. Birds and the River wake me up early. A view of Bosque Ridge covered in mist and clo…

10/11/2026

Fantastic!

Every year, billions of migratory birds travel across countries, co...

10/07/2026

Our director's latest blog on Substack is a well-researched masterpiece, so have a read and share it.

If you were writing a book with the above title, what would it include?

09/25/2026

Something to read for the weekend. Bill Reese is one of our favorite writers when it comes the the human and nature predicament we are all party to these days.

And what we ‘know’ will kill us

09/23/2026

New essay from Daley, one of the stewards at Reserva Las Tangaras, in Ecuador. Enjoy!

We are all surrounded by life and death every day, but here in the jungle we experience it on an accelerated scale. In the U.S. most things in nature have a breeding season, a peak time of activity…

09/19/2026

Very rewarding to have this dynamic duo of a dedicated professor and student on the August bird banding team in Ecuador! Thanks for your contribution to ornithology and tropical forest preservation at Reserva Las Tangaras, Dr. Laura Mahrt and Hailey Rogan! https://share.google/kh5YevA4kU4WXewskhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E5vEK7VSH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/30/2026

A blast from the past. Jo Dovey on New Zealand public radio talks about her experience as a steward at Reserva Las Tangaras. She and her husband, Hamish McWilliams, took care of the reserve during the summer of 2014.

Time for our weekly travel segment Heading Off, your chance to hear some adventures, and maybe plan your next one. We'd love to hear from you if you have a tale to tell ... it doesn't need to be exotic, just memorable. Text us on 2101 or email [email protected]. Today we're heading off to Ecuador...

08/30/2026

Director's essay! Enjoy some gain of thoughtfulness. https://scaledown.substack.com/p/gain-of-wisdom-or-bust

Today, all wisdom is ecological.