Las Gralarias Foundation

12/19/2021

The Las Gralarias Foundation is working hard to purchase more land in the Ecuadorian cloud forest and to re-forest the agricultural land that we purchase with native trees and other plants. Throughout the pandemic, the staff at Reserva Las Gralarias has been hard at work growing and planting native....

01/30/2021

We want to take a moment and extend our thanks to everyone who contributed to Las Gralarias Foundation in 2020, a year like no other, and LGF truly appreciates your dedicated support throughout this difficult year. Although the reserve had to be closed for most of 2020, Jane and LGF board members ar...

05/29/2020

Need a little change of place?
Armchair travel to Reserva Las Gralarias as you read about ...
Springtime at RLG
Staying connected to nature
How birding is a bridge
And for some added fun, try your hand at the RLG crossword!

11/15/2019

The latest edition of The Hum... is out!

In this issue--

"Every time I went outside I saw something new."
Enjoy a fresh view of RLG through the eyes of two student researchers who were recent explorers and intrepid hikers at RLG.

Glimpses of "different" monkeys from the guest house provoke some thoughts . . .
Hmmm, what monkey populations might be possible at RLG?

Jane reveals her favorite among the plant families at RLG
Her in-depth look along with stunning photographs might just make you fall in love too!

08/28/2019

Exciting summer sightings at RLG!

Summer is always interesting here as well as a welcome relief from our 100% humidity! June and July 2019 were busy with biology students from Ohio Northern University and a young butterfly intern from Austin, Texas. The biology students are finishing up their posters, and the butterfly intern racked...

06/28/2019

Way to go team! June was a great month! Read all about our latest land acquisition campaign progress as well as exciting sightings (including polar bears) at RLG!!

What great new sightings we have had at Reserva Las Gralarias (RLG) recently! I cannot list them all here, but the best is a video made on 25 May by RLG worker Segundo Imba of a small group of our critically endangered monkeys foraging in the trees off the back patio of one of the guest houses.  W...

06/27/2019

05/31/2019

Chirp Chirp! The inhabitants of Reserva Las Gralarias need our continued assistance! Can you pledge an acre to protect the watershed? Would your business sponsor an acre? Time is of the essence!

In our Fall 2018 HUM, we brought everyone up-to-date on what we have done and achieved in our first 20 years at Reserva Las Gralarias. Plus we looked back to say "Thank you!" to all the people who have supported us in so many ways over the years. Many of our supporters and friends have visited ...

05/15/2019

Hi all! It has obviously been a while since the page has been updated. Please visit www.lasgralariasfoundation.org for the latest newsletters (The Hum) and our monthly Chirps! Also stay tuned! Ohio Northern University students will be conducting research at the reserve next month and you will want to see the cool projects they have planned!

02/26/2017

What an amazing edition of The Chirp!

January and February are busy months of planting seedlings that we have been growing during the drier months. With our winter rains, the seedlings grow quickly. Several key species of trees also drop fruit during this time, and we collect those to plant in areas with sparse tree cover.

09/26/2016

An expanded menu.... WORMS!!!

Our kitchen at Reserva Las Gralarias is well-known for its Ecuadorian and international cuisine. But lately, we've had guests requiring different fare: worms! For several years, RLG caretaker, Segundo Imba, has been successful at feeding some of our antpittas. This type of endeavor has now become fa...

04/25/2016

The latest edition of The Hum is out! Share far and wide!http://lasgralariasfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/The-Hum-11.1.pdf