Annual Report Fiscal Year 2001 July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001
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Organization for Tropical Studies Annual Report Fiscal Year 2001 July 1, 2000 - June 30, 2001 Dedicated to providing leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. The Organization for Tropical Studies is a nonprofit consortium of 64 universities and research institutions from the U.S., Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, South Africa, Canada and Australia. OTS was established in 1963 to provide leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. To address this mission, OTS provides graduate, undergraduate and professional training, facilitates research, participates in tropical forest conservation, maintains three biological stations in Costa Rica and conducts environmental education programs. Table of Contents 3 Message from the President and CEO 4 Board of Visitors 4 Offices 5 Board of Directors 5 Consortium Member Institutions and Assembly of Delegates 6 Education 19 Biological Stations and Research 29 Development 31 Finances 2 Message from the President and CEO During fiscal year 2001 (1 July 2000 – 30 June 2001), we continued our 38-year tradition of providing the best field courses in tropical biology, providing invaluable assistance to tropical researchers and operating three of the most important biological stations in the New World tropics. We trained more than 180 graduate students, 80 undergraduate students and 75 profession- als in our one-of-a-kind intensive field courses in the biological sciences. Our training program ensures that the world has trained leaders in universities, research institutions, government and non-profit organizations to address global environmental issues. We assisted researchers pursuing 168 research projects at our biological stations in Costa Rica. We awarded $68,000 in research fellowships to 69 researchers in the early stages of their careers. More than 100 scientific publications were published during the year based on work conducted at the our stations. Our efforts in helping researchers, identifing collaborators, securing funding and processing required permits, are vital to increasing the world’s knowl- edge of tropical ecosystems. We conserved and the protected the more than 100,000 hectares of tropically diverse ecosystems (lowland rainforest, dry forest, and mid-elevational forest) that surround our biological stations. We worked with local communities to provide hands-on educational opportunities for school children and adults. Our stations hosted more than 17,000 visitors last year, including students, researchers and natural history visitors from all over the world. Our progress is made possible with the dedicated support of our volunteers and donors. More than 150 volunteers, mostly from our member institutions and Board of Visitors, donated thousands of man-hours to our operations. In addition, nearly 2,000 donors contributed to the financial health of the organization, representing 44% of our revenue. Whether you are an old friend or a new acquaintance, we thank you for your interest in OTS. We hope that this report gives you a glimpse of our activities as we continue to provide leadership in education, research and the responsible use of resources in the tropics. 3 Board of Visitors Karen Arras Thomas Hendrickson Alan McGowan Carlos Rodríguez E. Environmentalist Triangle Environmental The Gene Media Forum CATIE Joan Slatkin Barton Frank Hovore Marigold Murray de Genis Rodolfo Silva Environmentalist Frank Hovore & Associates Hacienda Cachí Former Costa Rican Michelle Cloud Ileana Jiménez de Terán Gordon Orians Ambassador to the U.S. Environmentalist Environmentalist U. Washington (emeritus) Don Stone Ida Cortés de Gamboa Robert Kramer Jonathan Powers Duke University (emeritus) Environmentalist Kramer Green Zuckerman IBM (retired) Christiane Tyson John Foster & Kahn Marina Ramírez de Steinvorth Environmentalist Harbor Advisory Group Thomas Lovejoy Environmentalist Richard White Peter Gilmore World Bank Tamra Raven Duke University Dole Foods, S.A. Environmentalist Offices North American Office Box 90630, Durham, NC 27708-0630 Phone: (919) 684-5774 Fax: (919) 684-5661 E-mail: [email protected] www.ots.duke.edu Costa Rican Office Apartado 676-2050, San José, Costa Rica Phone: (506) 240-6696 Fax: (506) 240-6783 E-mail: [email protected] www.ots.ac.cr Las Cruces Biological Station and Wilson Botanical Garden San Vito, Coto Brus, Costa Rica Phone: (506) 773-4004 Fax: (506) 773-3665 E-mail: [email protected] La Selva Biological Station Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Heredia, Costa Rica Phone: (506) 766-6565 Fax: (506) 766-6535 E-mail: [email protected] Palo Verde Biological Station Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Phone: (506) 661-4714 Fax: (506) 661-4712 E-mail: [email protected] 4 Board of Directors Chairperson: Vice Chair Development: At Large: Pedro León (U. Costa Rica) Michelle Cloud (Environmentalist) Héctor Brenes (U. Estatal a Distancia) President and CEO: Vice Chair Research: Kim Smith (U. Arkansas) Gary Hartshorn (OTS) David Clark (U. Missouri-St. Louis) Mickie Swisher (U. Florida) Vice Chair Costa Rican Coordination: Vice Chair Pubic Awareness: Jay Taft (Harvard U.) Claudia Charpentier (UNA, Costa Rica) John Schelhas (Cornell U.) James Hamrick (U. Georgia) Vice Chair Education: Secretary: Carol Horvitz (U. Miami) Mo Donnelly (Florida International U.) Carol Augspurger (U. Illinois) Vice Chair Finance: Treasurer: Jonathan Powers (retired IBM) Ross Simons (Smithsonian) Consortium Member Institutions and Assembly of Delegates University of Alberta, Canada University of Florida University of Miami Rice University Colleen Cassady St. Clair Lauren Chapman Carol C. Horvitz David Brown Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Hugh Popenoe Michael Gaines Joan Strassman University of Arizona Florida International University of Michigan Rutgers University Brian Enquist University John Vandermeer Jean Marie Hartman Judith Bronstein Maureen Donnelly Michigan State University University of San Antonia Abad, Arizona State University Steven Oberbauer Tom Burton Cusco, Peru Leslie Landrum University of Georgia Peter Murphy David Pearson James Hamrick University of Minnesota Smithsonian Institution University of Arkansas Catherine Pringle Franklin Barnwell David Roubik Cindy Sagers Harvard University University of Missouri-Columbia Don Wilson Kimberly Smith Noel Michele Holbrook Tim Holtsford Southern Illinois University Auburn University Jay Taft Rose-Marie Muzika Karen Lips J. Wayne Brewer University of Illinois- University of Missouri- Beth Middleton Craig Guyer Urbana-Champaign St. Louis State University of University of California-Berkeley Carol Augspurger Bette Loiselle New York-Stony Brook Whendee Silver David Philipp Jim Hunt Charles Janson Gordon Frankie Indiana University Museo Nacional de Patricia Wright University of California-Davis Edmund Brodie Costa Rica University of Tennessee Charles Goldman Craig Nelson Silvia Lobo Cabezas Christine Boake Sharon Strauss Instituto de Ecologia, Xalapa, Melania Ortíz V. Gary McCracken University of California-Irvine Mexico Universidad Nacional de la University of Texas-Austin F. Lynn Carpenter Amazonía Peruana Lawrence Gilbert University of California- Instituto Tecnológico de Costa José Torres Vásquez Ulrich Mueller Los Angeles Rica Lorgio Verdi Tulane University Henry Hespenheide III Juvenal Valerio Universidad Nacional de Costa Thomas Sherry Peter Narins Braulio Vílchez A. Rica Universidad Estatal a Distancia de University of California- Iowa State University Claudia Charpentier E. Costa Rica Santa Cruz Fred Janzen Víctor Cartín Héctor Brenes Gregory Gilbert James Raich University of North Carolina Oscar Bonilla Ingrid Parker James Cook University- David Pfennig U.S. Forest Service-Research University of Cape Town, South Queensland, Australia Seth Reice John Ewel Africa Nigel Stork North Carolina State University Jack Waide William Stock Richard Pearson Paul Mueller University of Utah University of Chicago University of Kansas Ted Shear Dinah Davidson Steve Pruett-Jones Paul Rich Ohio University Lynn Bohs J. Timothy Wootton Robert Timm Don Miles University of Washington University of Colorado University of Kentucky Harvey Ballard Shahid Naeem Michael Breed Scott Gleeson Oregon State University Washington University Yan Linhart David Wise Darlene Judd P. Mick Richardson University of Connecticut Louisiana State University Phillip Sollins Jonathan Losos Robert Colwell Christopher Carlton University of Pittsburgh University of David Wagner G. Bruce Williamson Walter Carson Wisconsin-Madison Cornell University University of Maryland Billie DeWalt Tom Givnish Alison Power Douglas Gill University of Puerto Rico Stanley Temple Universidad de Costa Rica Barbara Thorne James Ackerman Yale University Oscar Rocha University of Purdue University James Bryan Manuel Zeledón Massachusetts-Amherst Dennis LeMaster Junhyong Kim Duke University Peter Alpert Kerry Rabenold Honorary Delegate Robert Jackson Curtice Griffin Jay Savage William Morris 5 Education During fiscal year 2001, the Consortium offered seven graduate courses, two undergraduate semesters abroad, two undergraduate summer programs, four environmental policy courses and seminars, a course for secondary school science teachers, a field course opportunity in East Africa and an increased number of research fellowships for graduate students. Graduate Program Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach (00-3) Geared toward students in the early stage of graduate study, this course included the unique expertise