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On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Straits Area Audubon Society welcomes Scott and Kelly Davis as they present “Cloud Forests and Birds of Ecuador.”

The month of February brings Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, Presidents' Day, and we honor Black History Month.

Some next-big-thing destinations for the new year to spark your wanderlust

Situated among the mist-covered peaks of the Talamanca Mountains, Los Quetzales is Costa Ricas newest national park, covering more than 12,000 acres of cloud forest. Previously the Los Santos Reserve, the park protects sections of the Savegre River which originates high up on the Cerro de la Muerte and flows through the picturesque valley of San Gerardo de Dota.

Children Eternal Rainforest, Costa Ricas largest private reserve, sprawls across the mountains and valleys dividing Arenal and Monteverde: a mat of primary and secondary growth rainforest emulsified across 55,000 acres.

Santa Maria de Dota is a small mountain town best known for shade-grown coffee and birdwatching; coffee mill tours and excellent resplendent quetzal watching.

The best of Costa Ricas spectacular and varied destinations. Highlights include beaches, cloud forests, indigenous reserves, national parks and refuges, rainforests, tropical dry forests, and volcanoes.

A Home For Every Plant: Wonders of the Botanical World, The Firefly Summer and Dinosaurs: 400 Words for Budding Paleontologists.

The sixth report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says the threat that climate change poses to human well-being and the health of the planet is “unequivocal”.

The lakeside home needed to be two things to stand the test of time for a family of five: bigger and brighter.