Annual Report 2003
1. MCLUS was recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax deductible non-profit by IRS.
2. MCLUS received a donation of a ‘91 Toyota pickup truck which was driven to Costa Rica and donated to the MCL for their work including poacher patrols.
3. MCLUS sent out the MCL annual appeal letter from the US on recycled paper, printed as a donation, saving on postage, MCL staff time, and with an expanded list yielding twice as much income as recent past years.
4. MCLUS has set up a fund for land purchase on the Pacific slope of the Tilaran Mountains to create a biological corridor by replanting native species of trees to connect existing patches of forest so migratory species will have expanded protection and habitat. (www.creatingcorridors.org)
5. MCLUS has begun an endowment for sustaining the work of tropical conservation.
6. MCLUS has received a generous gift to begin rehabilitation of trails within the BEN.
7. MCLUS has inaugurated an annual eco-tourism trip to Costa Rica that benefits conservation work.
8. MCLUS has printed a cookbook, “Robert’s Recetas”, of recipes prepared by the station manager at San Gerardo and we already need a second printing.
9. MCLUS has been giving slide shows educating students, garden clubs, and friends about biodiversity and need for protecting tropical forest and biological creating corridors.
10. MCL has weathered a 4 year long legal battle over title to a large chunk of the BEN. Protection of the forest is their #1 priority and their steadfastness paid off.
