About the Project


The Friends of the Santa Barbara Cloud Forest, an ecotourism organization, was organized with the mission to conserve the natural environment and improve the lives of the local people in the area of San Luis Planes by promoting ecotourism and training the local population. This area is located within the buffer zone of Santa Barbara Mountain National Park.
Local guide, Don Adan, and Peace Corps Volunteer, Alicia Ward, team up to show local children that it's okay not to be afraid of snakes. They were unsure at first. This particular snake would soon escape into the woods, never to be found again.
            -history, mission/vision
            -Community run
            -member profiles? (or group/member type run-downs)
            -current projects
            -future goals
            -Peace Corps’ involvement