About The Cause

La Reserva Forest Foundation is a US non-profit, volunteer, charitable organization dedicated to forest regeneration and preservation of the world’s vital indigenous tropical rain forests. La Reserva began in 1998 on a 100-acre dairy farm overlooking Lake Arenal, Costa Rica. In the early years, tree bridges were planted (biological corridors) to connect the remnant forests that remained on the farm, so that animals could then move from one stand of trees to other forested areas without exposing themselves to predators on the ground. This inspired us in 1998, to allow the forests to regenerate naturally on the entire property, creating a private forest reserve.

 La Reserva (LRFF.org) is dedicated to reversing the widespread conversion of tropical forest to farmland, recognizing that we are the “gardeners” of the Earth, not just exploiters and consumers. We call our work of forest regeneration “oxygen farming” because forests produce oxygen and absorb CO2, thus helping to curb global climate change. This is the symbiotic relationship we share with trees, they breath in CO2 and exhale oxygen, we inhale oxygen and exhale CO2, not to mention all of  technology’s CO2 emissions.

 All donations go toward the planting of trees.  No donated funds to this volunteer organization are used for fundraising purposes.  Financial records are open to the public and are posted on the IRS website, www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Search-for-Charities.

 

For more information or to donate today, go to:

www.lrff.org