The Golfito Field Station

   Any scholar or student can use our facilities to conduct formal field research.   Our three separate Sites provide three different environmental conditions for different research needs. The Golfito forest is about 22,000 hectares, including the Esquinas National Park, and the Golfito Wildlife Refuge.
 Our private sites provide exclusive and protected access to primary and secondary forest in the area.

The 3  Field Sites:
 The Skutch-Allen Site was donated by Instituto Estudios Tropicales, which in turn was donated by Clyde Stevens and Germán Fábrega. This site is all primary forest.  The Km32 Site has hills and flat terrain including marshland and three creeks.  It is mostly primary forest,  bordered by primary and some secondary forest.  The Km23 Site has hills and is home to the laboratory.