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STOP #19 STOP #19 STOP #19 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio Donation and Survey Support the Pterocarpus Forest and tell us about your experience today. Consider making a donation to help us preserve the Pterocarpus Forest for passive recreation and environmental education. Your support ensures that others like you and […]
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PARADA #18 PARADA #18 PARADA #18 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio El Ortegón The Pterocarpus Forest is one of the few sites in Puerto Rico where you can find the beautiful Ortegón (Coccoloba rugosa), an endemic species. The Forest and Palmas del Mar are also among the few areas in […]
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STOP #17 STOP #17 STOP #17 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio Invasive Species – The Green Iguana. Please don’t feed the iguanas! The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. Usually, this animal is […]
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STOP #16 STOP #16 STOP #16 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio The Royal Palm Known scientifically as Roystonea borinquena, the Palma Real is a species of palm native to the islands of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. For the Forest, the abundant presence of this tree (near the Forest […]
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STOP #15 STOP #15 STOP #15 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio The Forest as an Outdoor Classroom As you’ve made your way through the Forest, you may have noticed trees tagged with pink ribbons, or other markers (“chapitas”). You may even have seen vegetation plots, pitfall, traps, insect traps and […]
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STOP #14 STOP #14 STOP #14 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio Bromelia / Bromeliad and Eleutherodactylus Coquí The Bromeliad is a naturalized plant. It grows wild and abundantly in humid environments such as the Pterocarpus Forest. During daylight hours Coquis are known to use the interiors of bromeliad plants for […]
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STOP #13 STOP #13 STOP #13 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio The Sounds and Sights of the Forest Be as quiet as possible. The inhabitants of the Forest are afraid of people and will hide or run away if they hear you approach. Watch for movement and listen patiently. Pay […]
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STOP #12 STOP #12 STOP #12 Dispersión de Semillas dentro del Bosque Listen to the Audio Invasive Species – The Fish Tail Palm The Fish Tail Palm is native to India, Indonesia and the Philippine Islands. This ornamental plant is a good example of invasive species that were imported commerically to the island, where it […]
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STOP #11 STOP #11 STOP #11 Seed Dispersal Listen to the Audio Seed Dispersal Plants make seeds that can grow into new plants, but if the seeds just fall to the ground under the parent plant, they might not get enough sun, water or nutrients from the soil. Because plants cannot walk around and take […]
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STOP #10 STOP #10 STOP #10 El Bosque de Pterocarpus Listen to the Audio The Aftermath of Hurricane María (September 20, 2017) Hurricanes a part of life in the tropics, and in Puerto Rico. Traditionally, in fact, most hurricanes in Puerto Rico have made landfall in or near Humacao, here on Puerto Rico’s eastern shore, […]