In late September, the PICC team had prepared resources for over 200 Malagasy children and was ready to travel to Madagascar for October sessions in the Masoala forest. Just days before we were to fly out of the US, political disruptions began in cities across Madagascar and the airlines canceled their flights into Antananarivo. We were disappointed for the children…
Category: Environment
PICC–Panamá 2025 Gallery Celebration!
To celebrate the incredible success of the July 2025 PICC–Panamá students, and share their images and conservation messages with the community, we held a Gallery Show in Playa Venao. Parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, visitors, and community members stopped by and were awed by the creative insights into the biodiversity discovered with the cameras. Alongside the selected photo enlargements printed for…
Azuero Youth Conservation Photography Workshop, Panamá
Local PICC alumni from 2022 and 2023 sessions in Azuero, and visiting youth from North and South America, participated in 2 wonderful morning hikes with the DSLR cameras and long lenses through Canopy Venao's dense and biodiverse forest (with special access permission). We spent the mornings photographing the plants and animals in the forest and then the afternoons reviewing their…
Pro Eco Azuero Conservation Photography Workshop
Joining a talented group of young women in Pedasí, Panamá at Pro Eco Azuero's headquarters, the PICC team helped to orient them to the DSLR cameras, ethical conservation photography, field sketching, and discussions on how to be an informed green guide. We spent an incredible morning in the beach dunes and mangrove forests near Pedasí at the newly designated Rufugio…
Partnering with Save Wildlife Uganda
A new conservation partner for the PICC program is with Eric Ndorere of the Save Wildlife Uganda conservation group. Eric founded and directs SWU, including initiating the installation of Lights for Lions Uganda deterrent systems, delivering food to children near Queen Elizabeth National Park, developing a community center and gift shop, constructing an instantly successful café in Kihihi, and providing…