UCSB Sea Turtle Field Course and Expedition 

2 WEEK PROGRAM  |  COSTA RICA  |  SUMMER 2023  

Created by a graduate from UC Santa Bárbara – Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, BIOMA has provided to over one thousand university students worldwide with a two-week academic & high quality sea turtle experiential learning and hands-on research experience. Our participants collaborate side by side with experts to learn about sea turtle biology, ecology and management while doing impactful on-site conservation work and living in a local community.

Student teams (about 14 like-minded students per group), will build skills of real world application, boost their resume and knowledge while discovering incredible landscapes at Costa Rica’s Pacific sunshine coast.

Join us at BIOMA [biomatravel.org]  [biomatravel.org]and APPLY [biomatravel.org]  [biomatravel.org]to not only learn about sea turtles and science. It’s about connecting people and creating an unbreakable bond between science and humanities. 

Program Highlights:

• Affordable, university student tailored, two-week hands-on research and conservation program with endangered sea turtles and experts in the field.
• Some students can gain academic credit (4 units) through internship or independent studies (depending on the University).
• Travel to one of the most bio-diverse, safest and happiest countries in the world, Costa Rica.
• Become part of a wonderful local coastal community.
• Make friends and buildconnections with other like-minded students
• Boost your resume with an official Certificate from the Costa Rica Ministry of Environment.
• Apply what you learned in class into the field and connect with people & nature.
• Over 15 years of experience and more than one thousand students.

Come Join us! “Limited spaces available”.