La MICA is growing and can benefit from the donation of supplies or equipment. Please
contact us for information on shipping or making in-kind donations. Guests also can bring
Wish List items with them on their next visit. Visit our
donation page to see other ways you
can help.
THANK YOU!

Expendables
(Items we can always use because of low availability or high cost in Panama)
  • Sharpie Markers (fine point and medium point; black or other colors)
  • Blank, burnable CDs
  • Blank, burnable DVDs
  • Gloves (for use in the laboratory; small, medium, large)
  • Light bulbs (6 watts - for Nite Lite lights; halogen are best)
  • Rite-in-the-Rain paper and notebooks (all sizes)
  • Rechargeable batteries (AA, AAA, C, D)
  • Power strips
  • Tupperware containers (various sizes, especially larger than shoe box)
  • Reusable ice packs
  • General First Aid supplies (band-aids, bandages, etc.)

Laboratory Equipment
(2-5 of each item desired)
  • Laptop computers (used, but in good condition are also fine)
  • External hard drive
  • USB drives
  • Digital Recorders
  • Software programs (statistics, GIS, EndNote, etc.)
  • Nite Lite rechargeable lights
  • Aquatic nets (various types)
  • Insect nets
  • Microscopes (dissecting and compound; used also fine)
  • Plant presses
  • Soil coring equipment
  • Plastic coolers (all sizes)
  • Thermometers
  • Temperature loggers
  • Digital cameras with download cable and memory chip
  • Camera lens
  • Memory chips for common digital cameras
  • GPS units
  • Other equipment specific to various areas of biological study

Kitchen or Other Equipment
(1-2 of each item desired)
  • Blender
  • Good cooking knives

Camping Gear
(For use in remote natural areas)
  • Tents (2 person and 4 person)
  • Sleeping pads
  • 3-day packs
  • Camping knives

Program Development
(Items for educational purposes)
  • Books relevant to neotropical or Panamanian biology, history, culture, or other areas
  • DVDs (nature programs or specials, kids movies about the environment [Fern Gully,
    Ice Age], personal research clips, etc.)
  • Printed materials for development of programs for children (tropical biology,
    recycling, conservation of natural resources, etc.)
  • Educational games about the environment
  • Posters of relevant topics

Accommodation Items
(Items for the accommodation of guests)
  • Twin sheet sets
  • Fleece blankets
  • Quick-drying towels
  • Reusable water bottles
  • Water purifying filters / pitchers / systems
  • Rain jackets
Wish List
La MICA Biological Station
El Copé-La Pintada ● Provincia de Coclé ● Republica de Panama

US Mailing Address: Julie Ray
12458 132nd Street Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
www.lamica.org ● la.mica@yahoo.com ● t: (011.507)6707.8900 (Panama)