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After multiple requests for fruit trees from residents in the María Auxiliadora and La Cruz neighborhoods, which are located on the hillsides facing Bahía, Planet Drum came through with a truckload of trees with the specific fruit species that residents asked for, including Pechiche, Chirimoya, Guava de Vehuco, Guayaba, Cereza, Guanabano, and Tamarind. Upon arriving […]

Bahía Firefighters visited the Planet Drum greenhouse to pick up native plants as part of a community revegetation activity. Medicinal plants, grasses, and fruit trees were all donated to support their ecological endeavor. The plants were taken to a rural community near San Vicente and planted with the participation of local residents.

On Monday, Planet Drum (PD) loaded up a truck with native fruit trees (220, to be exact) to deliver to the Bellavista community.  Bellavista is one of the hillside neighborhoods that surrounds Bahía de Caráquez, and PD has been planting trees there for over ten years. Many of the trees are already large with deep […]

Recent rains caused a weakened support beam of the greenhouse ramada to collapse, almost destroying the entire structure with the weight of the water-logged thatch. Orlando, Clay, and a local worker replaced 5 of the 8 bamboo supports in order to salvage the roof, which, surprisingly is still intact four and a half years after […]

February 23rd marked the 17th anniversary of Bahía de Caráquez Ecological City declaration. While local ecological groups (Amigos de la Ecociudad – Friends of the Ecocity) have worked tirelessly over the years to develop their various ecological programs and environmental work, support from the city government has been sporadic and mostly focused on the garbage separation […]

Local ecological groups from Bahía worked together on Saturday, February 20th, as part of a provincial-wide reforestation effort coordinated by CORFAM (the provincial government’s reforestation program). Representatives from the Bahía municipality, Cordillera del Bálsamo biological corridor, Cerro Seco biological reserve, Planet Drum, and students from Fanny de Baird, Interamericano high schools and the Catholic University […]

There are nearly 3,000 trees of 26 different native species at the Planet Drum greenhouse that are healthy, green, and big enough to be distributed throughout the Manabí province for various revegetation efforts in coordination with regional ONG’s, Municipalities, urban and rural communities, and private landowners. Greenhouse Inventory Species:AchioteAguacateAlgarroboAlmendraBálsamoCacaoCascolCeiboCerezaChirimoyaFernan SanchezFruta de PanGuachapeliGuanabanoGuava de VehucoGuayabaJaboncilloLengua de […]

During the second meeting in Bahía de Caráquez this year for coordinating a reforestation effort organized by the CORFAM organization (a provincial-wide reforestation initiative led by the regional government), local environmentalists discuss strategies for organizing events in Bahía de Caráquez as part of a larger civil day of ecological action which will take place on […]