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Ramon’s Weekly Report #4 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2008 May 21 & 23, 2008 Everyone arrived in the park on Wednesday afternoon, including a Planet Drum volunteer from Japan, who introduced herself as Fuki. I asked Frank for his homework. He turned in the map of the miniature bioregion of his neighborhood. He lives in San […]
Read MoreMay 12-23, 2008 Summary: A good volunteer force and enough rain to keep us from full-time watering allow us to make some real progress on site maintenance and in the greenhouse. On Monday we split into groups. I take some of the volunteers to water the trees at La Cruz and then take a neighborhood tour, […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #3 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2008 May 14 & 16, 2008 We met in the city’s central Manuel Nevarez Park as usual on Wednesday. The objective of this class was for each student to draw their own map from scratch of what they think the Bahía bioregion looks like. I began by asking […]
Read MoreApril 28-May 12, 2008 Note: Click on photos for larger picture Summary: It rains over the weekend! New volunteers are showing up and we get to put off watering for another week. On Monday I spent a final day editing the Bioregionalismo booklet. Jaime went with Sam to the greenhouse and they planted more Pechiche seeds, transplanted more Jaboncillo, […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #2 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2008 May 7, 8, 9, 2008 We met in the park as is customary and with the help of Raisa and Roberto, began to study the newly-revised Bioregionalismo booklets. The first topic was the different characteristics of a bioregion. The students split into groups and I asked them questions about […]
Read MoreRamon’s Weekly Report #1 Bioregionalism EducationSummer Session, 2008 April 30 & May 2, 2008 On Wednesday we began a new year of Bioregional Education in Bahia. The class consists of 15 new students, ages 12-15, accompanied by three graduates of last years advanced Bioregionalismo class, who will be volunteering as class assistants (Raisa, Lissette and Roberto). In […]
Read MoreApril 16-25, 2008 It’s been a relatively quiet couple of weeks. The single volunteer Sara was replaced by Sam. Fortunately the workload hasn’t required more hands. As May approaches our numbers will be bolstered by some new arrivals. On Wednesday the 16th of April the finishing touches on the Astillero site were completed. Each tree has […]
Read MoreMarch 31-April 15, 2008 Hello again. It’s been awhile since I’ve written a report. Starting now, reports will be available on a bi-weekly basis. As always there’s been a lot going on. Every day is a new adventure at Planet Drum Ecuador. The biggest recent change has unquestionably been the weather. By all accounts the rainy season is ending and […]
Read MoreBahia de Caraquez, Ecuador We hosted a dinner billed as a “celebration” for both landowners and representatives of urban communities who have participated in Planet Drum’s 2008 revegetation program. After an hour of meeting each other and waiting for the inevitable late arrivals, Clay as Field Projects Manager explained the purpose of the gathering, described […]
Read MoreMarch 31-April 4, 2008 Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador Monday, March 31, 2008 This morning Jill, Jaime and I set out for one of the El Toro sites. They are along a river basin that slopes steeply down from the hills. In relation to other sites, they are located just before Bosque Encantado in the Fanca […]
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