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Peter Berg’s tribute to Raymond F. Dasmann who died in Santa Cruz, California on November 5, 2002. Written in Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Besides his prodigious accomplishments in the fields of conservation and ecology, Ray Dasmann was an inspiring guide for learning how and what to observe. During the gifted times when I walked in […]
Read MoreCall to Action: Help Stop The Greenwashing Of The Winter Olympics! Make The 2002 Games In Salt Lake City Ecologically Sustainable! The 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah represent a precedent-making opportunity to transform one of the most popular sports events on the planet into a model of environmental sensitivity and sustainability. Many of […]
Read MoreSimon WinchPlanet Drum Volunteer Tuesday, November 26, 2002 Things are going well here, and I am loving it in Bahia. At the moment I am working with two short-term volunteers, Justine and Maggie, but they leave for Quito in a few hours These two volunteers, a work party of Maria Auxiliadora residents (Elba, Benito and […]
Read MoreDecember 10, 2002 With election fever over, calm has once more descended upon Bahia de Caraquez. The Planet Drum house too has descended into relative tranquility, with only two volunteers living in the space previously occupied by seven. Work on community liaison has surpassed expectations with residents of Maria Auxiliadora, the community worst hit by […]
Read MoreSara Gomez and Matt, Planet Drum Volunteers, Thursday, October 17, 2002 Matt and I arrived in Bahia over the weekend, and have been settling in for the past few days. We have been working on the middle room of the apartment (the one with the new floor), since that’s where we have been sleeping. Matt […]
Read MoreMonday, December 9, 2002 Here’s an update on the park project and Maria Auxiliadora since that is what I have been working on. We have been speaking with Patricio from the Department of Tourism at the Municipio to develop the project. He is helping us develop a powerpoint presentation so we can present the project […]
Read MoreWednesday, December 4, 2002 Leslie did not show up yet. I do not think that a lot has been done recently with Fanca. Compost production should be continuing as before, but the worms are not there yet. Jeff went to Porto Viejo before leaving to ask about worms, and they told him they would be […]
Read MoreTuesday, December 3, 2002 Current volunteers are just Sara and me. Justine and Maggie left last week, and Alexis hasn’t turned up yet. We are enjoying a lot of help from other people in the community, though – Genesis school volunteers, various friends of Cheo, and other gringos. An American living in Canoa last night […]
Read MoreWednesday, November 27, 2002 Maria Auxiliadora: Today we collected the sign for the bottom of the Maria Auxiliadora hill and brought it to the PD house for painting. I’ve also paid Phil Collins to get the t-shirts for the guides. We’ll try to sell the excess t-shirts to tourists and local tour companies. Any “profit” […]
Read MoreTuesday, November 26, 2002 Things are going well here, and I am loving it in Bahia. At the moment I am working with two short-term volunteers, Justine and Maggie, but they leave for Quito in a few hours. These two volunteers, a work party of Maria Auxiliadora residents (Elba, Benito and co.) and I installed […]
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