Eco-Ecuador Dry Tropical Forest Revegetation Project
The Dry Tropical Vegetation of Bahia De Caraquez coastal bioregion is both specific and barely extant. The Project began as an effort to stabilize hillsides (which had recently become mudslides) by replanting a combination of indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses. Working with local people as well as international volunteers, the various project managers have each left their mark on the Eco-Ecuador Project. This page is a compilation of who they are and were and a links to their Reports.
August 10, 2004 Hola Chicos, Let me start off by saying that I don’t know how Planet Drum managed for so long without the bamboo watering system that is now in place. The work that used to take all morning can be done in about twenty minutes. The pipes are placed in the ground beside young and newly transplanted trees. The goal is to deliver […]
Volunteer in the Eco-City Fundación Planet Drum P.O. Box 13-02-13 Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí, Ecuador Website: planetdrum.org Information on Planet Drum Foundation and volunteer opportunities inBahía de Caráquez, Ecuador Planet Drum was founded in 1973 by Peter Berg, to provide an effective grassroots approach to ecology that emphasizes sustainability, community self-determination and regional self-reliance. In association with community activists and ecologists, Planet Drum developed the concept of […]
Objectives for Project Research For each Dry Tropical Forest species know the following: Dry Tropical Species
July 23, 2004 We finished another site with the bamboo pipes and the last two are near completion. We also transplanted another forty plants. We have been collecting our plastic bottles (which we use as containers for plants) from the beach. We went on the ridge walk from La Cruz to Leonidas Plaza yesterday. Astounding! We all enjoyed it immensely. With Marcelo as our guide, I was […]
July 22, 2004 The week has been extremely full and lively thus far. In regard to finding new sites: I will connect Miguel this weekend. He seems like a good lead and I’m excited at the prospect of planting in the El Torro basin. Perhaps our presence there will encourage Pedro and his brothers to commit as well. We have the ridge walk from La […]
July 17, 2004 We have progressed tremendously with the implementation of the bamboo watering system, which involves several steps: collecting bamboo, getting it cut, de-corking the pipes, painting them and finally placing them in the ground. The entire project has cost us nearly nothing to implement ($6). We collect the scrap bamboo from local construction sites and them transport it to the lumber yard. There […]
Letter May 29, 2004 Hey Peter,I’m feeling much better! Here is the week in review for May 24th thru the 29th. Monday we started the barbed wire fencing at Jorge Lomas Canal. We accomplished an amazing amount in one day, thanks to the help of two very enthusiastic sojourners from the USA. Wes and Zan had been staying in Bahía since the previous Thursday. (I had met them […]
May 11, 2004 Hey Peter, The fencing project is giving me a pain in my stomach. We bought some barbed wire and tried, unsuccessfully, to put together a prototype this afternoon. I have some doubts about the use of barbed wire in areas where there are children (Jorge Lomas Canal and Hill). Also it seems the soil is just too unstable to place the wood stakes in the ground at […]
Monday April 26, 2004 The three of us cleared trails at the Universidad Catolica site. The unexpected rain over this past weekend initiated a green growth spurt and the undesirable vegetation has been running wild amongst our transplants. The thorough work we had done previously at the site paid off. We were able to maneuver through the site much easier than previously (if you remember last time it took […]
News April 17, 2004 Sorry for the delay, we had some electricity problems yesterday in Bahia. Just to clarify, do you think we should continue to plant the dry-tolerant species and transfer the others into larger sacks? Is it possible to get burlap sacks rather than plastic bags…they are biodegradable and more organic than plastic? Attached is a detailed report of our activies for this past week. It […]