Short-term Projects
Our primary reforestation project this year
Help us to reforest the Amazon! Our main project for the tropical rainy season this year, spanning November 2007 to April 2008, is to plant at least 500 soil-impoving trees at our reforestation center in La Joya, Tambopata, Perú. To reach this goal we estimate we will need as little as $1500! That would mean just fifteen people donating $100 dollars each. This modest sum goes directly to the purchase of the seedlings and to fair wages for local and native workers. If we receive $3000 in donations we will be able to reforest as many as 1000 trees, including both soil-improving species and slow-growing endangered jungle hardwoods. Click here to find out more about making a donation.
Reforestation in Baltimori
In addition to our push to reforest the cleared pastures at La Joya, in keeping with the experimentation phase of our EER program we have begun testing different kinds of reforestation in Baltimori. It is our hope to plant 100-200 trees this rainy season in different settings at our center: along abandoned lumber paths in primary forest (silviculture), in cleared “orchards” (plantation-style), and on paths through dense secondary forest (Peruvian reforestation). To reach this goal, we will need roughly $700, including labor costs for local workers. For more information, please read on about our EER program, or click here to make a donation.
Habitat Conservation for Endangered Species in Baltimori
In early 2007 we were greatly excited to discover a nest of the endangered Harpy Eagle (the Amazon’s and the world’s largest eagle) on our land in Baltimori. More recently, visiting members of the Camino Verde board of directors were treated to a rare, close-up sighting of the young eagle most recently born in the nest, now near adult size and quite obviously unafraid of the rare human observation. Though the jungle is untouched at the site of the nest, adjacent lands have been subject to unmitigated lumber activities. Our intention is to solicit the Peruvian government for protection of these areas as a private reserve, in keeping with what is known about the Harpy Eagle’s extensive habitat needs. In the process, we may double or even triple the size of our protected lands in Baltimori. Your support for this time-consuming bureaucratic process is vital and directly contributes to the security of one of the Amazon’s key endangered species. Click here to make a donation.
Construction at the Wilderness Center at Baltimori
It is our hope to complete construction of our rustic but comfortable lodgings at the Baltimori center on the famously biodiverse Tambopata River by the end of 2007. Thanks to the generosity of our donors who have raised 5000 dollars for this project, we are pleased to annouce that the construction is finally almost finished! As part of our commitment to true sustainability, for each of the trees used in the construction of the two buildings at the center we will be planting fifty trees of the same species in the secondary growth forest areas not far from the lodges themselves. We gratefully appreciate your continuing support for this project, especially now that we turn our attention to the most important part: the planting of the trees. Click here to find out more about making a donation.
