If you are reading this maybe you have set your sight on joining an Earthwatch project, make note in the rain forest it rains a LOT! We have been here a couple of days. Arriving fresh faced and eager to take on the challenge. Each morning we dress with our carefully selected gear. We bring …
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Day 7 – Saying Goodbye
Today was bittersweet. After finishing up another delish breakfast, we had to say goodbye to our Yanayacu family. Special shout out to Jose for the hospitality, Wilmer for his amazing insect knowledge, and Maria with the rest of the staff for yummy food! And of course, we all had to say goodbye to Spike – …
Day 6: Travels and Morning Hike for Birdwatching
This morning we woke up early to do a hike on part of the Yanayacu property to look for wildlife and birds and check out part of the beautiful terrain. We once again pulled on our big rubber boots for what would most certainly be a muddy hike after a night of rain. The morning …
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Day 5 – The best laid plans..
So here we are on Day 5 out of 9 and knee-deep in our herbivory research. We started the day ready to tackle the remaining 19 out of 30 sets of Piper kelleyi that we needed to collect data on. After two days of this work, we were all pretty hopeful that getting this done …
Day 4 – Adventures in the Lowlands
We woke up to a cloudy morning sky in the highlands of yanayacu. We were prompted to meet a little earlier than usual for breakfast because we planned to head out to the lowlands by 7:30am to meet with our PI, Dr. Lee Dyer. Our facilitators Dani and Santiago arranged a taxi to come pick up half …
Day 3- Variability in Herbivory among Populations of Plants
Today we woke up to a cold morning, but a greatly appreciated warm breakfast from the Yanayacu staff. After breakfast, Dani briefed us on the data that we will collect for the remainder of our Earthwatch fellowship. We piled into a Toyota that looks like it could belong in the movie Jurassic Park to our …
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Day 2
Settling in – July 2, 2019 Our group had an action packed day filled with new experiences, adventures, and learning. The day began with everyone gathering for a hearty Samay Glamping breakfast. All of the Earthwatch participants made it to the meeting point and breakfast talk was full of excited chatter about our full day …
Day 1
First official meeting! Most of us have gathered last night for our first official meeting with Dani and Santiago from the Yanayacu Research Station. We did a round of introductions and then were briefed on plans for the next week. Santiago taught us a little about Ecuador’s geography and encouraged us to see as much …
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Climate Change and Caterpillars in Ecuador 2019 