tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64540571534350497622024-02-06T19:46:15.871-08:00Study Abroad in BelizeInstructors: Dr. Henry Alegria and Dr. Barnali Dixon
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This course is designed to provide students with an intensive hands-on experience in a tropical setting. It is designed to allow students to practice many of the field methods that a practicing environmental scientist must master. Simultaneously, students will learn about environmental protection practices in Belize.</p>Study Aboard in Belizehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578047367121328222noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-59461072494280060302013-05-21T16:09:00.002-07:002013-05-21T16:09:25.607-07:00We're on "Island Time," Mon!<br />
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We arrived in Caye Caulker yesterday and it could not be any
more different than where we were residing for the last week. Instead of being
4 hours away from civilization we are right in the heart of tourist country. <span style="clear: left; color: black; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Even though the island of Caye Caulker is a hit tourist destination, I still
feel very much so apart of a different lifestyle. I have never been to the Keys
before, but a lot of people were comparing the island to that. I assume any
island comes with its’ usual daily montage of “Live slowly” and that’s
completely fine by me! I feel as if I belong on an island. One of the ship
captains who took us out today kept calling me a mermaid because he said I swam
so well. It’s interesting because I have always had this affinity towards the
ocean and I moved to Florida to embrace that…however, Caye Caulker’s pristine
waters are far beyond anything I anticipated seeing. </span>The water is so crystal
clear and just the perfect temperature. Our class went out snorkeling today and
the marine biologists who were aiding us for the day showed us techniques to
quickly estimate sizes of fishes and corals. After we brushed up on our
measurements we took out to the water to run the transect line and try and
identify as many juvenile fish and corals as we could. We were able to identify
Brain Coral, Fire Coral, Fan Coral, Staghorn Coral, and Lettuce Coral; as well
as identifying several kinds of juvenile Tang fish, a Barracuda, Butterfly
fish, Green Moray Eel and several Damsel fish. I could not get enough of
snorkeling this morning, however, I had to sit out the afternoon because I wasn’t
feeling well. I can’t wait to check out my underwater videos!<br />
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<b>Day 10: May 10, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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After breakfast at Wish Willy’s everyone headed to the pier
to hop on the boat yet again today. Instead of spending most of our time in the
water we dedicated the day to visiting an island which used to be an old
coconut plantation which was deserted. Now the island houses a building for
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people who work for this association have been studying the mangroves on the
island for years and are working to help restore the damage that was done in
2002 by a strong hurricane. I was completely in awe at how overgrown the coconut
trees had become on the island and learned that coconut trees literally grow
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<b>Day 11: May 11, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Today turned out to be a bit disorganized and slightly
disappointing. I was looking forward to observing the local tour guides and
watching to see how the overlook a group of snorkelers. However, because we
returned our snorkel gear the day before we weren’t able to watch the
snorkelers as well as we’d have liked. We basically had to just look out to see
if the guides were supplying the guests with life vests, making sure too many
weren’t on the boat as well as in the water, and also to make sure they weren’t
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The other portion of the day was supposed to be
centered around food management within the hotels and the fisheries department.
Unfortunately, when my group was out in the water the other group was
inspecting the restaurant and when we switched the restaurant refused to let
our second group return to the hotel as planned. Instead we headed to the
fishing pier, which was also closed. From there we met up with a local
fisherman who was cutting up some live Conch. Ali spoke with us about fishing
regulations and the legalities and how lax the whole system is. We all then
took a bite out of the freshly cut raw Conch and it was surprisingly good.
Lindsay and Mike braved to eat a tendon and although they said it wasn’t too
bad I have pictures of their faces to indicate otherwise. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Day 12: May 12, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Today was Abbey’s birthday and since we didn’t have any
plans until the evening a small group of us decided to relax on the beach for
the afternoon. There was a lot of laughs and some great friends that I met on
this trip and today just made it that much better.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam, Lindsay, Me and Abbey striking our<br />"Sorority" poses</td></tr>
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After dinner at Wish Willy’s our class met up with the Vice
President and office manager in charge of Friends of Swallow Caye. They are a
non-profit organization designed to help out the manatees that reside in the
waters around Swallow Caye. We watched a presentation and asked several
questions about what they do and what they need to improve. It is nice to see
that local schools are contributing by sending students out to help post signs
and spread the word about the friendly manatees.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Day 13: May 13, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Today is our free day and since I didn’t really get a free
day at Las Cuevas I am taking full advantage of mine in Caye Caulker. Lindsay
and I walked down the street and signed up for an all day snorkel trip. We went
to four locations: Hol-Chan Park, Shark Ray Alley, Coral Gardens and a special
bonus location. As we trailed the northern coast of the barrier reef we saw
Nurse sharks, Sea turtles, humungous stingrays, a ton of large adult fish such
as Black Grouper, Snapper, Jacks which would not stop following us, Parrotfish,
a manatee and tons more fish that I don’t think I could finish listing. It was
the day that made my whole vacation.<o:p></o:p></div>
Only Lindsay and I wanted to go out that
day but I was so floored by the beauty of the reef and couldn’t imagine
spending my last day in Belize doing anything other than swimming in the
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<b>Day 14: May 14, 2013</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsay, Me and Abbey (my twin)</td></tr>
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We are finally leaving Belize. It is bittersweet for me. I
know everyone is reaching their breaking points and is missing their families,
friends and civilization, but this trip has opened my eyes. I got to experience
field work which is actually done in the field. I was able to learn from
professionals and hear them say how they make mistakes but if you take your
time and sometimes re-do what you already did then it will be worth it in the
end. All of our hard work paid off in the end. Most of us arrived in Belize as
strangers and I know I made 12 new friends.<br />
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I intend to keep in touch with
everyone I met and maybe some more than others, but these memories will be ones
that I will never forget. I know I said it before but I couldn’t have asked for
a better group of people to go to another country with. I plan to use the
skills I’ve learned, as well as the lessons. I know now that if I needed to
relocate to a country for work, there is something that can be done anywhere.
The people who work these jobs are in this for the passion, that much is clear.
The amount of care and dedication that Boris for instance, puts into his work
is extremely inspirational and I hope someday to dedicate myself that much to
something I love dearly. And who knows, maybe I’ll return to Belize someday. </div>
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Now it’s time for a boat ride, bus ride, and two plane rides before I can use
my cell phone again to tell my family and friends about all of my adventures. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 8: 08 May 2013</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">We had another long bus ride today. Even though
I am really stoked about learning what Caye Caulker has to offer, I am sad to
leave the Chiquibul. I learned so much there about biodiversity, natural
resource management, and I really enjoyed experiencing the ecosystem unlike any
I had ever seen before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">The
marine part of this trip has started off really well! We were able to enjoy a
Bellikin, the Belizean beer, while waiting for our water taxi to the Caye. The
rest of the day was left for getting settled into our hotel, which is better
than I had anticipated btw, and acclimating to the salty sea air!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>AMAZING!! We enjoyed an entire day on, and in,
the water. I’ve been snorkeling in Key West, but this was so much better! We
identified sever species of corals: lettuce coral, brain coral, fire coral, fan
coral, and staghorn coral, to name a few. We also were able to identify sever
species of reef fish: damsel, banded butterfly, blue tang (a.k.a. “Dory” from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Finding Nemo</i>), parrot, a green moray eel
and even a barracuda! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">We also learned the methodology that is used in
the Marine Preserve to make estimates about the fish and coral population on
the reef. First, we made a pass over the transect line set up and identified
all the juvenile fish we could see. The second pass, we identified the adult
fish we were able to see and estimated the size of the adult fish. On the last
pass over, we identified as many corals as we could, making note of a rough
percentage of which ones showed signs of bleaching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today was the day for mangrove and sea grass
ecology. The organization FAMRACC on Caye Caulker manages the littoral forest
preserve on the north end on the split on the Caye. They are in charge of
mangrove restoration through propagation. This is a very time consuming and
resource intensive project and I admire the commitment and dedication of the
leaders and students/ other volunteers that participate in the restoration
project. We were able to use some of what we learned from Boris in the
Chiquibul about calculating species density in a quadrant here. Thanks to
Boris, we all felt like old pro’s by this time. Boris made us re-do our plots
until they were right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today was more policy centered and I have to
admit, I was a bit uninterested. We got on to a small boat with one of the
Preserve rangers. His job includes monitoring the tour boats and snorkelers on
the tours and fishermen to make sure they aren’t destroying the reef or doing
really anything unsafe or illegal. I imagine that this is a ridiculously
difficult job seeing as how the Preserve is something over 100 square miles. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We “sneak up” (lol) on a boat with about
eight snorkelers in the water around the boat. We watch for a bit to make sure
that everyone has a life vest and we all get in the water and check to make
sure the anchor hasn’t damaged the reef below. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After lunch, our group was supposed to enter a
restaurant to make sure they didn’t have any out of season catches. However,
the restaurant that the other group toured in the morning apparently had
something they weren’t supposed to and so they did not allow us to enter the
premises. Instead, we spoke with our guides about how the fishery cooperative
is supposed to work, the difficulties behind prosecuting those who are caught
illegally fishing, and a bit about the Queen Conch industry. The Queen Conch is
listed as an endangered species but has a legal season in which it can be
harvested and sold. When the quota for the season is met, the season closes. We
were able to speak with a couple of gentlemen who happen to be cleaning their
conch catches on the sea wall. They were kind enough to clean one for us and
our group bonded by passing around the raw conch and taking a bite. Mike and I were
even brave enough to eat a tendon from the conch. I found out, only AFTER
having eaten the tendon, it is supposed to be an aphrodisiac. Everyone enjoyed
a good laugh about that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This evening we had a presentation about
Manatee habitat preservation efforts in the area by the Friends of Swallow Caye
non-profit organization. It is made up of Caye Caulker locals that have taken
it into their own hands to go to great lengths to save the sub-species of the
West Indian Manatee. Will Kara and I be lucky enough to see one on our snorkel
trip on our free day?? We can only hope!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today was our free day! Kara and I decided that
we wanted to go snorkeling again. But it wasn’t at all the same as the places
we had gone earlier in the week. We went to four different sites along the
northern part of the reef. We headed out almost all the way to San Pedro,
another and much bigger Caye, and gradually made our way back to Caye Caulker.
We were able to swim with all kinds of different fish. I’m still trying to
figure out which one’s. We also swan with seven different sea turtles. One of
them was missing his front right flipper. He was an older tagged turtle and
looked to be doing just fine. How adaptable! We also swan with tons of rays and
nurse sharks! That was Kara’s favorite part… big smile on her face! We also did
get to swim with one manatee! It was amazing. I have seen them from above the
water in Florida, but never had one swim so close to me I could have reached
out and touched him (of course I didn’t). I borrowed Mike’s underwater camera
and took tons of pictures! Can’t wait to look at them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We all arrived safely back in the States today.
Bitter sweet. I was so glad to see my kiddos again, missed them like CRAZY!!
But I really loved Belize! I learned so much in the past 14 days. The biggest
lesson for me was really about myself. I learned that field work and research
is what I want to do. Even battling the bugs (and there were A LOT of bugs) and
the vines and the water and all the other issues that come along with being out
in the field, I loved every minute of it. Now all I have to do is figure out
what I want to concentrate on…. The more I learn, the less focused I seem to be
in a particular area. I definitely believe that learning more about more is
better than the alternative though!</span></div>
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Day 1:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>01 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In a few hours, I will
be leaving the country for my study abroad course in Belize! This will be my
first trip out of the country besides my deployment and I am thoroughly looking
forward to the unforgettable experiences over the next two weeks!</div>
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After arrival:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We finally arrived today. Rafael and Alberto
picked us up from the airport in a yellow school bus. We had a four hour bus
ride ahead of us, and what a bus ride it was. The road to Las Cuevas was a
long, long, long, long bus ride. We drive through very rural towns and even
more rural villages. We passed many areas that were burning, either from the
villagers burning garbage or possibly from carelessness. The mountainous
portion of our journey was, in one word… terrifying. We even missed a check
point and were stopped by the Belizean patrol. We finally arrived at Las Cuevas
Research Station about an hour after dark and I was so thankful to be off of
that awful bus. We met the staff, had a presentation by the head biologist,
Boris ****, and went to bed. Tomorrow we begin. </div>
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Day 2: 02 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Angela is the cook
here and has proven to be worthy of immense praise for the home cooked quality,
freshness and authenticity of her meals. I am eager to see what else she has in
store for us. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We began the day with
a short hike on “50 hectare trail.” We learned methods to determine tree
height, tree dbh (diameter at breast height), and light penetration with a
densiometer. We also got to look at a “soil pit” and went through a brief
discussion on a soil profile for a broad-leaf forest. We ended today’s
activities with a really interesting policy oriented discussion about the
practice of one country paying another country to not cut down an area of
forest. What should be the assigned value of a hectare of forest? How does this
value get assigned and by whom? Does the money change hands through
governmental agencies and/or private citizen? What constitutes “sustainable
management” in a protected area? There are no real answers to these questions
right now. The real issue is to learn as much as possible about a particular
issues such as this one, and then make every attempt to affect change. </div>
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Day 3: 03 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I experienced one of
the World Wonders today: the Mayan Ruins at Caracol Archaeological Reserve. I
wish I could describe the power of the site. Such an amazing history and
cultural richness in these stones. Boris, our group leader, led a discussion
about the links between the political, economic, social, and environmental
concerns when attempting to manage a site such as Caracol. </div>
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Day 4: 04 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today was all about
understanding how to evaluate population dynamics of an ecosystem. We did this
through mist netting (the trapping of small birds), Sherman Traps (the trapping
of small mammals) and the setting of camera traps in the hope to identify the
large animal species in an area. The mist netting was my favorite part of the
day. We got up before first light and set up two 2x10 meter nets. We learned
about the reasons behind capturing birds, the limitations to mist netting, what
to look for when examining a bird, and how to release a captured bird. Our
group was able to capture three different bird species: the yellow-billed
tyrannulet; the white-breasted wood wren; and the wood thrush. Something to
look up later: Birds without Borders.</div>
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Day 5: 05 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We went to the
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest today. It was a completely different ecosystem than
the Chiquibul. Apparently, the Caribbean<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6454057153435049762" name="_GoBack"></a> Pine that
dominates the pine forest used to also dominate the coastal areas and has
migrated over time to some of the highest elevations in the country. This makes
the species of tree very important when considering sea level rise.</div>
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look out onto the artificial lake created by the building of the Chalillo Dam
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Day 6: 06 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We caught a mouse in
our trap today! According to Boris, “the probability of catching zero
organisms: HIGH.” But we caught and were able to identify the organism as a
common house mouse. The little guy had a long naked tail, wide naked ears, a
grey-brown coat, and a short snout. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We also visited the
cave at Las Cuevas. Pictures to come later… but it was AWESOME! We looked at a
huge spider, not sure what kind, and a tiny fungus-gnat larvae. The creatures
that have been able to adapt to life without light are just so cool!</div>
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Day 07: 07 May 2013</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>XATE!! I helped a
group of students today that did a project for the trip. They had to calculate
the density of the different species of xate that have a high commercial value
in the floral bouquet market.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The best part of the
day… the beautiful black orchid that was growing on a tree in one of our xate
plots. I think I know what my next tattoo is going to be!</div>
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We snorkel and investigate reefs often, I believe for 3 days
we were immersed in the underwater environment. We swam through reef systems in
the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve in which time we watched the interaction of
exotic fish, a moray eel, a swarm of sting rays, a nurse shark, and of course
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<b>BLOG 3:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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We arrived at Caye Caulker. Day one on the Caye.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The pace of people and the social environment was 100%
difference to our previous location, the chiquibul (chiq). In the chiq we had
fought off bug swarms, hairy spiders, almost demonic howls from the jungle,
cabin fever, bats, and the daily assault of thorns while in in the jungle. Caye
Caulker was much different of social atmosphere, ecology, the people, and the
inception of island freedom. After a week in the confinement of the chiq it was
obvious the students were ready to relax--- So relax we did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-43732246341692495232013-05-20T09:46:00.000-07:002013-05-20T09:46:14.858-07:00<br />
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<b>BLOG 2:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Today I am going to blog events from the chiquibul forest and
into Caye Caulker, Belize.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The last blog I posted I believe I mentioned the river
swimming near the chiquibul. I don’t have a particularly good memory these days
so I will lump the days into a random order and mention a few key points of
interest. In the Chiquibul (Chiq) we celebrated Kara’s birthday via bonfire and
some friendly conversation with the staff at the chiq. They are extremely nice
people there names are Boris, Rafael, pedro, Albert, and Angela. They took good
care of us all and taught us a lot about the jungle environment as well as team
work and ecological identification of multiple species of flowers, bugs, vines,
trees, etc. Albert was very knowledgable on jaguars, Rafael knew a lot about
navigation and plant species. Pedro took us on trails and taught us about local
botany and traditional uses of different plant species. He was born and raised in
the chiq so the knowledge he shared was unfiltered through the westernized
mindset. Our conversations with him and other staff members were most
definitely ethnographic studies. Angela was our cook the whole time we were at
the chiq. She cooked us traditional yukatan and mayan meals, as she was mayan
herself. Lastly there is Boris, the chief biologist on site. He was extremely knwledgable
on every subject of the chiq. That includes scientific, political, financial,
and social aspects of forest management. He also watches the show “Big Bang
Theory”, needless to say he was an interesting leader worthy of mention. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Leaving the chiq was a relief for just about everyone in the
group. I think everyone was feeling the enclosure of the chiq as well as a developing
interest in what new adventure was coming up---Caye Caulker and the carribean. However,
there was obviously some issue with leaving the chiq staff behind. They were an
astounding people that walked at a different pace. We called them the Guardians
of the Chiquibul.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-58921803735365745122013-05-20T09:42:00.000-07:002013-05-20T09:42:16.927-07:00DAY 1-6<br />
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<b>BLOG 1:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Here in Belize it is 5:20 pm, 6MAY2013 and we are done for
the day. Sitting on the porch of the Las Cuevas Forest Research Station. Light
cloud cover, and no electricity.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The time we have spent here thus far has already been an
intense experience between the culture of the people, the homemade food we have
shared, the rivers we swam in, and the Mayan ruins we have explored. The staff here is very polite and informative with all of our
studies and activities and the food they have prepared for us is
genuine/traditional food of the region.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So far we have explored the nearby forest which taught us
how to set transects in the jungle, proper research and data collection
techniques, and most importantly we have worked on our team building skills.
The group was broken into two teams of students who were charged with
particular missions and parameters. The teams would create a strategy and
everyone would carry out their own task for the team. This caused some
disagreements among students, but for the most part students are learning to
excel in not only their scientific tasks but also their critical thinking
skills. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Just yesterday I noticed particular students stepping up to
take charge in a foreign environment. Some students learned to work together
after a disagreement and others simply followed instruction from a random
leader. I noticed the leaders were learning what it’s like to take charge
and not have perfect reactions from your team members. This is a good learning
experience for anyone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another thing we learned yesterday was during our measuring
activity in the Mountain Pine Forest. We had a perfect plan, strategy, and good
momentum but then something happened to our system and it stopped our entire
operation—a swarm of African Killer Bees flew just by our transects. This
caused us to abandon our operations until the bees passed by, however, they did
not go away so we were forced to stop for the day. Boris (our guide and lead biologist
at the Chiquibul forest) explained that we cannot attempt to work near the bees
as they are extremely dangerous. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On our way home we swam in a local river and rode the rapids
for quite a while. I am sure the videos for this are posted. This was an
exhilarating way to end our day, not to mention the wild macaws we came across
on the way to the research station. <o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-74873282804048386142013-05-17T18:48:00.001-07:002013-05-17T18:48:38.325-07:00Boats, beaches, and a birthday
<em>And our adventures continue in Caye Caulker...</em><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today
was a day dedicated to travel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
all packed and waiting outside our cabins just after 7 o’clock and as much as I
didn’t want to leave Las Cuevas I had become comfortable with waking up at four
in the morning so anything after eight just seemed late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate our last delicious breakfast courtesy
of Angie and packed the school bus for our final trip out of the forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remembered my first trip in this school bus
and how terrified I was but now, after getting to know Alberto, I felt
completely safe on this final bus ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I used this time to reflect on my experiences on this trip thus
far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realized that a trip out of the
country or someplace extremely different from your everyday life is essential
to refocus one’s life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so easy to
get caught up in unimportant details, worrying about what everyone thinks you
should do with your life instead of what you want to do with your life and in
the Chiquibul Forest I felt like I was able to catch my breath for the first
time in years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Arriving
at Caye Caulker was a slight culture shock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Suddenly, we had our choice of restaurants, bars, shops, and so many
people to talk to!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t have much
time to really explore, just a few drinks by the beach and a dip in the water
and I was ready for bed.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Our
first real day on Caye Caulker began with breakfast at Wish Willy’s, where we
would be eating three meals a day for the next five days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was anxious to get out on the water and
couldn’t wait to snorkel at the reef.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
found it more difficult to work in the water, it was hard to talk to Ali, the
instructor, and I was being sloshed around and kept knocking into him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was amazed by the biodiversity on the reef
compared to the forest though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw
tons of fish species, coral species, algae, and even a moray eel!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also visited shark and ray alley where we
had the chance to swim with and pet nurse sharks and humongous rays. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today
we headed out to the Marine Reserve Headquarters along with Helen McRae, the
biologist who has been working on this mangrove island for decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a mangrove restoration project
which I found extremely interesting and relevant to the Florida environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Riley encasement method is used to create
a type of mangrove nursery, giving propagules a chance to grow and mature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was surprised at how long it takes
mangroves to grow to a size where they have the ability to be completely stable
on their own, almost ten years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>After
taking some mangrove measurements on the island, we headed offshore to measure
the density of the sea grasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
difficulties I found with this were the disturbance of sand created by our
movement, trying to stay in one place with waves moving all around us, and
trying to collect sea grass samples fully intact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our way back to Caye Caulker we stopped by
a massive Tarpon hang out and Will almost lost his finger to the beasts!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We made it back with all fingers intact though.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
day was more focused on the policy, regulations, and enforcement in Caye
Caulker in relation to the marine environment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seasons are pretty strict in this area and many fish and shellfish have
size, number, and species limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is one of Ali’s jobs to regularly inspect fish markets and restaurants
for any illegal catches but he was explaining that it can be very difficult to
charge these people for actually breaking the rules because it is so resource
intensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the fish market, our group
had the opportunity to see a fisherman filleting his catch of queen conch and
he even let us take a bite of one fresh out of the shell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an unexplainable bonding experience to
eat from the same queen conch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Then we
got out on the boat to observe the activities of the tour guides on their boats
at the reef.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our watch, everyone was
following regulations as to how many people were allowed on the boats and the
proper way to anchor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aldo was telling
us they maintain a regular presence out there and I believe that helps a lot
with efficient regulations.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I feel
our time here in Belize is slowing down; we all kind of have that “go slow”
attitude about us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today was Abbey’s
birthday so we spent much of the first day at the beach, enjoying some live
reggae music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the evening though, we
met in the establishment of Friends of Swallow Caye for a presentation on their
work with the manatees in the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was great to see a local community that is so dedicated to protecting their
natural environment and is mostly run by volunteers.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">13 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This
will be our last full day on Caye Caulker and a free one at that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I opted to spend the time relaxing, going to
the beach with Abbey, and eating a delicious conch kebob lunch just before the
conch season ends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took this time to
reflect on my time at Caye Caulker and although I had a great time, it was more
vacation-like than school-like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also
realized that I was much more comfortable in the forest than I was in the water
where I often felt unproductive and incapable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All in all, I got much more from the experience in the Chiquibul than I
did in Caye Caulker, although, I did get some good souvenirs to bring back to
my family!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">14 May 2013<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It’s
officially time to leave Belize and I’m actually very surprised at my emotions
right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the longest I had
ever been away from my home at any one time and I don’t miss anything, like
nothing at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m actually not even
ready to leave, I feel like I could just continue on to another country from
here but all good things must come to an end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve learned things on this trip about myself and what I am capable of
that will probably change my life forever, so for that I thank Dr. Alegria, Dr.
Dixon, and all of the amazing people that made this possible!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-18231974298049626292013-05-17T12:29:00.000-07:002013-05-17T12:29:18.377-07:00Peace out Belize!May 12 & 13, 2013<br />
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The last couple of days were essentially free days. We did however meet with the Friends of Swallow Caye on the 12th. They gave us a little presentation and answered questions. Their annual operating budget is only $100,000 belizian. So volunteers are always welcome. Unfortunately, we were not able to help them out by putting up some signs as it was too soon of a notice. It would have been nice to have worked with them in the beginning of the marine section of this course as it would have given them ample time to prepare a boat to accommodate for all of us students.<br />
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Overall, I enjoyed the marine section of this trip. However, it could have been more organized. We didn't get to do much hands-on work, but rather it was a lot of explanation and observing. Peace out Belize!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-32025068911207510102013-05-17T11:38:00.002-07:002013-05-17T11:38:47.541-07:00Why that's a nice conch you have thereMay 11, 2013<br />
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So today we did some shadowing. We learned the routine for checking tourist boats. It was as simple as asking for how many tourists are aboard, how many guides there are, and what type of activities they were up to. Then we followed Ali and Elias around for the restaurant food inspections of any illegal fish. So rather than doing an inspection we ate some live conch.<br />
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Some nice, big and juicy conch</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-12447034476065862272013-05-17T10:02:00.004-07:002013-05-17T10:02:35.031-07:00 "The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction..." -Rachel Carson
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Caye Caulker! We leave Belize tomorrow!!<o:p></o:p></div>
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"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the
wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have
for destruction.” I used this quote from
Rachel Carson as my final quote for the trip because it sums up why I am here.
In learning more about the two ecosystems, the jungle and the marine ecosystem,
I was able to focus on whats important to me: Conserving and preserving our
world. Being able to have the opportunity to learn about these places that
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<!--EndFragment-->Abby Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773647901999883119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-35610112796033064992013-05-17T09:42:00.002-07:002013-05-17T09:42:46.544-07:00“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing isgoing to get better. Its not.”-Dr. Seuss
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area. Apparently Belize is the largest concentration of the Antillean Manatee
in the Caribbean. This group does manatee research, community outreach,
management, surveillance, and enforcement. And because they are a non profit
organization, they run into many of the same issues as most conservation
groups. And that problem is money. Obviously boats, fuel, supplies etc cost a
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Day 11 “Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less
remote from truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong”-
Thomas Jefferson<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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Today is more
policy concentrated. We split into two groups. My group headed out on the boat
with a guy from the fisheries department. We basically were told to be tourists
on a snorkel tour. They took us back to shark and ray alley where there were
other tour boats already snorkeling. We tagged along with those groups to make
sure they didn’t anchor on the coral, that people weren’t touching the animals
and coral and the flippers weren’t kicking the reef. Also, we were supposed to
make sure there was one guide on each boat for every eight tourists. The boats
we were following seemed to be doing everything right. So, we tagged along and
saw some more amazing stingrays in the wild. Does that ever get old? Normally,
I would say no…but since we had no snorkel gear and it was a windy day with a
nasty current, there’s only so long we could keep up. I imagine we looked
ridiculous. As in, what “tourist” group goes to ray and shark alley without a
mask, snorkel and fins. Haha. <o:p></o:p></div>
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After that, we went to the restaurant portion of the policy
enforcement. I am sure that I agree with everyone else where I found this more
than a little bit disturbing. Overall, I don’t really believe what we were
told. Yes, I am sure there are policies there as guidelines. But it sounds as
if those policies are little more than suggestions in Caye Caulker. The fines
for having illegal fish are a joke and the health code issues wouldn’t last one
minute in the US. Yes, I know we are not in the US. It just seemed like on such
a small island where everyone knows everyone else, it is ok to look the other
way when something shady is happening. I was really glad to have that end when
it did…or I may never have eaten again</div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Abby Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773647901999883119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-15701174239571292692013-05-17T08:49:00.001-07:002013-05-17T08:49:29.239-07:00"You can't live your whole life behind books about the sea, you must go out and see the sea in all its beauty...."
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Another day on
the ocean! Today we went to the Forest and Marine Headquarters on a mangrove
island. Mrs. McRae, a biologist heading
the restoration project, came along for the ride. She was awesome! She was down
to earth real and passionate-exactly what the environmental movement needs more
of. She showed us around the island and how they go about replanting the
mangroves. She used a term called the encasement method. Basically, they were
just taking a mangrove seed and placing it in part of a PCV pipe for protection
and planting it where it was needed. I had no idea that it took over ten years
for one of these mangroves to
mature. Well that really puts into
perspective how important this is…one big storm could come through and wipe
them all out in a matter of seconds. And to start over planting and waiting
another decade hoping another storm doesn’t come in that time is just
horrible!! She was a cool lady that I learned a lot from.<o:p></o:p></div>
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on to sea grass. We did a transect in waist deep water and had to count each
bulb of the two different kinds of sea grass. The two types are turtle and
manatee grass. We only did a small portion of counting but I can only imagine
how frustrating it would be to have the job of how much sea grass is on the
ocean floor, the percentage it covers and if its been snacked on or not!! As
you can imagine, things don’t really hold still under water. <o:p></o:p></div>
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the afternoon, the group set out in hopes of catching lobsters on our transects
for measuring and determining he sex of them. Though the lobster count was
really successful, free diving and snorkeling is never a bad time. And on the
way back we got to see a huge group of tarpon that fishermen in FL go nuts
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<!--EndFragment-->Abby Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05773647901999883119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-87646028180321940002013-05-17T08:04:00.004-07:002013-05-17T08:04:47.145-07:00 "I need the sea because it teaches me" –Pablo Neruda
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Day 9: "I need the sea because it teaches me" –Pablo Neruda<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s a beautiful
morning here in Caye Caulker, Belize. We
got an early start after breakfast and headed out on the boat to do some more
transects!! Transects are something that we didn’t leave behind in the Chiquibul.
However doing them underwater proved to be a little different. We did a bit of
snorkeling to get acquainted with the different fish and corals. A lot of them were recognizable from Florida
but there were definitely some new ones as well. We saw rays, eels, fish, coral…etc.
There was so much to look at that it was hard to listen! <o:p></o:p></div>
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went to shark and ray alley. That was super cool. There were tons of rays and
nurse sharks there that were feeding. We were able to pet the rays and gets
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And then from
there we went to another part of the ocean to do transects and collect conch
shells. We were able to free dive for the conchs and brought them back to the
boat. After all the live conchs were collected from two transects we began to
measure them. We measured their length and then used a caliper to measure lip
thickness to determine if they were mature or not. After the data was
collected, they were thrown back over into the water. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Day 8: In the new, Out with the old<o:p></o:p></div>
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Travel day!!
After breakfast and some more pictures we loaded that old, yellow school bus
for the last time! A couple hours out of
the forest and into Belize City to the water taxi station to head to our new
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Day 7: “If you’ve seen one redwood, you’ve seen them all.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last full day here
at Las Cuervas to spend the day on our projects and blogging and tying up loose
ends. I intend to spend the morning making sure all the ticks, mosquitos,
spiders, etc that have grown so fond of me and my clothing are removed from my
bag and left behind in their forest home.
Those aren’t the kind of souvenirs that I am into. <o:p></o:p></div>
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First thing, our
group went out to do mist netting. We watched Boris do the first one and then
we set up the second one. Then it was time to wait to catch some poor,
unsuspecting birds. First round: nothing. Second round: nothing. Third round:
nothing. I think the birds were on to what we were up to. And even Boris wasn’t
able to plant a bird in our net this time!! However, while we were waiting we
got to watch a family of howler monkeys having breakfast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After breakfast,
Alex, Michelle , Mr. Mesh (that’s Mr. Machete to you) and I headed back out into the woods for the last
time to look at some more fun trees!! I was so impressed with his knowledge of
the trees in the rainforest. I mean, Boris knew all the correct names of the
trees but Machete knew them by their common simply by growing up there. He was
able to look at the bark and tell us right away which tree that it was. And a
couple times, he blew me away by cutting off a bit of bark with his machete and
smelling it and then correctly identifying it that way. I have definitely never
seen someone identify a tree by smell before!!
There were less trees in this plot (lower elevation) and I have to
admit, I was glad. After two days of measuring and identifying a zillion
different trees I was as close to understanding what Ronald Reagan meant when
he said, “If you’ve seen one Redwood, you’ve seem ‘em all.” Just kidding!!!!!
So, as the afternoon came to an end, so did our incredible experience in the
Chiquibul forest. We ended the day with another amazing dinner from Angie and a
presentation from Boris. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p>so i clearly have not figured out how to rotate pictures on the blog</o:p></div>
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Today we woke up
with the sun again…this is becoming an unwelcome habit for me. And we were off
to check our Sherman traps for the last time.
Lo and behold, we had caught something .
Seemed rather suspicious that the animal we caught happened to be right
after we watched Boris walk quickly into the woods alone, and it happened to be
on the first trap near the trail, and it happened to be the common house
mouse. For the love of learning, I firmly
believe Boris planted that poor animal there so that we could learn how to
study it and release it properly.
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After breakfast,
we headed in to the Chiquibul cave system. This is something I think all of us
were pretty excited about. Approaching the cave was really cool and we got a
glimpse of our first bat rather quickly. Boris told us a bit about the cave
systems in Belize and told us that the water we use at Las Cuervas Research
Center comes from that very cave. That totally made me understand a little
better about why those were some of the coldest showers in all the land. The
inside of the caves were really cool and included some creepy, dark, tight,
spots that we crawled through. I was
amazed to see that things were able to live back in there. Creepy crawlies and
fungus that looked like silk were throughout the caves. One thing that I found disappointing was that
some people had entered these ancient caves and wrote their names and dates on
the rocks. I mean, who goes into an ancient Mayan cave deep in the forest in
Belize and thinks it would be neat to deface the cave?!!? <o:p></o:p></div>
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After the caves,
we had the rest of the day free. And by “we” I mean everyone who wasn’t doing a
project. So, Alex, Michelle, Boris and I went right back out to name and climb
some trees. Oh and to measure density of course. And guess who found us?? Yes
that’s right, our new found friends, the African bees.</div>
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So today we made a trip out to the Mangrove island. We had to whip out the long sleeves to fend off the mosquitoes. It was quite interesting to see that the propagules placed in the PVC pipes have a higher survival rate than that of the natural propagules. Mrs. McRae stated that the survival rate was about 25-30% against natures 0-5%. One thing I would be interested in seeing is the different type of PVC pipes that can be used. Rather than using one small slit, possibly more holes could be added or more slits. After walking through the island with Mrs. McRae we went off to our activities. We went over seagrass transects. After the mangrove island we broke for lunch and then went lobster hunting. It was quite difficult as they were very stubborn and didn't want to come out. So I just stood back and floated around. Whoop-dee-doo. Here's another mental picture:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-60948798378909760332013-05-16T15:44:00.001-07:002013-05-16T15:44:31.417-07:00Approve, Boris would notMay 9, 2013<br />
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It's our first day out on the water. It wasn't a pretty site as a few people got a bit queasy. Other than that the water was crystal clear, the corals were kickin', and the fish were beautiful. We somewhat went over transects today. Boris would not approve of the organization of this portion of the class. Some of the class snorkeled to identify the corals and the little fishies, while the other half transected. It wasn't exactly hands on, nor was it labor intensive. On the bright side, we got to swim with the rays and nurse sharks. I had no camera as I didn't want to risk it getting wet. Once again I had to resort to mental pictures. Here's what I can recall<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-30811006977238144452013-05-16T15:25:00.001-07:002013-05-16T15:25:44.653-07:00I'll have one or three, thanksMay 8, 2013<br />
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We departed Las Cuevas today and the bus ride seemed shorter on the way back compared to driving there the first day. It was a quiet bus ride as everyone was tired wiped out from the Chiquibul forest. We reached the port authority and said our final goodbyes to Boris and Alberto. Boris seemed kind of relieved to have gotten rid of us. As most of us were craving a cold brew, we all bought one or two... or three at the port. It was quite refreshing. Everyone seemed revamped and ready to go. As our ferry took us to Caye Caulker, the water just got bluer and clearer. It was too good to be true. We finally reached our destination. It wasn't too good to be true, it was a reality. I was 'stoked'! This had trouble written all over it. I didn't want to do anything. Luckily we didn't have to do anything the rest of the day, but to get settled in and roam the town. We were back to transecting first thing in the morning.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-48450051805179275572013-05-16T14:44:00.001-07:002013-05-16T14:49:06.148-07:00I've turned into a big soft tortilla May 7, 2013<br />
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It's our last day in the Chiquibul. It just so happens to be a free day as well. We originally wanted to take a 7.5km hike down the Monkey Tail trail, but Boris figured we'd probably get ourselves killed along the way even under the supervision of one of the jungle bred guides. Therefore it was a no go. Rather we decided to explore the trails around Las Cuevas. My initial thoughts were, "Pfftttt this was going to be a cinch!", "We know these trails like the back of our hand", "How bad can it be?!" Once again, I set myself up. The hike up the trail was two to three times as hard as the bird tower! What did I just get myself into?! I haven't done cardio workouts in long time and boy were my legs paying for it. There were hills upon hills. I was about to just give up, fall back and hoped that I would just roll my way back down to Las Cuevas. However, I couldn't because then I'd probably get pricked by one of those prickly trees, which would then leave me severely numb for a good while. That wouldn't be fun. Fortunately, we made it to the top and it was all down hill from there.<br />
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The time spent in the Chiquibul has been a lifetime experience. Nothing can replace what I have learned from the people here at Las Cuevas. Just one of the many people that I admire at Las Cuevas, is Alberto. He has truly left an impression on me. He doesn't drink, smoke, or has never done drugs and he works hard for his family. It hits home, because it reminds me of why my parents, aunts and uncles escaped to the US, to work for their families and future generations. These people that we've come to know and love are amazing. Las Cuevas truly became a home for many of us. This trip has shown us that we as humans do not need much to carry on a normal life, just the simple things. Everyone from Boris, Raphael, Angie, Pedro, Alberto and the rest of the Las Cuevas staff will indeed be missed. Boo hoo, I'm like a big soft tortilla. Especially after all the tortillas I've eaten, oh well. Till next time..!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-35755517713541282242013-05-16T13:50:00.000-07:002013-05-16T13:53:20.614-07:00I enjoyed Bat poopMay 6, 2013<br />
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My camera's battery is charged, I'm charged, and I had some tortillas. I'm ready for the Mayan caves. I have visited cave systems before, but the Chiquibul cave system is raw and barely untouched. Other caves I've been to have decorative colored lights that give the formations an artificial color, walls are drawn on, and pieces of the formations have been broken off. The Chiquibul cave floors were muddy, slippery and covered in bat feces. I enjoyed it. I could have stayed for hours just taking time lapse pictures. Myself and the camera got pretty dirty. Makes it seem like I'm a hardcore photographer who will go to all lengths to capture the best picture. Who am I kidding?<br />
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There's no light in the cave besides our headlamps, so I had to resort to time lapse photography. Which so happens to be one of my favorite types of shooting. I just wish I had more time in the cave. Oh well, I did what I could.<br />
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We had a free half day when we got back. So we decided to take a hike around the Maya trail hoping to get lost somewhere. Unfortunately, we didn't. But here's a nice little picture of a Xaté leaf.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-34430896789493423502013-05-16T13:14:00.000-07:002013-05-16T18:36:09.165-07:00All about the Beesiness<br />
May 5, 2013<br />
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The day started out pretty depressing for me as the battery for my camera died before we moved out for the pine ridge forest. I felt like a chef without pots and pans, Batman without his utility belt, a teenager without their phone, I was depleted. To make matters worse it was dry and somewhat depressing compared to what we've been accustomed to in the Chiquibul. The Chiquibul canopy hovered over us with its overwhelming assortment of green leaves shielding the beaming UV rays of the sun. All while a single tree of the pine ridge could barely cover a sliver of grass. The objective of the day was to run a linear transect 300m with a point at every 10m. Then we would look for the closest pine tree in each NE, NW, SE, and SW section of each point. Things that were measured were dBh, height (using the laser) and distance from transect point to closest tree. We got into a rhythm from the get go. After about 11 transect points Boris cut it short as the other group ran into some african bees. Overall we were all about business, not too much bickering, just BEEsiness.<br />
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Mr. Mesh and Angie kindly came to meet us at the pine ridge forest with some Belizian fried rice and guava juice! That definitely helped out with the scorching sun and dry atmosphere. Soon after Boris took us over to an area that over looks the Macal river. This is where my depression kicked in as I didn't have my camera. The landscape was just amazing. Will tried to talk some sense into me by saying, "it's all about the mental pictures, man. It's all about the mental pictures". I wasn't having it. I wanted to capture it all dammit! Here's my "mental picture".<br />
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The depression doesn't end there. We stopped by the bridge where it met the Macal River. As we got off there were colorful butterflies everywhere. Butterflies for days! I wanted to get a close up pic of every one of them! Life really knows how to kick a man when he's down. Eventually I came to terms with my situation and just decided to go hop around on the river rocks. It was refreshing. I've never experienced anything like it. Soon enough, we all heard a splash into the water. It was Alberto, the friendly/crazy bus driver. His thoughts were "once one goes in, the rest of them follow". He was damn right. We all followed suit, jumped in and embraced mother nature's freshwater. It was refreshing after the rough day we had. Especially a whole day without my camera. As I was in the water, not once did I think about my camera and trying to capture every moment. This was one mental picture I could take. I mean if I had my camera, my clumsy ass probably would have slipped in along with it.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454057153435049762.post-21892383652121476132013-05-16T11:55:00.003-07:002013-05-16T13:54:09.301-07:00No man left behindMay 4, 2013<br />
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So today our groups split up. One group went mist netting and the other went up to the bird tower. Our group was assigned the bird tower that morning. Great, awesome this should be a nice and easy hike to get the morning started. WRONGGGG! Boy was I in for a rude awakening. I didn't have too much trouble, but I did see that Dr. Alegria was having a bit of trouble getting up the hill so uhhh.. I *ahem* decided to stay by his side so that he wouldn't be attacked by any xaté chopping Guatemalans. However, as the honorable man that he was, he told me to go on ahead as he held down the rear. Pedro, our guide for that morning, just trekked his way up that hill like Rocky Balboa did at the Philly art museum. Although, it was a rough way up we were rewarded with breakfast and of course, you guessed it, Angie's... warm tortillas were waiting all wrapped up in kitchen cloths. Abbey W. soon introduced me to smothering the tortillas with PB & J. I think I'm on my way to developing diabetes at a young age now, thanks Abbey.<br />
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Speaking of PB & J, after breakfast we went out and put our transecting skills or lack thereof to use by plotting a 40 x 100m grid. It wasn't pretty, but we got the job done as the day went on. We set out sherman traps at every 10m. These traps were used to monitor for the type of small mammals that were in the area. As bait we placed globs of peanut butter on the inside of the traps.<br />
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Michelle graciously climbing the ladder up the bird tower.</div>
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Team work at its best.</div>
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