AJL boundary lines continue to be defined with a permanent line of giant bamboo
Yesterday, with the help of a couple of British volunteers and a local native, we continued to plant the boundaries of our reserve with a giant bamboo every 10 meters. The goal of this project is to clearly establish and permanently define our protected area boundaries to help prevent timber theft, illegal hunting and trespass. We now have about 80% of the property boundary completely planted! It is a lot of hard work, especially way back towards the upper end of the property where the terrain is very steep and slippery. The bamboo are being propagated from our own plants down on the farm (see photo above; double click on the photo if you wish to see a larger version), established in our nursery, then packed up to where they are planted. Tom
July 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Congrats Tom on your 501(c)(3) status. If anyone deserves it, it’s the Arajuno Foundation. You’re doing everything right to strengthen local pride, involving your visitors in meaningful projects that improve community health and livelihood. You are definitely on top of the conservation front. Your “great wall of bamboo” is very innovative! And, collaboration with the Peace Corps, well that’s a natural for you! Sustainable ecotourism to a T.