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Field Report #13Clay Plager-Unger
Field Projects Manager
Planet Drum Foundation
Report: September 1-12, 2008 Note: Click on photos for larger picture        Summary: I return to Bahia from a reverse culture-shock laden vacation to the United States. While I was gone, Jaime held down thefort and was fortunate enough to receive a heavy rain thus saving him from having to water (alone). Despite the lack of volunteer forces, Jaime and I persevere. The rain while I was gone appears to have been a fluke and we are required to resume watering, though a change to cooler climate has made this task somewhat less pressing. Additionally we begin planning new revegetation sites that will beplanted when the rainy season starts. Several seed beds that were planted in the greenhouse before I left have germinated and the baby trees need to be transplanted. And we even manage to squeeze in some seed collection.The weather is distinctly different upon my return. There has been a very noticeable shift to what is considered typical dry season weather. It is cooler, cloudier, and breezier.Sometimes there is an occasional drizzle, but rarely a downpour. The sun tends to only peak through the clouds from time to time and is hardly the intense equatorial sun that is characteristic of the rainy season. This is good for the plants, they can maintain without being completely dried up by the scorching sun. This period of milder weather is what allows plants in this region to survive the 8-9month long dry season.On the first day back to work Jaime and I take a walk up to the San Roque neighborhood in Bahia to talk to a local resident about the possibility of a revegetation project there. She had come to us to ask about tree planting last year. She was happy to show us around and pointed out various locations on the hillside where it would be strategic to plant trees. There is alsothe possibility of beginning compost collection so that local residents can produce fertilizer for the trees and use in their own gardens.From there Jaime and I head to the lower section of Bellavista in Bahia where we are exploring the possibility of another new site. There are some good options and a nearby municipal water tank. We also met with Vladir of Genesis Net and Elementary School aboutthe option of planting trees across the street from his school. Afterwards I return home to catch up on some emailing and to do some tidying up around the house.
Exploring the grounds behind the Sathya Sai school with the custodian. | On Tuesday we take the bus to Saiananda and meet with the owner, Alfredo Harmsen. Saiananda is a like a funky zoo with a variety of caged animals and Alfredo runs avery progressive elementary school, Sathya Sai nearby. We discuss the possibility of planting a revegetation site somewhere near the school. Alfredo is excited to get the school kids involved, but there are some pretty major hurdles that will have to be straightened out before we can move forward, including the issue of water, since the school is already pushing the limits of their supplies.  |A Seca tree breaks through the surface of the seedbed. | After meeting with Alfredo we walk to the greenhouse and do some weeding and cleanup.  |

Clay watering the seedbeds in the greenhouse. | Wednesday we're back at the greenhouse. I cut a slew of 3-liter bottles and Jaime does more clean up and fixing up.  |
On Thursday we water the Tamarindos site and then walk over to the Jorge Lomas...