By Luiz and the Iracambi Foresters | The Ecorestoration Team
Dear [first name]
We hope you are doing well? Here, to make you smile, is this week's installment of the Adventures of the Iracambi Tree Planters.
And there wouldn´t be any adventures if it weren´t for the support of wonderful donors like you. So thank you, thank you!
So today we want to give a shoutout to our four footed friends, who come to the rescue when we need help with transportation. Local kids prefer motorbikes to horses, but when push comes to shove, four feet are better than two wheels, right?
We´ve been having some crazy weather this end – short sharp rains (which lead to flooding) wind gusts, high humidity and burning hot sun. (Old timers say that when the sun is burning hot it’s going to rain – and they’re usually right!)
All the more reason for keeping up with the planting – particularly on the steep slopes under brachiaria grass which is great pasture for cattle but has such a dense root mat that the rain washes off, chokes the rivers and damages the bridges. Check out the picture. We’ve heard of water under the bridge – how about this for water over the bridge?
But, mud and rain apart, there’s lots of good news this week. One of our partners is challenging us to do trial planting on 35 hectares – using different techniques: direct planting, natural regeneration, enrichment planting (in areas that are already regenerating) and agroforestry planting (mixing tree and food species.) We've already got a lot of experience in each of these, but it will be super helpful to collect some solid data on the different techniques.
We’re also part of a great group of practitioners and finance people looking into the best ways of blended financing for ecorestoration, as well as networking. It's always encouraging to touch base and trade tips with others facing the same challenges.
And there’s an increasing demand from local farmers for our help with reforesting their land.
Exciting times down in the rainforest, and thank you for making this all possible!
Stay tuned for the next adventure, and please look after yourself!
with love from the Iracambi Foresters
By Luiz and the foresters and the rest of the team | Foresters, educators, data geeks & storytellers
By Luiz and the Iracambi Foresters | Tree Planters Extraordinary
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