We drove from DVCA to the Malua base camp, our "home" for the next 7 days. The Malua camp is in the secondary forest, which has been logged at least once, many areas twice. There are about 20 people at the camp - our Earthwatch group, several graduate students, several research assistants, and a support staff. The researchers are studying the biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, capacity for regeneration and requirements for restoration in forests that have been degraded by logging.
Dipterocarps seedling nursery
Bees love sweaty clothes!
The first night, there was a HUGE rainstorm - the rain came straight down for several hours. Awesome.
(This is not a photo of the rainstorm - it's just mist.)
(This is not a photo of the rainstorm - it's just mist.)
We found the real purpose the British invented Land Rovers -
they're for transporting 10 people (in the back) over mountainous terrain on gravel roads.
they're for transporting 10 people (in the back) over mountainous terrain on gravel roads.
The dorm
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