Yesterday, we started out playing in the mud, and we ended up seeing some traditional Palauan singing and dancing at the Night Market. First, playing in the mud: we worked with some folks from Ngiwal state and the Ebiil Society to plant trees and lemongrass to stem erosion near their new state office building. In the wake of the construction of this building, the river downhill had become noticeably impacted by sediments after heavy rains, so it seemed like a great opportunity to try to lend a hand. SUNY-ESF is a forestry school, after all, so the least we can do is participate in a tiny bit of re-forestation while we're here!
Next, we headed down to Koror (our first time there this trip!) to check out the aquarium at PICRC. We got super-lucky and happened to be around when the aquarist was feeding some of the animals, including two Nautili and a black-tipped reef shark. We also got to see the sailing vessel or voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu.
The next day, we spent most of our time at the waterfall in Ngardmau, learning about different stream environments. If you click this link, you should be able to view a 360° view of the Diongradid river, with Brett & Ben sampling in the distance, downstream of the photographer (click the link, and then click on the picture to enter 360-mode in most browsers): https://photos.app.goo.gl/2B2HMwP2oEAKfy9K7
Also, scroll down for some other shots from our field work on June 8:
Also, scroll down for some other shots from our field work on June 8:
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