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Daily logs from the corridor.

Every entry below is a single moment recorded by a field team member — date, location, observation. Filter by type, follow species links into the album, or track restoration milestones day by day.

Today on record· Sunday, April 26, 2026
Locations
  • · Community Milpa · Cluster 03
  • · Riparian Zone 4
  • · Base Marítima Seca · Coastal Transect 02
Key observations
  • 14:30Polyculture training with 8 youth — three families committing new plots.
  • 09:15120 native saplings planted across algarrobo, ceibo, and hualtaco.
  • 06:42Vermillion flycatcher pair confirmed nesting on restored riparian edge.
SpeciesAlgarroboCeiboHualtacoVermillion FlycatcherBlue-footed Booby
8 entries on record

Sunday, April 26, 2026

3 entries
06:42ObservationBase Marítima Seca · Coastal Transect 02· Field team

Vermillion flycatcher pair confirmed nesting on restored riparian edge.

Coastal transect complete at first light. Three new bird species recorded for the season, including a confirmed sighting of a vermillion flycatcher pair holding territory on the year-2 riparian restoration plot.

Pair behavior (alternate perching, short defensive flights, food carrying) is consistent with active nesting. We did not approach further to avoid disturbance — flagged the site for passive monitoring only.

New species (season)+3
Transect length1.8 km
Species observedVermillion FlycatcherBlue-footed Booby
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09:15RestorationRiparian Zone 4· Restoration crew

120 native saplings planted across algarrobo, ceibo, and hualtaco.

Post-rain window confirmed optimal by morning soil-moisture readings. Crew of seven completed the planned planting block by 11:30.

Survival monitoring scheduled at +30, +90, and +180 days. First check is May 26.

Saplings120
Species mix3
Soil moistureOptimal
Species observedAlgarroboCeiboHualtaco
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14:30TrainingCommunity Milpa · Cluster 03· Cluster lead

Polyculture training with 8 youth — three families committing new plots.

Hands-on session covering companion planting, mulch layering, and basic seed selection. Three families confirmed new plots for the next planting cycle.

Translation handled in Spanish + light Quechua technical terms.

Participants8
New plots committed3
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Saturday, April 25, 2026

2 entries
16:20MonitoringDry Forest Zone 7· Monitoring team

Quarterly biodiversity transect — pollinator activity up vs. control.

Carpenter bee and hummingbird visitation rates on the year-2 restoration plot are measurably higher than on the adjacent unrestored control parcel.

Recorded one female Amazilia hummingbird actively feeding on flowering scrub — first confirmed visit on this plot for the season.

Pollinator visits / 30 min27 vs 9
Plot ageYear 2
Species observedAmazilia HummingbirdBlack Carpenter Bee
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07:55InfrastructureBase Marítima Seca · Shore· Coastal team

Marine debris recovery: 38 kg removed from intertidal zone.

Plastic-dominant haul, sorted on-shore for biomaterial processing pilot. One juvenile blue-footed booby observed feeding 80m offshore during the cleanup — coast remains a working seabird forage zone.

Debris recovered38 kg
Sort categories5
Species observedBlue-footed Booby
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Friday, April 24, 2026

1 entry
11:10MonitoringLoja Headwaters · Source Point 14· Binational team

Source-point flow stable; new spring identified 400m upslope.

Flow rate at SP-14 holding at 2.3 L/min following the dry month — consistent with last year's same-week reading.

Cross-border team flagged a new emergent spring 400m upslope. Added to the catchment map; coordinates queued for next visit.

Flow rate2.3 L/min
New source points+1
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Thursday, April 23, 2026

1 entry

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

1 entry
10:30RestorationDry Forest Zone 3· Restoration crew

80m of erosion-control terracing completed on degraded slope.

Live-staking with hualtaco cuttings along the new contour terraces. Initial slope stabilization should establish before the next significant rain event.

Terracing80 m
Live stakesHualtaco
Species observedHualtaco
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