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The late morning breeze sent rippling waves of gold across the rice field, as a feast was being prepared in the newly erected tarp shelters on the edge of the field. This morning the Wehean Dayak village that generously welcomed us whole heartedly into their
close-knit community took us to their tree nursery and after ceremoniously
planting a few trees we took the dusty, back-breaking pick-up ride over to join
the rest of the group in the community
Posted by Jesse Horn on February 9, 2010 at 5:39am
After the hustle and bustle of the Samarinda and Sangata cities, and the sad condition of the palm oil and coal-mine filled Kutai National Park, we finally made it to Wahea Village. Wahea is an inspirational
and hopeful place because the community took the responsibility and initiative
to protect their forest. For two days we lived in villager’s homes, helped them
prepare to welcome a baby into the world and leanrned how the village uses and
depends on the forest everyday. T
Posted by Elise Ebner on February 9, 2010 at 5:33am
One of my favourite days on this expedition to date was taking a seven-hour detour to a traditional Dayak village. The catch however, was that getting there required a six-hour roundtrip boat ride so we only got to spend time with these people for an hour. At first
… ContinuePosted by Alana Jade Bliss on February 9, 2010 at 5:30am
When I was given the dates and itinerary for this expedition to Borneo, three things struck me right away:
1. I was going to see Orangutans
2. We would visit a freshwater lake filled with stingless jellyfish
Posted by Darwyn Moffatt-Mallett on February 9, 2010 at 5:25am
In his 2005 book The Future of Life, E.O. Wilson calls for a shift in the human relationship with the natural world. Wilson urges the human race to adopt a role of global
stewardship. As he states, our stewardship is the only hope for “the rest of
life”. Wilson makes a compelling case for his idea; unless we change the status
quo, the world as we know it will not survive through the imminent bottleneck
of human population growth and cons
Posted by Matthew Moss on February 9, 2010 at 5:22am — 1 Comment
A long time has passed and a lot has happened since our voyage up the Mahakam River to interact with a traditional Dayak community, but the experience from that day still resonates
deep within me and I feel that I must discuss it. We started the day by getting
into 3-4 person canoes fitted with outboard motors and began boating upriver
through the reeds and island villages stationed
along the way. Cutting through intricate waterways created by
Posted by Vincent Page on February 9, 2010 at 4:55am
One of my most memorable moments of this expedition occurred while trekking through a thick rainforest in Kutai National Park. Each step I took was accompanied by a peculiar crunch of leaves and a soft whistle through the trees which brought my attention to layers upon layers of bursting life. As I walked, a local ranger
… ContinuePosted by Michaela McNeely on February 9, 2010 at 4:30am
Posted by Cameron Jones on February 9, 2010 at 4:30am
My head rattled as we drove over another section of the bright red clay road that had been washed away leaving a tremendous pot hole. We were finally headed towards the primary rainforest of Wehea with a pit stop for a couple days in the community of Wehea village.
Posted by Nadine Crowe on February 9, 2010 at 3:57am
I write from the top floor of an open-air ranger station deep in the heart of the 38 thousand hectare Wehea Protected Forest, ten very bumpy, very dusty hours north of Balikpapan. To my left, a babbling stream feeds into a deep pool; the first safe swimming we’ve
encountered. The laughs and yells of the Indonesian rangers experimenting with
our slack line filters up from below. Massive dipteroc
Posted by Jill Carlile on February 9, 2010 at 3:30am
Posted by Timothy Vincent Moss on February 9, 2010 at 2:30am
A pang of guilt encompassed me as I watched the flames of the bonfire dance off the weathered faces of the individuals methodically swaying to the beat of the drum. Hoots, hollers and laughter filled the warm
night air, accompanying the distant calls of the nocturnal animals beginning
their nightly ritual. Although there was a smile on my face and joy in my
actions, my mind was removed from the traditional dancing festivities occurring
around me.
Posted by Gillian McIver on February 9, 2010 at 2:20am
Thanks to rigorous anti-littering campaigns in North America, most of our waste ends up in a garbage can. Every week a large green dump truck comes and picks up our garbage from the side of the road, at which point we can
stop thinking about what happens to it. It is a different story in the
developing world. Most countries don’t have any sort of waste management system.
When I was at my host family’s house in Wahea village I asked their young
daughter where I could throw aw
Posted by Shandel Brown on February 9, 2010 at 2:09am — 1 Comment
In most developing countries there seems to be lightness to everyone. In Indonesian everyone is so friendly and has a great sense of humor. I started to
believe that this lightness is necessary to live in a country without extensive
infrastructure, it takes so long to do anything and there is bound to be a
hiccup in the plans. In developing countrie
Posted by Cassandra Elliott on February 9, 2010 at 2:00am
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