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In addition to the work accomplishments of ISV's volunteers listed below; our presence in the country has motivated other organizations like the local Forest Reserve Network and Conservation International to form alliances that will further enable local conservation and sustainable development efforts.

In January 2008, ISV will host the first Ecuador Volunteer Project Workshop. A gathering of private landowners, NGO's, and other stakeholders designed to help small organizations and landowners develop volunteer programs, strengthen the components of existing projects, as well as share experiences and innovative ideas.

Project Name: Jatun Sacha
Project Type: Conservation/Sustainable development

Tasks Accomplished:

• Maintained garden and farm.
• Work in the local botanical garden.

Project Name: J.S. Galapagos
Project Type: Conservation/research

Tasks Accomplished:

• Helped build a new kitchen.
• Established a baseline inventory for a 50 mt. corridor.
• Helped with reforestation of more than 100mts² of Miconia forest.

Project Name: Alto Choco
Project Type: Conservation/ Env. Ed

Tasks Accomplished:

• Provided environmental education workshops to 400 children from 5 different communities
• Hosted 12 artesian support workshops for local women's artesian craft groups
• Collected over 650 native plant seedlings, 13 different native species and over 3 kilos of native plant seed
• Grew 2100 native greenhouse seedlings for reforestation
• Planted approximately 860 native trees for reforestation
• Constructed 80 meters of stone path through the reserve's botanical garden in order to better facilitate the accessibility and educational interaction of garden visitors from local communities.
• Maintained 4.4 kilometres of reserve trails.
• Cleared and planted 1 hectare of forest with corn for wild bears.
• Constructed 2 new worm beds and 120 adobe moulds for future beds and transferred over 570 kilos of humus for the fertilization of the organic orchard.

Project Name: Rio Muchacho
Project Type: Sustainable Dev./ Env Ed

Tasks Accomplished:
Started env. Programs in 6 schools of nearby communities. Helped maintain farm animals and orchard

Project Name: Illinizas
Project Type: Conservation/Community Dev

Tasks Accomplished:

• Organized a community street clean-up in Chaupi
• Visits to senior citizens of the community to help with chore
• Cleaned enough riparian area to then plant 400 trees
• Made and placed signs along 5 miles of trail at Illinizas National park
• Painted murals, started a library, and taught environmental principles to the children of the El Chaupi grade-school