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ACEER Workshop Visits the Manu Cloud Forest Canopy Observatory

The first group from ACEER to visit the new canopy walkway was the Orchids of Peru Workshop.  Eight intrepid travelers flew to Cusco, and then traveled by road over the Andes to the Wayqechas Research Station, where the new walkway is located.  Led by their guide, and the station cook “Panchito” – also an orchid lover – they walked the trails to the recently completed canopy site.  They climbed the aluminum towers to platforms that are above the tree line and were rewarded with incredible views of the mountains and surrounding cloud forests.

Walking from tower to tower on the rigid aluminum walkways was a challenge for some.  They were spurred on by the beauty of the site, the plants and flowers growing in the tops of the trees, and the bird life not visible from below.   All agreed this was the penultimate experience of the trip, which included a visit to the historic Inca site, Machu Picchu.

The walkway project was conceived in 2004 and took more than five years to bring to completion.  The new canopy walkway stands on a magnificent site in the cloud forests of the Andes.  It will attract eco-tourists who want a unique experience, scientists with research projects focused on climate change, university students from around the world, and local teachers and school children who will learn about cloud forest ecosystems.   Major partners in this project were ACEER, the Amazon Conservation Association, the National Geographic Society, Rio Tinto, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and the Windhover Foundation.

Additional Canopy Information and Photos

Becas ACEER 2010

La Fundación ACEER ofrece un programa de becas para estudiantes universitarios Peruanos en este 2010. Ver anuncio e información!

‘Tis the Season for Giving – We have always believed that education is power and the surest way to empower stewardship of the rainforest is to provide assistance to the students and teachers in the Amazonian schools.  Since 1991 the ACEER has touched the lives of over one million individuals, including visitors from abroad.  Please consider making a gift to the ACEER this year – your gifts provide invaluable support for our students and the rainforest. 

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Iquitos School Starts a Turtle Project

The ACEER Foundation staff in Iquitos, under the direction of Aura Murrieta, works with many schools in this Amazon city.  Each school is encouraged to create a conservation project, such as planting gardens with indigenous medicinal plants.  Rosa De America School chose to do something unique – they created a turtle research project.   Established in an abandoned courtyard fifty meters from the schoolyard, the project includes a turtle hatchery, pools, and informational posters.  Teachers guide the students in how to set up areas for female turtles to lay their eggs.   The eggs are monitored carefully and when the baby turtles hatch, they are counted and measured.  Students are encouraged to create informational posters about the process and to give presentation to other classes.  To view more pictures of the project, click HERE.

______________________________________________________________ SAVE THE DATE! March 26 & 27, 2010 The ACEER Foundation, the College of Health Sciences at West Chester University of PA, and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Appeal will host a unique 2-day event Olivia:  Voices for Healing...Our Planet...Ourselves Friday evening, March 26   Keynote Address Olivia Newton-John and Everett James, Secretary of Health from Pennsylvania. Saturday, March 27th   11th Integrative Health Conference "Integrative Strategies for Breast Cancer" Olivia Newton-John will join a notable assembly of cancer experts for sessions on integrative approches to cancer prevention and treatment. Saturday evening will begin with a gala dinner with Olivia and her husband, John Easterling, and will culminate with a celebratory concert by Olivia performed at Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall - West Chester University. For more information visit the event website at www.wcupa.edu/VoicesForHealing