Field notes
From the cloud forest.
Research results, planting events, and stories from the Quijos Valley.
Planting
June 2026
Students planting day at high school in Quijos
50 students and their families came together to plant natives trees in the area of the highschool Unidad Educativa Juan Bautista Montini.
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Planting
May 2026
Cooking group planted trees at Cascada Escondida
After cooking delicious food the group of Cocina Migrante went to the area of the Cascada Escondida and planted a tree for each participant.
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Tree nursery
April 2026
Minga in tree nursery to reproduce more than 500 Verbenas
In the tree nursery in San Francisco de Borja, Birdwatcher group organized a Minga to fill bags with soil and reproduce Verbenas
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Planting
March 2026
Planting in farm at Linares, El Chaco
Birdwatcher group in Quijos Valley invited to a planting in the farm Yaku Urku in the valley on the east side of Linares.
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Planting
March 2026
Big planting group planted in Finca Los Nogales
Birdwatcher group and Foundation Sembrando Esperanza went to plant native trees near Cujuya, Quijos
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Research
February 2026
Two students from Amsterdam did field work study in the Quijos Valley
To collect field data of growing trees in the cloud forest, two students from Amsterdam University stayed four weeks in Quijos.
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Planting
January 2026
Birdwatcher group from Quito visited Quijos
The Birdwatcher group Avis Equatorialis came to Quijos for visiting the tree nursery, plant trees and for sure for bird watching
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Planting
January 2026
Student group from Amsterdam planted in farm in Sumaco
The Tropical field course of the University of Amsterdam planted visited the Quijos valley and planted native trees.
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Tree nursery
August 2025
Minga in tree nursery to build the table to sproud and grow seeds
In the tree nursery in San Francisco de Borja, Birdwatcher group organized a Minga to build the seed growing table.
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