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By: Sam Holmes, University of Vermont
At the beginning of October, we had the opportunity to participate in a replanting activity with a group called Escualos. They are a youth-led group out of Cochrane, working to protect the Cochrane River. This planting project aimed to transform the area around the water sports center into habitat that would have short and long-term impacts.
By: Nico Hochanadel, University of Vermont
Now that it’s 10:00 am, we can start walking. You are in charge of the compass and your job is to ensure that we continue to walk due north. A few minutes later we see our first guanaco! You mark the waypoint on the GPS and read out to me the distance and orientation of the guanaco while I record everything on the data sheet.
By: Noah Besemann, CSBSJU
Just two kilometers from the center of town, Camping Aquasol is the primary host of the Round River Conservation Studies Patagonia program. Located on the bank of the Rio (River) Cochrane, Aquasol also operates as a family ranch and homestead, with the sheep and chickens grazing through our campsite on rotation.
By: Margaret Lowell, Carleton College
In the Santiago airport, I was able to meet up with the group. As we all traded our names and long travel stories, I could tell everyone was exhausted but excited to be finally starting the trip we had all long awaited.
By: Kate Hanson, Colby College
I’ve come to know and love this place and I can’t wait to look back on my time here and think about how a remote little campground in Chilean Patagonia came to be my home for three months.
By: Tim Hayden, University of Vermont
Join Tim for a look into surveying for viscacha (a type of small rodent).
By: Jillian Downey, Sterling College
Follow along with Jillian to discover the world of aquatic macroinvertberates living in the River Cochrane.
By: Miles Al-Chokhachy, University of Vermont
The next day, we applied our new snorkeling knowledge during a river cleanup. We got all suited up and drove to a different section of the river, right in town. Twelve of us in wetsuits entered the water, and I think the only way to describe it is “controlled chaos”, as my instructor Ben said.
By: Margaret McCarthy, Colby College
Ever seen a real-life glacier? We have! This week, all thirteen of us, Lily, Clau, and Danny drove to the coastal town of Caleta Tortel to study bryophytes and lichens near Jorge Montt Glacier.
Kiera Burke – Colby College gives a run down of Round River’s mid-semester week-long homestay in Patagonia
That’s me milking one of Leo’s cows. This was the first time I ever milked a cow! I was only able to get a cup of milk in the same amount of time it took Leo to fill a whole bowl.
I do not know how I got to the point in my life where I watch a woodpecker family for 14 hours, but I had so much fun doing it.
The overall goals of this trip were to learn about the integral practices of “Leave No Trace” in the backcountry, the geomorphological features of San Lorenzo, and the natural environment of alpine zones in Chile.
Oliver Bunker, University of Vermont
In a world so big, I know I feel helpless at times thinking how my little life is going to make an impact. That’s just it though, no one life is little. Society is not going to flip on a dime, living a sustainable life doesn’t require you to move to Patagonia and start a farm, it can begin as simple separating your compost or choosing organic produce and ethically raised meat.
By Sam Gerrish from University of Puget Sound It’s 6am, and I’m up early to write this and to pack, because today we are leaving basecamp for the last time. Yesterday afternoon marked a week until we disband completely. I…
By Betsy Brown from University of Puget Sound, Patagonia Program Fall 2024 Join Betsy and an entirely unplanned guide, Phoebe, as they give us a tour of Basecamp at Aquasol in Cochrane, Chile. They answer nearly all the questions you…