Patagonia

You don’t need a huge property or a large amount of money to live a suitable lifestyle that benefits yourself and the nature around you. What was once just a campground at Alma Verde, became a garden and greenhouse which then turned into a school about permaculture.

Gwen gives a walk through of sweeping transects for Magellanic Woodpeckers at the Trapananda Reserve.

Patagonia – Spring 2024
Sarah Maroney from the University of Vermont gives a tour of Cochrane’s Waste Management

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Mayson shows what trail condition data collection looks like in the rain! And what happens to noodles if you forget to stir the pot. Day 2 is much sunnier and full of fun surprises!

Paige brings us along on learning about Huemul deer and conducting surveys

Claire shares some field lessons in Patagonia including: plant and animal identification, Carpentera/Magellanic woodpecker nest cavity identification, and native seed collection

Caleb gives a layout of the landscapes of the Aysen Valley in Patagonia, Chile

We were camping deep in the Furiosa sector of Patagonia National Park collecting data for a pilot study looking at the endangered huemul deer in the area. The study was looking into the relationship between the populations of huemul and the cows illegally grazing in the park. Our tasks for the day were to document any signs of huemul (i.e. scat, tracks, rubs) and to retrieve the two camera traps left out by a past semester.

By Kilynn Groen of the University of Montana Backpacking up a steep mountain with a friendly dog is a good day for us Round River students. After settling into the Aysen region for the first two weeks of the semester,…

By Molly Jo Krupkin of the University of Vermont 2/12/2024 On a sunny February day we headed out to Naturaleza Publica, a native flora and fauna farm, in Puerto Guadal to plant and sort seeds and learn about native plants,…

Captured and edited by Fall 2023 Patagonia Semester student Rebecca Wanger from Colby College