Fostering strong and healthy relationships; creating a welcoming environment for all participants, regardless of background, abilities, or personal circumstances; maintaining kindness and optimism, even in challenging situations; and actively encouraging women to engage in fieldwork and science.
Teaching field biology
Field Biology is much more than putting on your boots, going outside and taking notes: we need to prepare, design sampling, plan logistics, and build relationships, with locals (stakeholders). Also create a team with healthy interpersonal relationships.
Taking daily notes is essential—do not trust your memory. Writing field notes is both useful and enjoyable, especially when revisited years later. Complete them as soon as possible after each fieldwork activity. First, they serve as descriptions: documenting time, date, weather conditions (rainy, sunny), activities, settings, observations, behaviors, conversations, photo numbers, and tracking data. Second, they serve as interpretations, helping you analyze the value-laden and subjective aspects of fieldwork. Third, they are reflections, offering introspective commentary on what you observe and experience, and what these mean to you.
Although many apps can support writing and allow remote transmission to databases, they depend on reliable energy sources - keep in mind that rainy and muddy days may compromise electronic devices.
The diary and database needs to be updated every day.
Daily activities orientations for the reintroduction project participants
We are focussed to have biannual recicling trainning in vertical techniques (rappeling) to access breeding areas of the Lear's macaw using the safiests methods and equipament.
Field station recommendations and orientations for guests
If you are researcher interested in the study site, please feel free to contact with me to check availability of our field station in Boqueirão da Onça, Campo Formoso, Bahia, Caatinga Tropical Dry-forest.