The specimens are on their way!
More than seven months have gone by since the Guadalcanal expedition. In the meantime, Fiji experienced Cyclone Winston, but the South Pacific Regional Herbarium at the University of the South Pac...
Life in camp
I was completely in awe as the helicopter flew into the Valevahalo "the Hibiscus" camp site. This was formerly a village, abandoned since the 1970s. It was the largest remote research camp I'd be...
Field work complete!
Now back in the US, and with reliable internet access, I can finally relay the adventures of Guadalcanal! After two 6-minute helicopter trips, two camps, 9 nights sleeping under tarps, and 8 days ...
Sometimes expeditions run smoothly, but have a Plan B and C
Plan A: get to the Solomon Islands with luggage. Unfortunately, thunderstorms over Atlanta yesterday caused chaos in flight schedules, and my critical overnight flight to Brisbane was missed by min...
QR codes, packing and flying out!
Time for last minute gathering of supplies, packing and organizing before flying and landing finally in Honiara, Solomon Islands - if all goes well - on the 5th September. The final Guadalcanal "Bi...
Thanks for your pledges...now for action!
Many. many thanks to all of you for contributing to the Guadalcanal project! After arriving in Honiara on the afternoon of the 5th, the team will attend a traditional ceremony in the landowner's vi...
One day left on the campaign!
Many thanks to everyone who has backed this project so far! Getting from Florida to the Solomon Islands is going to be quite an adventure - flying from Gainesville to Atlanta, across the mainland ...
Helicopter landing site...the expedition preparation continues
A recon trip was made last week, led by team participants Patrick Pikacha and Edgar Pollard to clear the helicopter landing site for the expedition. It took them 3 days to reach the site on foot!
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