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The Volunteer
Guatemala Program provides opportunities
for volunteers to be part of
a reforestation program that
has been in progress since 1989.
Our partner organization in
Guatemala has been allotted
land by the Guatemalan government
for this restoration project.
Volunteers care for the forest
and the land, demonstrating
the benefits of conservation
and good stewardship.
The project's main facility
is a forest nursery, located
in the Labor San Antonio in
Quetzaltenango's Zone 9, about
two kilometers from the center
of the city. The project's mission
is to raise two hundred thousand
trees of local species such
as alder, cypress, pine, and
eucalyptus every year.
Nursery tasks include seed
collection, preparation of the
soil, individually bagging each
seedling and transplanting the
seedlings to the forest. Further,
the seedlings are maintained
through irrigation and fertilization,
until the seedlings can survive
in the mountains without special
projection. On average, trees
are maintained for a total of
5 years.
Volunteer work in this project
will vary depending on the time
of year. This Guatemala volunteer
project is located in the department
of Quetzaltenango.
Chronology of Activities for
the Year:
| ACTIVITIES |
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F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
| 1. Selection
of land |
X |
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| 2. Preparation
of land |
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X |
X |
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| 3. Seed collection |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
| 4. Planting
of seed |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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| 5. Transportation
of materials |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 6. Preparation
of bags for saplings |
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X |
X |
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| 7. Transplanting
of sapling |
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X |
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| 8. Maintenance:
cleaning, watering, pest
control |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| 9. Reforestation
campaign |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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| 10. General
Maintenance |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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