This year at the La Reserva Forest Foundation’s headquarters and private reserve we have been observing some important changes in the natural cycles. As I watch I am reminded of the urgency with which we began this indigenous tropical forest regeneration project. The indigenous plants (orchids, trees, shrubs etc.) are extremely late in their behavior compared with past years, yet the introduced species (citrus trees and ornamentals) are extremely early in their fruiting and flowering or are dying off. Normally the grapefruits are falling off the tree in January but this year they have already fallen in August and our beautiful orange tree is almost dead. The climate change is upon us and we are feeling it all around the world, much faster than the scientists calculated.
Please, if you cannot help either by donating your time as a volunteer here at La Reserva or some funds to help us do it for you, then speak to everyone you know and send them to our website. Time is of the essence now as you can all see and the more of us that are working on healing the environment the better our chances of getting a foot hold and conquering the rapidly changing effects of global warming.
Have faith, be fearless and,
LET'S GET PLANTING!
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