Construction assistance, El Aribabi Conservation Ranch, Mexico
Six volunteers traveled to northern Sonora, Mexico, to spend a beautiful fall weekend camping and providing welding and construction assistance and supplies for new guest cabins in a remote canyon. See photo gallery, here. (About El Aribabi Conservation Ranch)
Conservation Expedition: First groundtruthing of South Rift Safari Circuit
Six ConserVentures volunteers spent 2 weeks in Kenya, the first "tourists" to drive the South Rift Safari Circuit to test the concept for the South Rift Association of Land Owners, also known as SORALO (working in collaboration with African Conservation Fund). Traveling self-contained in rented Land Cruisers and lead by John Kamanga of SORALO, the team explored regions of the South Rift's Maasailand little visited by outsiders. After the trip, the team prepared an extensive report and recommendations for developing the route as a tourist destination (report available upon request to groups or institutions looking to complete similar projects). A magazine story about the trip was also released in an international travel publication. Photo gallery of the expedition, click here.