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(We moved our dreaded storage bins that had been at the Station site for the last 12 years and started to re-pack them at their new site. The last time they had been re-packed was one year ago). To our horror, our 50 beautiful unit insect storage boxes had been reduced to ruins by termites. This was the first time we have ever had significant termite damage. Luckily they were empty awaiting the completion of the new lab to house our reference collection. A victim of the exceedingly wet weather we have had, but they represent a loss of some $2,000(AU) dollars to the Station.
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| Our flying fox, Amber, developed a habit of licking her scratched wrists. Here is Teresa with one of the collars we made in our attempt to get her to stop, however she rapidly found a way around it!
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| Sherrill Smith (Alaska) and Karen Krushelnic (far NW Canada) started the cyclone regeneration analysis project. Here they are preparing stakes for marking plots.
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| Sherrill in the middle of the cyclone regeneration plot. It's difficult to know quite where to start!
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| Anne Freier (Minnesota) and Sarah Robbins (Virginia) inspect the wing of our last and very old little red flying fox for fungal disease.
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| Giovannini (Italy) and Owen Thoele (Minnesota) helping put the final touches to the new workshop floor.
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| Volunteers Rupert Parker (UK) and Marie Caron (France) put the finishing touches to the humidity exchanger to be installed on the new workshop roof.
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| Members of a study tour of US students plant the rainforest at the Station. We have a number of groups who come to help our re-forestation efforts, and it is greatly appreciated.
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| Penny Rose (San Francisco) with the little red flying fox.
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| And yes, we do get famous visitors! Here is Glenn Close making friends with Jasper; who was intent in getting into the action. Glenn has visited the Station and the Bat House several times while in the area for a shoot; the latest being South Pacific. She is a great fan of the flying foxes and a committed conservationist.
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| And here is Glenn's daughter, Tina, with Jasper. Tina is following in mom's conservation footsteps.
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| The second group to tackle the cyclone regeneration project; Claire Gilby (UK), Sarah Richardson (UK), and Felix Haessler (Germany) found the conditions a little less exuberant three months later.
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