El Verde has telephones! The new telephone system at El Verde Field Station
is installed and working. If you want to telephone us dial 787-764-0000
then the number 1 and then one of our extensions. It is the same procedure
as when calling UPR Rio Piedras.
The complete list of extension numbers is on the web at
http://luq.lternet.edu/places/NameExtELVERDE.htm
If you have problems or do not find a number, just call Olga Alvarez, the station's
administrator, at the extension 6730.
The new dormitory building at El Verde is taking shape. Even with all
the rain during these past weeks, the construction of the new dormitory is progressing
as planned. If you are curious about how the new construction is looking,
visit our web site and browse the recent pictures of the new dorm.
http://www.ites.upr.edu/EVFS/News.htm
Andrew Pike, a University of Pennsylvania graduate student, will be surveying channel morphology of the Rio Espiritu Santo from June-August 2004 under the guidance of Fred Scatena. The project, funded by an NSF Biocomplexity Grant, will assess the effect of overlapping road and stream networks on channel morphology and aquatic habitat. He will also conducting systematic morphological surveys on the Rio Mameyes, Rio Sabana, Rio Icacos, and Rio Fajardo, as well as detailed reach-scale surveys at several bridges and other road/stream crossings.