Embracing a new role as an aspiring Conservation Horticulturalist.

As I immerse myself in the wilderness of the Puertorican subtropical wet forest, I am acutely aware of the multifaceted nature of my role. Today, as I battled with levels of bureaucracy of Puertorican agencies, yearning to walk away from my desk and into the nursery, I engaged in a reflective exploration, endeavoring to define […]

The disappearing act: global insect decline and our looming ecological catastrophe

News from our rainforest mountain biome in southeast Puerto Rico. As an inhabitant of Puerto Rico’s lush rainforest for the last twenty-two years, I am witnessing a devastating phenomenon firsthand – the severe decline of insect populations in our forest. I have not done a scientific study on this, but I live here.  I feel […]