While it was not the first journey down the Rio Coco for Change for Children staff, the unique perspective of Paragon brigade participants experiencing the reserve for the first time offered a fresh new outlook. Without them, we may not have noticed the soil horizons in the river banks, been able to identify plants by common name and genus, or been aware of our coordinates with gps accuracy at any given point along the way!

Upon arrival in San Andreas, the Paragon team did more than simply scratch the surface of the surrounding land. They walked it. They explored it. They augured it. They dug holes in it. They held it in their hands. They got to know it!

The team was undeterred by challenging conditions not normally seen in March, a month which typically sees a fraction of the amount of rain that fell during our stay. Through rain and wind and weather, the group covered much territory armed with augers and shovels and buckets and bags. From the flood plain to high ground, from cacao plantations to rice fields, from vegetable gardens to unproductive plots, no soil type, condition, or land use was left unaccounted for.

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