We are on the right road - Cave just ahead.

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Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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The line grows the day before they ran out of gas in Pointe Noire, regardless of all the natural reserves in the area

No matter where you go in the Congo, you have to deal with poor quality roads

We cross the Kunjamuk River on the bridge - view upstream.

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Moving over to stay with the MTN crew in their mansion in Pointe Noire

MEYER LILAC (Syringa meyeri)

This species lilac has not been found in the wild, leading some to believe it is a hybrid between other littleleaf lilacs. It has clusters of small lilac colored blooms which are very fragrant, and remain a low growing shrub. The variety 'Palibin' is the most dwarf of the lilacs, only reaching 4 fty. (from 2009 Park sign) ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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pine plantation off the Cairo Rd. west of Thomasville

Dan Oralndo explains the process of making paper at the Eucalyptus plantation

La Pyramide had a Hawaiian surfing vibe going on

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The Eucalyptus plantation is ultimately used to make paper and employs many locals

Moving again in Pointe Noire, this time thanks to the hospitality of the Orlando family

Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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pine plantation off the Cairo Rd. west of Thomasville

Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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Someone must have run off with a pallet of saplings

Fishing nets dry in the sun in Pointe Noire

pine plantation off the Cairo Rd. west of Thomasville

Patrick from La Pyramide let us camp at the bar for over a week

Jen celebrates her birthday with Steve and Mark in Pointe Noire

State-owned pine plantation!, what a place.

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In Grim Township in Gladwin County, Michigan, on March 24th, 2018, off the west side of Center Firelane Trail, along the Gladwin ORV Trail.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Au Sable State Forest (2140062)

• Gladwin (county) (2000959)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• deforestation (300254446)

• tree farms (300000218)

Wikidata items:

• 24 March 2018 (Q45920021)

• Central Michigan (Q2945568)

• clearcutting (Q1721219)

• Grim Township (Q5609219)

• March 24 (Q2453)

• March 2018 (Q23994859)

• Northern Lakes and Forests (Q52087407)

• Northern Michigan (Q3343570)

• off-road vehicle trail (Q52378970)

• reforestation (Q815818)

• sapling (Q3099429)

• Southern Great Lakes forests (Q16201663)

• state forest (Q7603683)

• Tawas Lake Plain (Q52087723)

• tree planting (Q3536096)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Cutover lands (sh85034993)

• Pine (sh85102199)

Jen and Ignacio (Argentina) enjoy our last meal in Pointe Noire

Hanging out at the Olralndo house in Pointe Noire

Mme Fallieres Lilac

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Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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Patrick, on the left, built La Pryamide from scratch

The TWBR Congo crew in front of La Pyramide

Dan explains the cloning process at the Eucalyptus plantation

At places, the forest was full of undergrowth.

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Greenwood Plantation

La Pyramide was a bar we had been told about early in our trip through Africa

La Pyramide had a Hawaiian surfing vibe going on

"I have three children and I need the extra money. Our life is very hard."

Burundian refugee, Hatungimana Specioza, 29, works in the tree-planting nursery at Nduta camp, Tanzania, established by the non-governmental organisation, Relief To Development Society (REDESO). ; Nduta opened in October 2015 as an emergency measure to relocate 40,000 Burundian refugees from Nyarugusu camp. Quickly surpassing its capacity of 50,000 people, the Tanzanian Government extended the camp a year later. Its population numbers 125,000 (as of November 2017) and a programme of voluntary repatriation is in progress. Scarcity of firewood and other alternative energy sources remains a key challenge across all camps in western Tanzania, including near by Nyagurusu and Mtendeli. The REDESO nursery programme in Nduta provides an income of $15 a month for refugee workers tending the trees. There are nine types of trees grown, some for fruit and some for timber. Just 7 per cent of funding for UNHCR’s $217 million appeal to assist Burundian refugees in Tanzania has been received (as of Nov 2017.)

Sweetheart Lilac - The Classic Double Pink, Fabulously Fragrant

Early-flowering, it's great for warmer climates.

The timeless appeal of this early bloomer deserves a place in every garden. Beginning with deep claret-colored buds, Sweetheart's abundant clusters of soft pink double flowers burst forth a full 10 days before other cultivars, inviting admirers with both their beauty and their unmistakable intoxicating fragrance.

This timeless beauty is an interspecific hybrid of hyacinthiflora heritage, making it a true gift for gardeners in warmer climates. Its early bloom time means that it can put on its breathtaking floral display, even in the shortest spring season, whereas other lilacs may fade in the heat.

Introduced by Clarke in 1953, Sweetheart has long been renowned for its fragrant blooms. The 8-12-foot-tall by 8-foot-wide trees look splendid in any setting and are especially beloved for cutting, bringing their pastel beauty and exquisite fragrance indoors. www.jacksonandperkins.com/sweetheart-lilac/p/32896/

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Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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According to the Tibetan Exile Governments Department of Home:

"This settlement is called Delekling Tibetan settlement. At the time that the refugees in the Solo Khumbu area started the handicrafts center there in 1961 there were about 6000 refugees in the whole khumbu area. This number has gradually decreased over the years as many of the refugees have left for Kathmandu and India. At present there are only 657 refugees in this area including the workers at the handicraft center.

The settlement at Solu Khumbu has both a handicrafts center and agricultural land, which is quite good and is able to employ some of the settlers. The handicraft center was started in1961 by the Tibetans themselves in order to find some means of supporting themselves. The settlers depend on agricultural as the main source of living. They grow wheat, barley, potatoes and other vegetables. However due to lack of irrigation facilities and other agricultural know how the production from the agricultural is only up to the subsistence level.

Settlement Location

This settlement is situated at Chailsa, Solu Khumbu which is located in extreme Northwest of Nepal with an altitude of 2775, meters above sea level. The settlement has an average temperature of 21-degree Celsius and annual rainfall of 62cms.

Settlement Population

When the settlement was first established there was total population of 525 people.However with the passage of time there is fall in the population of the settlement. This fall in the settlement people is mainly because of the migration of the settlers to the urban areas of Nepal and India. This migration of the settlers is due to the lack of the employment within the settlement."

Mechanic at CFAO assessing damage to the Tundra bumper

Sculptured Ivory Lilac

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Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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Our home for another week or so thanks to the guys at MTN

Bouey and Shoppman listen as the Orlandos talk about living in the Congo

SENSATION (Syringa vulgaris)

This is a very unusual lilac; a dark purple flower with a brilliant white picotee margin. It was discovered by a Dutch hybridizer who was forcing lilacs as cut flowers in a greenhouse. One branch had this sport, or bud mutation, and Maarse recognized the interest that this lilac would create. (from a 2009 Park sign)

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Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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Lilacs — More than 500 varieties of lilacs — one of the largest lilacs collections in the U.S. — will be in bloom across the park for the festival. Monroe County’s horticulture expert, Mark Quinn, said the lilacs are right on schedule to festoon the festival in purple, pink and white blossoms. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/entertainmen...

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