How seed-sowing drones could restore Guam’s lush forests from the air

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How seed-sowing drones could restore Guam’s lush forests from the air
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The unmanned aerial vehicles could improve access to mountainous terrain and rapidly disperse many more seeds than planting by hand, experts say.

Teddy Lee Concepcion, an employee of the GROW Initiative, shows one of the trees that was planted as part of an effort to restore a watershed in southern Guam. INALÅHAN, Guam — The drone’s propellers whirred to life, blurring as they picked up speed and filling the air with a mechanical buzzing.

But it can take several hours of hiking to reach some of the eroded areas. Meanwhile, with climate change, the island is getting hit by The fires, most often set by deer poachers to clear vegetation and make it easier to spot prey, have done the most harm, Concepcion and others say. “You walk this whole area and realize, ‘Oh, maybe 20 acres ain’t that easy in a terrain like this,’” Concepcion said.For now, the GROW team is primarily using one drone for its seeding experiments, with the hope of expanding the program to include an entire fleet of seed-sowing devices.

“We’re trying to get smarter drones,” Ritter said. “If the point is to scale it up so that we can have multiple drones flying at one time, they need to be more intelligent.”

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