We've started a new project to help protect a watershed area called Nyakazu. This is a priority area for the country since it has value both for it's biodiversity and for tourism. There's a spectacular canyon which I've talked about before where there is a residual native forest. A community nursery was recently started where local people  went and gathered tree seed from the forest and are trying to propagate them here. Below is one of the species, called Umuvyiro (still looking for the scientific name). This is one of the few times this has been tried and it's really an experiment to see what will grow and what will not. So I'm  very excited to see these leaves pushing through after 6 weeks in the ground. Makes me want to move here and just work on getting native trees to propagate. In a few months time these trees will be planted in and around the canyon area--the community (and our) first attempt at native tree propagation.