1. Andrew Jones and Andrew Langford shake-down
   1. excellent
2. Housed in proximity to Florent, Leilani & Lucas
   1. Cared for
   2. Frequent chats
      1. Rancho Cacachilas as short term refugia
         1. Commoning
         2. GPS fencing
3. La Laguna visit
   1. Outcomes
      1. Rogelio, & rancher org in Canon de San Dionisio
         1. Potential ERC members
            1. ERC website translation?
         2. La Laguna activity/restoration promising but ranchers come first
         3. Cool season visit to La Laguna planned
      2. Biomass spotting
         1. Palm litter at Oasis
         2. Carizzo + Cattail stands
         3. Pontederia crassipes (water hyacinth)??
         4. Uses
            1. Carbon 4 compost
            2. Branch dams
            3. Biochar
            4. Wood vinegar
         5. Uses
            1. Hi N 4 compost
4. Museum visits
   1. Antropological - La Paz
      1. Oases
      2. Nomadic groups
         1. No indigenous left?
      3. Jesuits arrive 1600's - new species
         1. rebellions over 3 years
   2. Mining & Vaquero - El Triunfo
      1. Arsenic pollution (1918 hurricane)
      2. Deforestation
      3. Celebration of Vaquero culture (macho) - no transition route out
      4. Complication of mining leases
5. Mapping event
   1. Big red polygon
   2. La Parra (Alvaro & family)
   3. Los Alamitos (Agostin & family)
6. La Parra visit
   1. 95% land dehydrated/degraded
   2. Conventional gabion approach limited effect
      1. Centralized
      2. Heavy/expensive/specialized
      3. Low down
7. ASA visit & briefing -
   1. La Parra design
      1. Rancho La Parra TAr.pdf
   2. 5* M & E papers
      1. Fauna
      2. Suelos
      3. Vegetacion
      4. Trazo unidad de muestreo
      5. M&E Method
   3. Gratitude to Jose Miguel y Lorena Luna
8. ReSiMar (Legacy Works) connections
   1. Playa Viva, Guerro (example)
   2. Rancho Cacachilas day
   3. 2 day trip to
      1. Rancho Mariposa + 3 (Enrique leads)
      2. Rancho Encinalitos (into conservation 2006 - 18 years)
      3. Anne's briefing
         1. Drylands Institute (San Antonio plots)
         2. Los Alamitos (priority) for visits
9. Los Alamitos visit
   1. Ground truthing ERC mapping works
   2. Assessing syntropic zone
   3. Future search
10. Directions
    1. Biochar/wood vinegar (distributed enterprise scale)
       1. Biomass availability estimate
       2. KIln/retort types
          1. Ring of Fire + Smoker for Wood Gas?
    2. Biomass cooking TLUD's
       1. Propane substitution
       2. Biochar on domestic scale
    3. Branch dam trials (Los Alamitos)
       1. Q & E base line survey first
    4. Museum of the Future
       1. Transitioning out of Vaquero culture - on becoming a vanguard
    5. Funded Camps (2*year) (April 2025 & November 2025
       1. Teaching/doings/cultural immersion
    6. Vetiver Grass inquiry
    7. Research proposals for Drylands Institute
       1. Commoning
    8. BioIntegrity consult and experimenting
11. Contracts & money issue