Questions & Answers Index
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From the week ending December 12, 1997

Has the humidity or rain affected any of your belongings?
from Mike F., Oklahoma, USA
by Jeremy Clark, Dec. 8, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

What are you planning to do next? How are you going to keep in touch with all of your new friends? from Lynn H., Boynton Beach, FL, USA
by Noel Kemmerer, Dec. 8, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending December 5, 1997

How does deforestation affect the animal habitats in the rainforest?
from Kristen and Trisha, USA

by Sarah Picard, Dec. 1, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Who won the Ping-Pong tournament? Mark or Brian? How many people participated? Who started the tournament? Did you have fun? from Matt Darnall, USA
by Pedro Marques, Nov. 30, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Have you ever run into any dangerous creatures or been in frightening situations in the rainforest? If so, what were they? from Matt Darnall, USA
by Mary Spaulding, Nov. 29, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending November 28, 1997

Are there any toucans in the rainforest? What type of predators does it have or does it die from old age? from Erica, 9 years old, USA
by Daniel Tonkin, Nov. 23, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

How are your Directed Research projects going? How did you choose your topic?
from Kathy R., Shreveport, LA, USA

by Sarah Swedarsky, Nov. 24, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Are there as many female researchers as male at the Center for Rainforest Studies? Are your responsibilities the same? from Jennifer P., Sacramento, CA, USA
by Lisa Blair, November 24, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending November 21, 1997

How is El Niño affecting Australia's weather? from Ben R., San Francisco, CA, USA
by Tara DeWitt, Nov. 13, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Do you have a dress code or have to dress a certain way?
from R. Henderson, Longview, TX, USA

by Jonna Derbenwick, Nov. 16, 1997...from Queensland, Australia
Who is you inspiration? from Rose R., Cambridge, MA, USA
by Robin Cheney, Nov. 13, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending November 14, 1997

What are the storms (typhoons, cyclones) like in the rainforest? What effect does it have on the forest? from Karen Palmer, East Lansing, MI, USA
by Beth Fenstermacher, Nov. 6, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

What did you do for your semester break?
from Amy L., Cambridge, MA, USA
by Chris Frazar, Nov. 5, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

What sort of environmental impact is the research group having on its surroundings?
from Michael Rusconi, Boulder, CO, USA
by Brian Goldberg, Nov. 3, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending November 7, 1997

How long is the Hercules Moth?
from Mrs. Sandora's 2nd grade Science Class, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
by Sarah Hatfield, Oct. 23, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Do you know how many species of ants there are in the Rainforest?
from Mrs. Sandora's 2nd grade Science Class, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
by Sarah R. Good, Oct. 20, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

We were really interested in your pictures of the cassowaries. We would like to know what part of the Rainforest they live in, do they live in the emergent layer?
from Mrs. Sandora's 2nd grade Science Class, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
by Valerie Hansard, Oct. 21, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending October 24, 1997

What is the weather like? Is it how you expected?
from Tim D., Cambridge, MA , USA
by Marc Hiller, Oct. 14, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

What is the most surprising thing you have learned?
from Susan H., Lubbock, TX, USA
by Jon Kusumi, Oct. 14, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Since you live in the rainforest and don't have a garbage dump nearby what do you do with all of the garbage? from Marc K., Houston, TX , USA
by Ecy McIlvain, Oct. 22, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending October 17, 1997

What is your favorite part of being able to study and work in Australia?
from April Rolan, Rome, GA, USA
by Ecy McIlvain, Oct. 9, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Does acid rain affect the Rainforest in Australia?
from Diana Cazares, Waco, TX, USA
by Pedro Marques, Oct. 14, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Are there any plants or animals that you have to avoid?
from Mark D., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
by Beth Fenstermacher, Oct. 8, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending October 10, 1997

How big are the trees? from Mr. Utech's Class Boca Raton, FL, USA
by Marah Studer, Oct. 6, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

How is it living by the rainforest? Do the birds wake you up?
from Mr. Utech's Class Boca Raton, FL, USA
by Bekki Stevens, Oct. 2, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending October 3, 1997

What is a typical day like for a student studying at the Australian SFS program?
from Amy Kern, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
by Leah DiChiaro, Sept. 26, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

How do you stay clean in the rainforest?
from Neal S., South Weymouth, MA, USA
by Tara DeWitt, Sept. 25, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending September 26, 1997

What kinds of classes do you have to take to learn about the rainforest?
from Ms. Van Alstine's Class, Hull, Massachusetts, USA
by Sarah Hatfield, Sept. 20, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

What do your cabins look like?
from John R., Los Angeles, California, USA
by Brian Goldberg,
Sept. 19, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Are there any poisonous snakes?
from Amy, Texarkana, Texas, USA
by Christian Frazar
, Sept. 19, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

Is it hard to be away from family and friends? How will you keep in touch with them?
from Gena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
by Valerie Hansard, Sept. 18, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

 

From the week ending September 19, 1997  

Why did you choose to study in the rainforest in Australia?
from Emily McGaughy, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
by Beth Fenstermacher, Sept. 16, 1997...from Queensland, Australia

How did you get to Australia? Was it an easy trip?
from Angela Lynch, Ft. Worth, Texas, USA
by Sarah Good, Sept. 16, 1997...from Queensland, Australia