Participating in an acorn survey conducted by Dr. Kodaka for Hentona High School students (October 2021)

Dr. Nobuhiko Kodaka of the Kyushu Research Center of Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute came to Okinawa to teach methods for surveying acorn abundance to students at Okinawa Prefectural Hentona High School, and we joined the survey. Acorns are an important food source for the wild animals inhabiting Yanbaru. By monitoring whether the acorn harvest was good or bad, we can get indicators of the state of biodiversity in the Yanbaru forest. Dr. Kodaka also prepared easy-to-understand guidance materials, which we found very informative.