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Hotsarihie (Helen Reef) Project Report Photos
(1-26)
September 30 2004

Photos are the property of Caspar Henderson and Wolf Hilbertz and may not be republished without their permission.

Hand wiring units together on beach. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Sunset and birds nesting on the beach. (Wolf Hilbertz)

The solar panels are mounted safely above waves at high tide. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Breakwater and racks at low tide (Caspar Henderson).

Breakwater and racks at extreme low tide. The rocks on the sand are on top of the anodes. (Caspar Henderson)

Breakwater at rising tide. (Caspar Henderson)

Breakwater at high tide seen from the top of the radio tower. On the horizon is one of the shipwrecks around the rim of the atoll. (Caspar Henderson)

Making connections. (Caspar Henderson)

Casuarina equisetifolia tree roots with sand washed away by wave erosion. (Caspar Henderson)

Breakwater from north at low tide. (Caspar Henderson)

Working in strong wind, waves, and rain. (Caspar Henderson)

Freshly hatched baby green turtles about to be released into the ocean (Wolf Hilbertz)

Delivering solar panels to Hotsarahie. (Caspar Henderson)

Logs on the beach, birds overhead, One tall Casuarina tree reaches high above the Pisonia forest. (Caspar Henderson)

The sandspit at the southern end of the island, littered with logs, is burying a coral reef. (Caspar Henderson)

Pisonia trees on top of the island are being eroded at high tide. (Caspar Henderson)

Assembling units. (Caspar Henderson)

Cutting materials and making shadows. (Caspar Henderson)

At low tide the island is dwarfed by the exposed sand bar. (Caspar Henderson)

Wiring units together in the sea. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Wiring units to each other. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Assembling the breakwater offshore during wind and waves of Super Typhoon Dianmu. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Wiring solar panels together on the racks. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Storm waves on the beach at high tide. The Breakwater is completely submerged and only the solar panel racks are visible. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Thousands of birds are always in the skies above Hotsarihie. Two Frigate birds soar above the terns. (Wolf Hilbertz)

Driftwood brought in on the high tide over the breakwater. (Wolf Hilbertz)