Swire Field Station
The Swire Research Station is a rather luxurious field station which can be reached only after rather hard half-day bush hike.
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- Swire Research Station lost in Wanang forests.
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- The station from the air – low impact construction in pristine forest.
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- Construction site in the rainforest – erecting the first building.
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- Flying 30 tons of building materials into the forest.
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- Sacrifice to the forest spirits during the construction of the station, making sure the station will meet with their approval.
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- Stairs of death, leading to the station.
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- All dressed up for the opening of the station.
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- Swire laboratory in full use.
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- Opening ceremony for the Swire Research Station, when a cultural group is dancing on a platform floating in a pool of the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby, under the image of the Wanang conservation leader Filip Damen projected on the screen.
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- Celebrating opening of the station with its sponsor, Swire, at the Gateway Hotel in Port Moresby (Wanang village leader Filip Damen speaking, other Wanang landowners in the back).
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- One of the three station’s buildings.
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- Weighting cargo for carriers at the Swire station, accessible only by rainforest paths (or air).
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- Night in the Swire station laboratory, with students working on their research projects.
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- A botany lesson for students at the Swire Station.
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- The more convenient way of reaching the Swire station.
