TCA Base-Lumi

The Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA) base in Lumi is situated on the Sepik Highway approximately one kilometer from the airstrip. TCA has a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Local Level Government to use this property which is about 3 hectares in area. TCA has used this ground since 2002.

To date TCA staff spend a lot of time in Lumi. All meetings and courses are conducted at TCA Base-Lumi for the 18 Tenkile villages and 23 Weimang villages.

Initially TCA staff just had a bush house with a pit toilet. TCA Base-Lumi now has tin roofing on the original bush house which collects water which is fed into two 1000 gallon tuffa tanks. A permanent building is joined to the bush house and consists of a large bedroom with a toilet and bathroom. A septic tank has been installed as well as a drainage pit. TCA has solar panels to power lights, laptops computers and to charge batteries. A medium sized generator (5 KVa) is used as a backup power source but also powers a chest freezer, desk top computer, data projector, photocopier and other electrical appliances.

TCA has established rabbit and chicken enclosures within a bush house which also functions as a tool shed. Built in 2003 this bush house has had many renovations from changes in rabbit enclosures to construction of the chicken coup.

A large enclosure for tree kangaroos was built in 2004 and now houses five Grizzled Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus inustus finschi), three Weimangs, or Golden-mantled Tree Kangaroos, (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus), and a New Guinea Pademelon (Thylogale browni). TCA also has enclosures for its Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus maculates), Ground Cuscus (Phalanger gymnotis), Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps papuanus), two Ground Boas (Candoia carinata), one New Guinea Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus novaegineae), nine New Guinea Short-necked turtles (Emydura sp) and one Great Bare-backed Friut-bat (Dobsonia magna).

In 2006 TCA built a guesthouse from bush materials to accommodate villagers who attend meetings, courses etc. There are two VIP, cement floor, pit toilets.
TCA has a cyclone mesh fence surrounding all infrastructure. As an extra security measure TCA has four dogs.

In 2009 TCA finished building a Community Training Centre. The training centre is a tiled building consisting of a large classroom, or meeting area, two bedroom, two bathrooms and an office. The trainig centre has three large water tanks, septic tank and generator room adjacent to it.TCA has satellite internet and VHF radio repeater and antenna. The Digicel mobile network is available in Lumi.

Lumi Research Station -

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TCA Base-Lumi