Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has to be one of the most unique ecosystems on
one of the most unique ecosystems on
one of the most unique ecosystems on earth spaced in the middle of the
earth spaced in the middle of the
earth spaced in the middle of the Pacific Ocean here thousands of miles
Pacific Ocean here thousands of miles
Pacific Ocean here thousands of miles from the nearest land mass the only way
from the nearest land mass the only way
from the nearest land mass the only way for species to get here was by one or
for species to get here was by one or
for species to get here was by one or more of the three w arrival mechanisms
more of the three w arrival mechanisms
more of the three w arrival mechanisms wind water and wings and that really set
wind water and wings and that really set
wind water and wings and that really set up for a unique almost Alice in
up for a unique almost Alice in
up for a unique almost Alice in Wonderland echo system here from those
Wonderland echo system here from those
Wonderland echo system here from those few founders you end up with literally
few founders you end up with literally
few founders you end up with literally thousands of unique species found
thousands of unique species found
thousands of unique species found nowhere else on planet Earth a lava
nowhere else on planet Earth a lava
nowhere else on planet Earth a lava comes through wipes a clean slate and
comes through wipes a clean slate and
comes through wipes a clean slate and life starts appearing fairly rapidly as
life starts appearing fairly rapidly as
life starts appearing fairly rapidly as these plants grow and die there are
these plants grow and die there are
these plants grow and die there are bodies that are left behind decompose
bodies that are left behind decompose
bodies that are left behind decompose and start creating this rich mulch that
and start creating this rich mulch that
and start creating this rich mulch that other things can continue to grow off of
other things can continue to grow off of
other things can continue to grow off of we are doing a bio blitz which is a
we are doing a bio blitz which is a
we are doing a bio blitz which is a 2-day species inventory we have crews of
2-day species inventory we have crews of
2-day species inventory we have crews of many hundreds of people out here in the
many hundreds of people out here in the
many hundreds of people out here in the forest and they’re looking at everything
forest and they’re looking at everything
forest and they’re looking at everything from the fungus that’s growing on the
from the fungus that’s growing on the
from the fungus that’s growing on the ground to the birds that are up in the
ground to the birds that are up in the
ground to the birds that are up in the trees it’s very important to know what
trees it’s very important to know what
trees it’s very important to know what is in the forest at any one time is a
is in the forest at any one time is a
is in the forest at any one time is a baseline so in the future when people
baseline so in the future when people
baseline so in the future when people come out and they look in the forest
come out and they look in the forest
come out and they look in the forest they will know what was here in the past
they will know what was here in the past
they will know what was here in the past and they’ll know if anything is
and they’ll know if anything is
and they’ll know if anything is disappearing or if their new invasive
disappearing or if their new invasive
disappearing or if their new invasive species that have come in you see more
species that have come in you see more
species that have come in you see more and you learn more and you can pass down
and you learn more and you can pass down
and you learn more and you can pass down that information to other people my
that information to other people my
that information to other people my favorite part about being in the
favorite part about being in the
favorite part about being in the National Park is that you just get to
National Park is that you just get to
National Park is that you just get to enjoy all this you know I really hope
enjoy all this you know I really hope
enjoy all this you know I really hope that as we work with children here in
that as we work with children here in
that as we work with children here in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this year
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this year
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this year they’ll really take those messages to
they’ll really take those messages to
they’ll really take those messages to heart rather than just being given bad
heart rather than just being given bad
heart rather than just being given bad news about things that have happened in
news about things that have happened in
news about things that have happened in the past and giving them a sense of
the past and giving them a sense of
the past and giving them a sense of hopelessness we’re really instilling in
hopelessness we’re really instilling in
hopelessness we’re really instilling in them this new generation sense of we can
them this new generation sense of we can
them this new generation sense of we can make a difference and we are making a
make a difference and we are making a
make a difference and we are making a difference
difference
difference you
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