Day 8
Fun day working in the forest and finding some really awesome looking trees! 
Voodoo Dolls Methodology
Taking transects at Woodlands Conservancy requires consistent and accurate identification and data collection of the species being examined. Follow this link to watch our methodology video!
-Aryana, Lauren, Juliana
Here,there and everywhere
Yesterday we started our day in Buras which is a town filled with poverty. We saw what the people before us did to help restore a house for the community and a food garden. The house was owned by a dentist who rented the place out to a pastor for a super cheap price and the pastor made this house into a community space for the town to gather. After a few years, the dentist saw how amazing the house looked and decided he didn’t want to rent to this guy anymore. Now ,the house that was once a source of hope and happiness, just sits there empty until a random person chooses to lease the space for a short while. It’s sad knowing how greedy people can be to their own community. To take something amazing away from the community all for it to sit there now, in hopes the dentist will make some more cash. By happenstance we ran into Helen, a wonderful lady who once owned the drug store right next to the dentists house. She has an amazing amount of positivity, kindness, and love even through all the turmoil she has faced after Hurricane Katrina. She is an inspiration to me.
From Buras we went back to woodlands to do our surveys. During one of our surveys we came across this unique looking tree. The trunks have formed together making a beautiful tree.
Another unique find. A bowling pin mad entirely out of bottle cap. We went to the mid city rock and bowl last night. Listened to zydeco music last night, bowled, and line danced with a lovely older man who plays the ukulele!