Man vs Nature

So far this has been a good week cutting down trees and bringing new life into the world. But I gotta say Britt and I almost had that rock. It was ready to give in. Can't wait to go camping!

-bri

Week 2: KMCBH

This past week was a great introduction into the type of work that we will be doing this summer. I thought the most challenging task we did at the marine corp base was mangrove removal, mainly because of the complex network that the roots arrange themselves in. Removing mangroves in Kaneohe bay on the last day was really fun, especially using the kayaks as paddleboards with Jaz! It was interesting to learn about the various native and protected birds that nest and feed on base, as well as the importance of protecting native plant species. The hala weavers were also nice enough to share the cultural importance of the hala tree to the native Hawaiians. The highlight of the week might have been James burnt neck resembling cooked meat :) as painful as it was to look at, it was pretty amusing.

P.S.
RIP Jaz's hunting knife. You will be missed.

Britt

Lions and tigers and MANGROVE! O MY!

Meet the mean and green mangrove tree. This colossal invasive tree can over take just about anything. It can grow up to 30 or more feet tall, and this is the plant we had to take down at MCBH Kaneohe Bay. It was up to team Vitamin C to save the endangered birds of Hawaii's wetlands with this monster of a plant in the way...and so we did.

Mangrove was a difficult one. The roots of every where. Just getting to the trees was a journey in itself. There was bug infested stagnant water that smelt like boiling sewage and oceans of pickle weed. Regardless of the harsh condition our team did it and did it well. Everyone was fully concentrated on one thing...MANGROVE. We took that thing down for hours. Sweat, sunburn, and smiles. Although the days work was hard, we enjoyed the challenge. Which is why i think our team did so well with this plant, anything else would have bored us. And boredom tends to get us into trouble.

Week 2 done. Bring on week 3!

After this week I definitely dislike mangrove (especially since James got me with that tree). Can't wait for next week!

Kaneohe

This was a long week at kaneohe had a good time and did what we had to do. But the highlight of the week was when kai got sunburn on mostly his entire stomach and chest!! Cant wait for ka'ala farms. Chee-hee:)

-KAMA;

Vit C - Highlight

Aloha mai e Vitamin C!

The highlight of my week was working through all the grit, grime and dirt with all of you! Thank you for a wonderful week at KMCB, I look forward to Kaala with all of you!

- Jess

Vitamin C,

Kama got me a good one when he told me the mouse was by my feet.
-jaz

Team Training

I can't believe how great of a team we have, I had a great week and can't wait to see you guys on Monday. It was a blast playing Ninja late at night, jokes and ghost stories before bed and how can I ever forget the high ropes course. All I can say is... Vitamin C!!!! For LIFE!!!!

James