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01:29in a forest that will dry up and reform seasons.
01:42Algae blooms are a threat,
01:45especially with the acidification of the oceans.
01:48You get change in pH, change in temperature,
01:51flora changes, fauna changes.
01:58I haven't ever seen this level of storms,
02:02and it's probably just gonna get more and more frequent.
02:05That's gonna change a lot of things.
02:13I was raised a pessimist
02:15because of the political climate and the economic climate,
02:18but I do also realize that we need to be optimistic
02:21in order to actually change anything,
02:23because if we're pessimistic,
02:25nothing in the climate's actually gonna be fixed
02:27because we'll just accept it as doom and gloom.
02:29We need to be optimistic
02:30that we can actually fix what we've done.
02:38We've seen migratory Canadian geese use this
02:41as a place to rest.
02:43We've seen ducks enjoying it.
02:46We've seen really a medley of everything.
02:52What they are is basically just non-native shrubs
02:55with a large root area.
02:57The root network will start to grow
02:59and hold all the dunes together.
03:01So then, in the case of another storm surge,
03:04the dunes aren't completely washed away.
03:07So by keeping the dunes together,
03:10it will encourage native plants to grow,
03:13which will then encourage native fauna
03:15to inhabit this area.
03:19I viewed this as a really good opportunity
03:22to take my personal experiences
03:24over the decade or more I've been here
03:27and the change I've experienced
03:29in the nature around me
03:30and be able to transmit that feeling
03:33to others in mass media.
03:35Because not everyone's gonna have
03:37the same opportunities as I have
03:39to actually visualize this change,
03:41and so it personalizes something
03:43as broad as climate change.
04:09Have youngsters getting involved in this
04:13This is wonderful.
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