Video
2022 CorpsTHAT Conservation Crew
Transcript
Note: This is a silent video whose participants use American Sign Language. The following transcript is the open-captions that appear on the screen when someone speaks. Therefore, it is intermittent.
Hi! My name is Esmeralda! I'm with CorpsTHAT and we are working with the National Park Service. Right now, we are on the solo tract. We are removing thin long-leaf pine trees! The reason why we want to remove the trees is because we want the thin trees to grow into thick trees. So, we're removing the thin trees! And also, we want this environment to be suitable for the Cocked [Red Cockaded] Woodpecker. So, we need to remove to allow some long-leaf trees to grow and expand.
Remember, cut only this way, okay? And remember to watch out for others. Be careful when you spread out. The trees are thin, but they're still tall. So watch as they fall. Whenever you see someone, they might be far, but the tree could be close as it falls.
I really don't remember where it is.
Person 1: Because of the sun? Person 2: 30 minutes only? Person 1: Why? Person 2: 30 minutes only. Person 1: Why 30 minutes?
Yay!
Hi! We're CorpsTHAT. I'm a crew member and my name is Toby! What's our job today? We are walking on a trail and trimming any overhanging limbs so people won't run into anything! We are trimming to make the trail more open! Also, we are using leaf blowers to blow away debris on our boardwalks!
Person 1: You need to bring it next time. You need to bring one more bottle next time and- [Person 2 holds up a plastic water bottle.] Person 1: That's good, that's good. You need more.
Yes! I'll tell him. I'll tell him. Drive through... There... oh! He said he will drive his tractor over the bridge. So don't worry about the bridge collapsing.
[people talking]
Over 300-400 years old! If you look inside the tree, you'll see these knarls [gnarls]. Look hard enough and you can imagine what it vaguely looks like. So some people look at the tree and analyze this tree. Some will say, "Oh! That looks like Mary Madonna!" Once word got around, People said, "They have the Mary Madonna tree?!" So they flocked here to see this tree!
Cooks Lake, Cooks Lake. We will paddle through, and it will be narrow with lots of trees. That's the path we will follow. It has Cypress and Tupelo trees in it.
In the early 1900s, ferries and big boats rode on this river.
Hi! My name is Amogne! I'm doing CorpsTHAT work. You can see all the expansive bamboo around us. Bamboo is an invasive species here. It takes water from other plants. It doesn't belong here. Some species of birds carry seeds and spit them to the ground, thus growing bamboo all around. Also, seeds get stuck on people's shoes and are transported to different places. My team removed all the bamboo with the NPS staff! We reduced all the bamboo and put it in mounds. Invasive bamboo is not good. We cleared the area of the invasive species so other plants can grow.
Cute!
Description
Watch the all-Deaf conservation crew from CorpsTHAT in action at Big Thicket National Preserve. The crew members came from all over the country to support conservation efforts in your Preserve. They spent 3 weeks clearing plant invasive species, maintaining trails, thinning Longleaf Pine Trees, and monitoring dragonfly larvae. This is a SILENT video with all crew members using American Sign Language. Open captions translate the dialogue. Click on the audio description tab (AD) to hear the dialogue.
Duration
8 minutes, 58 seconds
Credit
NPS/ D. Rocha
Date Created
08/22/2022
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