St Helena Cloud Forest Project - Year 1 Overview

[@larryfisher7056]

Thanks very much for this video of the Cloud Forest Project. I have such great memories of the many post walks on the island and especially the Peaks National Park and the hike to Diana's Peak. I was able to spend two weeks exploring in 2019 and it will remain as one of the high points of my travels for ever.

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Hi Larry, thanks for the feedback, you're so welcome for the video, happy to hear it brings back those memories 👍😊

[@aidans6257]

Fantastic video. It's great to see all this work and collaboration happening. I'm always fascinated by the island and I hope to be a visitor one day. Please keep making videos about the island!

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Thanks so much Aidan 👍 Documenting this project has been a real privilege to see that collaboration up close. So many passionate people. Yes, we will have more videos about this project and the island in general to come, a few projects in the works 😊 Cheers from St Helena.

[@barrywolf9002]

I have been following Saint Helena on U Tube for years. It’s such a fascinating place. I know I’ll never get to visit but I have a hat and shirt from there and get many comments and questions. Many happy greetings from Russellville, Tn. USA

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Hey Barry, great to hear from you again 👍we get the same thing when we're away from St Helena wearing our merch, and every now and again it triggers some amazing encounters. Never say never - hopefully you'll make it to tiny St Helena one day and we will make it back to seeing more of your huge country 😊 All the best ❤️

[@simonbird1973]

The future looks bright for the island. Best wishes from Plymouth, UK

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Thanks Simon, and best wishes from St Helena 😊

[@andrewhawkes3436]

I would love to visit St. Helena

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Hope it happens for you, Andrew 😊 thanks for stopping by our channel 👍

[@skyematsheloinboxbhjnll8ih29]

Its like nowhere else in the world. Go enjoy. World class hikes.

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

@@skyematsheloinboxbhjnll8ih29 ❤❤👍👍

[@larryfisher7056]

@@skyematsheloinboxbhjnll8ih29 I would add that, as a group, probably the most friendly people I've been around. A unique piece of the world for sure.

[@MassimilianoBoveri]

Very interesting,like always!Hi from Panama¨.

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Hi Massimiliano, thanks for stopping by and the comment from Panama 👍 Greetings back, from St Helena 😊

[@banana1618]

a new 4k camera and audio equipment?.... Visually and auditory stunning. Thanks for this video: very interesting.

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Cheers Banana11, yes, we upgraded our setup recently and this was one of the first projects with the new gear 😊 Glad you like it. Thanks being the first to comment on it also 👍

[@skyematsheloinboxbhjnll8ih29]

Would love to see the barn revegitated. Think big Saints

[@whatthesaintsdidnext]

Hey Skye, the ENRP conservation team do make field trips to the Barn and surrounding areas, such as Cox's Battery, to collect wild endemic seed, monitor progress of the plants and to re-introduce more native dryland endemics back into their natural habitat. It's pretty unforgiving terrain though, as you seem to already know, so it really is a long-term effort. Lots of patience required 😊 Overall though, the conservation work on St Helena has steadily ramped up over the last 40 years or so. Cheers 😀

[@Bobchai]

I live at the edge of an environmentally sensitive cloud forest on the Big Island of Hawaii, above Kailua-Kona. I want to donate to this Cloud Forest project. I'm not wealthy, but I own some real estate. I am in my 70s. I don't have family and when I die I want my legacy to include forestry projects on St. Helena. The bulk of my assets will go to forestry conservation projects on the Big Island of Hawaii. I like to think of this as (my own) 20 degree latitude project. North latitude or south latitude, this is the sweet spot for all climate zones around the world. I want to promote re-forestry in all the regions of this general latitude.