St Helena's Cloud Forest - Restoring The Native Habitat, 2021

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The Peak's National Park on St Helena Island is just over 700 acres in size, or just over one square mile. The island itself is just 47 square miles.
The Park is often shrouded in mist, becoming St Helena's very own cloud forest.
A major conservation project started in 1994, to restore the native vegetation within the Park, which has been proven to be far better at mist capture and feeding water into the soil. For an island that relies on springs for its fresh water supply, this has enormous benefits.
This film, shot in 2021, highlights some of this conservation work to restore the native habitat within the cloud forest.

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@marten6578 2 ай бұрын

Perry has a cool hoodie lol. Lovely piece of a paradise on Earth.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 ай бұрын

Hey @marten6578, thanks for checking out the video 👍it was St Helena winter time when we filmed this, as you can tell by all the layers the guys are wearing 😊

@williamfulgham2010 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Darrin and Sharon for producing a video that I would consider to be at the level and quality of a BBC or PBS mini documentary. With adequate promotion, you should be getting the exposure for the worldwide media to come to the island and be at your door. Cheers once again from Jsckson, Mississippi, USA.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you William for that very kind comment 💓 we have been working on improving our filmmaking this last year and a bit, so lovely to receive this feedback. We have a few different ideas in the pipeline for promotional shorts in 2022 which will hopefully help with the positive exposure effort for St Helena. Take care over there in Mississippi - Cheers 👍😊

@kishoretadiparthiexplorer2958 Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful fog trees mountains cool nature love it

@whatthesaintsdidnext Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kishore 👍 it's a magical experience walking through the peaks when it's all foggy like this.

@kishoretadiparthiexplorer2958 Жыл бұрын

@@whatthesaintsdidnext keep going ahead💌

@ZemplinTemplar Жыл бұрын

Painstaking work, as always with invasive plants, but the clearing teams are doing a fantastic job ! Hats off to them. :-) It's clear to me that it'll take a lot of patience, regular hard work and many years ahead until the original forests slowly reestablish themselves, but it's effort well spent.

@whatthesaintsdidnext Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Zemplin 👍 Agreed, this is certainly a long-term project that will take lots of patience and hard work. It's really impressive to see up close and we're so proud of the teams undertaking the work 😊❤️

@wasantha7682 2 жыл бұрын

Conservation is a painstaking work... Yet the reward is gigantic .. Love the great team Love St Helena ... Love from 🇱🇰 ....

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

'Painstaking' is a very apt description 👍 Future generations will benefit the most from the incredible work being put in by today's teams. Thanks for the feedback 😊

@gotherefindout 2 жыл бұрын

I sail the wilderness of British Columbia coast. "Only about one per cent of that total forest is old growth in the way that you or I, or pretty much anybody would think of as being old forest" (research analysis). The song says "you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone" British Columbia knows this and yet logging corp would take the last native eco system old growth tree if they could. The fight here is on to save native old growth eco systems. Then enemy is global and the worst invasive species of all ... greed. You give hope to sanity. Thanks for the inspiration.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks @WarningSailorPoet - yes, it's heartbreaking to see how the planet is suffering through greed. We love what is being done here on St Helena and glad to do our little bit in sharing the hope. Cheers 👍

@robmjnewman666 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love seeing what is going on in the countryside on the island.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob 👍 yes, it's been very interesting seeing it up close and great to now be able to share it with everyone.

@kersie2000 2 жыл бұрын

I will never look at forests in the same way again. Had no idea so much work goes into the restoration and maintainance.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

It was a really educational experience for us, also, in making the film.

@danielmoroff6179 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video! Compared to my country at this time of year. You wouldn't believe it!

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel. Yes, was only watching a short weather report on BBC World News today that actually showed the conditions in Toronto. Hope it gets a bit better for you soon. Cheers 👍

@danielmoroff6179 2 жыл бұрын

@@whatthesaintsdidnext If I had the ability to come to your country, I'd be on a plane tomorrow. It's summer where you are but up here in Canada there is 48-60cm of snow on the ground and Toronto has a unique way to clear the snow. They call it "Spring"! Hehehehe

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Daniel, our winters can be quite gloomy here (if that helps 😊 )

@JRHassociates 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful paradise

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

The cloud forest is special 💓

@kersie2000 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great video on so msny levels. Informativem educational, interesting and so much more. Watch out world, What the Saints do next, have arrived. I will be there at the end of the year, God willing.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment, Phil 😊 hope your plans to visit at the end of the year go well and we get to say hi in person. Cheers 👍

@aidans6257 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Life on this island is fascinating. Curious for more!

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Aiden S. We have a few more videos on the channel about the work going on in the cloud forest. And we'll be posting more videos from here, so make sure subscribe 😃 All the best from St Helena

@guascafilms2647 2 жыл бұрын

Preciosa ! Una isla soñada.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias 😊

@scotts1008 2 жыл бұрын

With peak oil and nations dissolving around the world, the people on this beautiful island will be in for one heck of time being so isolated. Wish they could be planting every available beneficial plant all over that place.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Scott 👍 the planting work is ongoing, the guys continue to do a great job but it's a mammoth task. It can take months or years even to be able to see and appreciate the progress being made sometimes. Must admit, looking at all the turmoil around the world on TV sometimes, it makes us glad to be so isolated 😊 all the best to you from St Helena. Cheers

@axomiyafamilyvlogs1657 Жыл бұрын

YOU ALL ARE HEROES AMONG MONSTERS TO SAVE THE PLANET. 🌏

@whatthesaintsdidnext Жыл бұрын

'Heroes' is right, these guys are doing a fantastic job 👍 thanks for the comment, Axomiya family.

@mimmo9267 2 жыл бұрын

Complimenti! Vi seguo con piacere dall'italia e mi ha sempre affascinato la vostra amata isola. Sarei onorato se un giorno potessi fare un viaggio a St.Helena.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Grazie. Spero che tu possa visitarci presto a Sant'Elena.

@edduusc 2 жыл бұрын

Meus parabéns pelo cuidado e dedicação. Há muito eu pesquiso sobre St. Helena. Creio que um dia irei aí, se Deus me permitir!

@whatthesaintsdidnext 2 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado. Esperamos que você consiga visitar um dia em breve.

@mjh5437 11 ай бұрын

I hope they have really strict Customs & Immigration controls at the new airport to stop more invasive plants and animals (and people!) coming in.

@whatthesaintsdidnext 11 ай бұрын

Yes, all arrivals at the airport pass through immigration, then biosecurity, then customs before being allowed to 'enter' the island. Even with these measures in place, biosecurity remains a major challenge. A simple thing such as hiking boots that haven't been cleaned properly can hide a tiny, unwanted seed that is inadvertently carried onto the Peaks. It's a worry, for sure.