In the Aftermath - Tales from Hurricane Sandy part 4

Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay. Immediately after the hurricane we lost internet connection for a couple days and since then, we have been very busy getting back into the swing of things. We all made it through the hurricane unscathed with one more interesting story to tell. The campus also managed to sustain minimal damages:

• The Wet Lab lost 4 roof panels, one of which got blown across the road
• Aquaponics lost a couple of their shade sails and posts, even through they were secured before the Hurricane
• The Island School had
• 1 toppled Flag Pole
• countless destroyed plants
• 2 fallen trees
• Mangroves held up quite well with few losses (which just proves why mangroves make such amazing storm barriers!!!)
• Surprisingly the wind turbine held up ok, and for days afterwards was moving with such ferocious speeds the sound could be heard all across campus

 

I spent a few hours on the Saturday following the storm, along with the other Interns and Island School kids, cleaning up campus. In particular, we righted the flag pole and attempted to save the large almond tree that got blown over. We dug out the ground for the roots and tried to pull it back up with the truck but the cord snapped. We ended up propping it up with a 2x4 until we could get the crane truck in to do most of the heavy lifting. It now seems to be doing ok.

What I think was absolutely amazing was for days after the storm passed, we still experienced extreme winds! So much so that the wind turbine was still running at amazing speeds!

I just want to take a minute to thank everyone who sent me well wishes during the storm. They were very much appreciated! I hope everyone who got hit by Sandy along the East Coast of the United States are doing ok as well and my thoughts are with you!

until next time

Sincerely,

Your Field Biologist