Response#15:”An Unimaginable Miracle”

Nothing wasted, everything gained is an article written by Alan Weisman and Antonin Kratochvil about a scientific experiment that began in 1971 to help with the growing population and the little resources they had, scientists set out to help the little towns.  First they developed water pumps and “kitties” to help sterilize the water. Years later the Gaviota’s scientists discovered that Caribbean pines from Honduras could flourish in the area’s thin, highly acidic soil, and the bark resin could be harvested without cutting down the spreading forest. These trees have also help restore animal populations.

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