Anonymous Pond

at Acacia Reservation, a former golf course returning to the wild, doing a two hour shift with KL today.  She just returned from annual grave sweeping her ancestors' burial places in Taiwan, where people are mostly unconcerned about the possibility of being invaded. 

We greeted a lot of people today, half of whom asked about the controlled burn.  We learned about carbon sequestration today from a park employee.  Dead plants store up carbon dioxide, which can become a greenhouse gas.  By burning them, the carbon is solidified and stabilized, thus preventing atmospheric warming.  The ashes also return nutrients to the soil to rejuvenate it.   At least, that's the gist of it. 

Aside from meeting lots of walkers, we petted countless dogs (well, I did), and I handed out nature cards to young kids.  It's amazing how little things can light up their faces.