Last Saturday's lab for Marine Biology class, we took a little hike up Mt. Laulau. Well I don't even know if that's even considered a mountain. But the hike was pretty steep going up about a quarter of a mile. Bree Reynolds, our instructor, invited Angello Villagomez to be our tour guide. He taught us a lot about the place and how they have been working to restore its natural beauty. He also mentioned how burning of the trees in the area affect land and the ocean below the hill. Unfortunately, when hunters decide to clear the area by burning down trees and brushes, it causes erosion. Most of all, the ash left on the ground causes some kind of chemical reaction and during heavy rains, this gets washed down to the ocean causing damage to sealife. The hike was a good exercise activity and a very educational one too.
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