Awe-ma versus Trau-ma: Processing Hurricane Fiona 2022

In September of 2022, Hurricane Fiona crashed onto the shores of southern Puerto Rico, unleashing a deluge of water that left the land ravaged and transformed. The rains were a relentless assault, causing giant landslides, and ripping a vital bridge from its banks, severing our access to the forest. The river’s blood-red boundaries stretched out […]
In The Eye Of Hurricane Maria – Video

Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm on the morning of September 20, 2017, bringing winds of about 160 mph to an island that had narrowly escaped the worst of Hurricane Irma’s destruction just weeks earlier. Our project, Tropic Ventures Sustainable Forestry and Rainforest Enrichment Project, established 35 years ago […]
The Day After Hurricane Maria – Clearing the 184 Road

On 21st September, we joined forces with neighbors from Mira Flores, Patillas, and we worked our way down the 184, clearing the road of tree debris, electric lines, and flagging dangerous low hanging lines.