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♪ yeaeah we livinin' in t the golden n state ♪ ♪ dame mamas, fres-coco y rea♪ ♪ (wooh) ) dale gas ♪ ♪ vive enen el eststado doradodo ♪ johnny devenanzio: we have now entered the lovely, sleepy town of ojai. nestled in a valley in the topatopa mountains, just northwest of los angeles, ojai is a nature lover's paradise. you can camp. you can hike. and you can just be at peace and alone with mother nature. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): the ojai valley is home to over 40 varieties of trees, unique plants, and an array of wild animals. but invasive, non-native species, like the mexican fan palm and eucalyptus are threatening ojai's delicate ecosystems. and conservationists, such as brian holly from pax environmental, are working tirelessly to restore these areas. what we're doing here today is doing a preparation for a big restoration project that will go on for the next two years.
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and right now, we're doing a lot of the prep work. what i want to show you today is some of the different elements of what we use in order to start and then keep a restoration project like this going. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): and as with any project, it starts from the ground up. what we're trying to do in this restoration project is bring back more oak trees and see the regeneration that you normally do in an oak forest. so what we're doing right now is basically the opposite of deforestation. we're doing reforestation. that's exactly right. and you focus on native species. native species are important for a number of reasons, but notably that they're well adapted to this climate, and they can handle drought and adapt better to fire scenarios. we're trying to keep the native habitat for the species that rely on these trees. let's dig a hole. nice. this isn't the first time i've dug my own grave. let me help you, here. how long is this oak going to take to reach maturity? brian holly: this oak could be 140 years old. so when they start getting bigger, generally that's an indicator that they're older species. planted our first tree. let's celebrate, brian!
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good job! woo! johnny devenanzio (voiceover): cause for celebration indeed, as planting native trees also benefits the water supply. as we take out some of these invasive trees, you get more surface water, because they're actually pulling water out of the ground. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): and with that comes an improvement in water quality. yeah, i don't know if i'd be drinking out of this pond. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): something that's important to protect the species that call this pond home. my initial observations here, brian. i'm going to say water clarity is about a zero. water stinkiness, we're at about an 11. brian holly: right. let's get to testing. brian holly: you've got to move away that top layer. god, that looks terrible. now we're looking at really high ph. we're at 7.58. we're looking at dissolved oxygen, 38.2%. we're aiming for higher than that. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): not great conditions for the myriad of aquatic species that live here, and further evidence of the importance of this restoration project. let's move on to the next site. oh, really? we can't hang out here for a little bit longer? brian holly: [laughs] johnny devenanzio (voiceover): but it's not just the pond life that's suffering in this region. roughly an hour northeast of the restoration site--
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the topography has certainly changed from where we were to where we are now. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): conservationists are working to protect large swaths of a closed canopy conifer forest planned for removal, something that will greatly diminish the habitat of the california spotted owl, a species that is already on the endangered list. is it important to keep spotted owl populations high? brian holly: it definitely is. they're an important part of the ecosystem as a predator, and they are an indicator of a failing ecosystem as their population diminishes. johnny devenanzio: if i was an owl, i guess i know why they're living up here. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): but to pinpoint their precise location requires a bird's eye view. the drone can go in and take really in-depth aerial imagery, but also prime habitat. johnny devenanzio: this is absolutely breathtaking, man. brian holly: what you're looking at in this section is actually 500 different images stitched together to create this really in-depth aerial imagery. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): and with the help of this imagery, we embark on our search for the elusive california spotted owl. many people may have heard of cesar
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millan, the dog whisperer. well, tonight, we have richard, the owl whisperer. [owl calls] do you see anything, johnny? i see a bunch of pine needles. how many more trees do you think we have in this forest to look at? i think several thousand. johnny devenanzio: how do you call an owl? it's called a four note. it goes-- [owl calls] the idea there is you're going to elicit a response from that other spotted owl. [owl calls] is an owl just going to come down and start humping my head? you certainly can be attacked by them, especially if you're around a nest or babies. and you can get hurt. [owl calls] i may not walk away seeing a spotted owl, but i've learned an awful lot.] it's been an adventure thus far to say the least. after coming up to ojai, i'm learning about the health of the water, the health of the forest. it's a symbiotic relationship, and you can't have one survive without the other. [owl calls]
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- nicely done. - better? yeah, yeah. johnny devenanzio: trees need water to grow. owls need trees to live. and it really drives the importance home of everybody out there doing their part to keep the forests and wildlife as healthy as possible. [owl calls] you should hear my owl calling when i'm in the shower. it's spot on. [music playing] i'm jaysyson. i'm livingng with hivv anand i'm on c cabenuva. i'm jaysyson. it helps k keep me undndetectab. for adultsts who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only comomplet, for adultsts who are undetectable,
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readady to treatat your v in a dififferent wayay? jojohnny devenenanzio (voiceoverer): in the e words of yves saint laurent, fashions fade, but style is eternal. but with the fashion industry being the second biggest polluter in the world, it's clear that its imprint on mother earth is no passing trend. in new york city, our guest host, oneika raymond, is finding out how we can both be stylish and socially conscious. i do love to shop. i love to look cute. i try the best that i can. oneika raymond (voiceover): the fashion industry has a textile waste problem. as much as we talk about style, fashion, beauty,
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we do not talk about the enormous amount of waste generated by these industries. oneika raymond (voiceover): but eager to have the conversation is fab scrap, a new york-based nonprofit that recycles and reuses textile scraps to help mitigate the world's landfill problem. what is this? this is incredible. what is in these bags? these are all from our brand partners, who sign up for service with us. all the fabric that originally was heading towards landfill. [laughs] oneika raymond: where is this waste coming from? the fabrics that we deal with specifically are actually the sampling process, so they're more the design side, before it even gets to production. we also get in full leather skins, we get in. ooh, that's so cool. so we're not just talking about polyester. there was this one fabric that we received where there were actual threads of 14 karat gold woven in, which was amazing. let's name drop. which brands do you work with? so you have your high end designers, like oscar de la renta and mara hoffman, and eileen fisher.
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as long as you're in design, you're creating some sort of waste. all of these bags just arrived at our loading dock here at the warehouse. when a brand is ready to pick up their fabrics, they just give us a call, and we show up at their studio or office and take it off their hands. how many bags do you get every day? it's not uncommon for us to get 40, 50 bags a day sometimes. - oh my goodness. so that's why you have all those impressive muscle, huh? [laughs] oneika raymond (voiceover): weighing the bags enables fab scrap to keep track of the amount of waste they're keeping out of landfill. over half a million pounds so far. what we have here now is just one of the bags from our brand partners. and so what we have to do is actually figure out the contents of the bags. oneika raymond (voiceover): and this is where fab scrap's community of 6,000 volunteers come in. proprietary materials and small scraps are recycled. all of these little bits of fabric, this is what we actually can recycle. something this small. absolutely. all of these would go in the mix bin, over here.
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oneika raymond (voiceover): whereas larger, non-proprietary swaths of material-- ooh, this is pretty. oneika raymond (voiceover): --are sold for reuse. yeah. you honestly never know what's going to come out of one of these bags. - ooh. [laughs] woo-hoo! i got my church outfit. yeah, a piece like that is actually truly a treasure. that one, because of how intricate the handwork is, easily retails for over $50 a yard. - what? - yes. darling. camille: [laughs] why is it so important to you to make a difference? global warming is definitely an issue that we are faced with. all of these fabrics that end up in landfill or end up incinerating, they produce all this carbon in our atmosphere, and that's what's adding to the globabal warming issue. oneika raymond (voiceover): and one of fab scrap's most loyal clients is zero waste daniel-- these are recycled fishing nets? yeah. oneika raymond (voiceover): whose line of handmade, genderless clothing and accessories are comprised of 100% scrap material.
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oneika raymond: where do you get these scraps from? these scraps come from all over the place. they come from places like fab scrap, and then some things come from different designer collaborations. and anything we don't use, we reuse. there are scraps in these piles that are from my first collections of scraps ever, and they won't leave until they're finished goods. because we're zero waste designers, we're going to sort this stuff. so our fabric scraps are going to go in this little pile here. our paper scraps are going to go over here. and i'm going to take my big scrap of paper, and i'm going to cut out my medium heart, and i'm going to make another sandwich with it. so we're already reusing our scraps. [grunts] yes! any little leftovers like this that we cut off are going to go in my bag of shreds, over there. oneika raymond: these little guys. how do you see value in what others consider trash? we only see what we choose to see. mhm. so if you look at something and immediately think trash, then that's all you're going to see. but if you allow yourself to look at it and ask yourself what else do i see,
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johnny devenanzio (voiceover): the sonoran desert. the most biologically diverse of the four north american deserts, spanning arizona, california, and mexico. welcome to the sonoran desert. i mean, this climate does not feel very desert-y. we've got five seasons. you can have them all in the same day. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): and with 100 reptile, 2,000 native plant, 60 mammal, and 350 bird species calling this desert home, its wildlife is as varied as its weather. jessica moreno: we have black bear, cottontail rabbits, pygmy owl, javelina, mountain lion, cougar. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): but as urbanization tears through this 120,000 square mile region-- you have the mountains and the wildlife juxtaposed with sprawling urban communities for highways, freeways, that sort of thing. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): it's up to conservationists like jessica moreno to ensure that the desert remains a safe haven for our four-legged friends. as we grow and build more roads, we're going to lose the wildlife. and as soon as you start to lose species like that, the health of the entire ecosystem fails. and that impacts our air quality,
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and it impacts our water quality, and other things that we actually really rely on. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): so in an attempt to prevent this and protect wildlife from our human footprint, jessica and her team came up with a solution. camille: so danny, this is the first wildlife bridge in the sonoran desert. johnny devenanzio: wow! camille: wildlife crossings like this bridge help wildlife cross safely. and we're actually reducing wildlife vehicle collisions as well. we also have an underpass about a mile south, because animals like different kinds of crossings. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): today, the wildlife bridge has been responsible for more than 3,200 safe animal crossings. and in order to monitor these movements, jessica relies on motion-activated cameras. oh, wow. look at this thing. this thing really is disguised. yeah. we've got about 30 of these in the vicinity. ooh, what is that? camille: that's a mule deer. look at him. what's the difference between a mule deer and, like, a reindeer? unless it's christmas, it would be really weird to see a reindeer. - ok. oh, that's a great shot of the deer's butt. yes. you get a lot of butt shots. oh, there's a nice guy. look at him. johnny devenanzio: look at-- that's at night. ooh, what is that? a fox?
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camille: that's a coyote. - i knew that. i was just testing your animal skills. that's a big-eared rabbit. camille: that's a jackrabbit, yes. what kind of filters do you have on that? like, can you, like, put, like, cool, like snapchat filters on it [inaudible]? camille: you know, they have not come up with a brand yet. we'll have to put in a request. johnny devenanzio: we should. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): cameras are a great way of tracking, but animals also leave us other clues. ooh, look right here! look! -ooh right here is a perfect bobcat track. here's the other one -look at that! here's the other one. -uh huh so you can actually see this animal has been walking from there, out this way. and going this direction. this could be badger activity. we actually have seen them cross the bridge, which is great news. badgers are one of those animals that are really easy to get hit by a car so the inhabitant of this badger hole is still with us today as a result of this bridge. - absolutely, yeah. you're welcome! johnny devenanzio (voiceover): but while badgers have managed to cross the bridge successfully, there have been no reported sightings of one of the desert's more slow-moving inhabitants. this is our telemetry unit, to help track tortoises. we're going to point it. we're going to listen for beats.
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- so it's directional. - it's directional, yep. and when we hear the loudest beeps, we're going to go in that direction. the loudest ones seem to be coming from that little valley, there. i think we need to head that way. [beeping] [buzzing] was that a beep? that was not a beep. that was some interference. that was a-- that was a tortoise fart. - yeah. [laughs] it's actually louder now. yeah, it sounds like it. let's go to the top of this hill. ooh, now it's really loud. let's check it. warmer. [beeping] warmer. oop, boys and girls, look what i found! scott sprague: i think we got it. johnny devenanzio: we found a tortoise! scott sprague: it's a pretty good sized one. johnny devenanzio: yeah. this knob right here is the vhf transmitter. that's what we were actually listening to, the satellite sending out the beeps. these over here are anchors for the gps unit. we can download that data, and we'll see exactly where this tortoise has moved. we'll know if it attempted to cross the road, if it went across the crossing, if it didn't. listen, buddy, no crossing the street. ok? let's follow him back to his home. you're going home. well, it's almost sunset.
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animals are crepuscular. they like the sunset and the sunrise, so that's a good time to go see the most activity on the bridge. that would wrap this day up perfectly. yeah. no promises, but we'll see what we see. ok. (whispering) i mean, what's the odds of us seeing something? it's 50-50, but that's why we got our cameras. (whispering) yeah. nothing has come across this bridge. (whispering) i know, yeah. it's kind of disappointing. they're going to cross as soon as we take off, right? [laughs] oh, look, look, look. johnny devenanzio: (whispering) what? do you see something? (whispering) you see it? it looks like a male and a couple females. johnny devenanzio: (whispering) oh my god, that's incredible. so this bridge actually works. (whispering) it works. johnny devenanzio: (whispering) i gotta say, this has been an incredible experience. it gives me hope that these animals are going to live to see another day. camille: (whispering) yeah. johnny devenanzio: (whispering) build bridges, not walls. camille: [inaudible]. johnny devenanzio (voiceover): so there you have it. oneika and i may be coasts apart, but mother earth is the one thing we all have in common.
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