(trees rustling in the wind) [lydia martin] back in august 2010, we decided to move to southern lancasternty to this property and it's called "hidden valley." the pawpaw groves that we had here were previously cut all the way down. uh, the prior landowner didn't understand what they really had. which was like a treasure trove of this beautiful native tree. it produces a really nice size fruit and then also it's great for wildlife. i spent a lot of time really caring for the land and to restore the ecology that belongs here. i did a lot of uh, journaling and documenting with photos. uh, we counted 76 birds that migrate through this area. uh, thanks to having a pond and a wetland, there's all kinds of toads and frogs. there are a lot of snakes here and i love snakes. um...little ring-necked snakes, and uh, milk snakes. they get a lot of credit in natural areas, uh, but they don't often get credit in the backyards of people who own private lands. and so, knowing that i was building a forest that's going to help to support all of these really cool species, was just, to me, it was empowering.