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Mariposario
Inside the butterfly house, or mariposario, at Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas. Butterflies, which are important pollinators, are bred and released here, giving a boost to the island’s population of insects that was affected by Hurricane María.
Breeding Native Monarchs
As part of ecological restoration, protection and education programs, Casa Pueblo maintains a mariposario and breed native monarch butterflies, and important pollinator on the island. Insect populations were decimated by Hurricane María and the lack…
Caterpillars and Chrysalises
Caterpillars and chrysalises undergoing transformation into a species of monarch butterfly that is native to the island of Puerto Rico, Danaus plexippus portorricensis. This subspecies does not migrate off of the island. Like its cousins in other…
Butterfly House
Butterfly house at Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, where a native subspecies of monarch is bred, protected, and released into the natural environment. A few monarchs remain in the butterfly house at any given time in order to educate visitors,…
Cosmos for the Pollinators
On the stretch of property between the Casa Pueblo main building and mariposario, or butterfly house, there are stands of flowers to provide food to the released butterflies and other pollinators. These stands of cosmos are self-gaining and self-…
Medical Refrigerator
Casa Pueblo, in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, never lost power during or after Hurricane María due to having self-sufficient resilient and renewable systems. Using solar energy, Casa Pueblo quickly became a center for relief and recovery efforts in the town…
Radio Casa Pueblo
Next to the mariposario, behind the main building of Casa Pueblo, is where Radio Casa Pueblo is broadcast from. The radio station was able to continue transmitting to the local area during and after Hurricane María due to Casa Pueblo never losing…
Radio Casa Pueblo Sign
Sign for Radio Casa Pueblo, the first fully solar powered radio station on the island of Puerto Rico. Both the studio and the transmitter are now run on solar energy.
Coffee Grinder
Coffee grinder in Casa Pueblo. The organization begun to plant and grow five acres of sustainably farmed coffee after Hurricane María, which will help Casa Pueblo sustain itself economically through the sale of local coffee.
Self-Sufficient Energy Production at Casa Pueblo
Casa Pueblo creates its own energy through the use of solar power technology. These cabinets house all of the batteries and inverter equipment needed to power Casa Pueblo. The organization did not lose power during or after Hurricane María thanks to…
Solar Cinema
This former school building which is immediately next door to Casa Pueblo’s main building has been converted into a solar powered cinema for the community of Adjuntas. It is also used as classroom and meeting space and for presentations and…
Potable Water
Services and utilities were slowest to return to the interior of the island. In many parts of Utuado, as of January 2018, there was still no running water available, and residents had to haul water from refill stations such as the one pictured here.
Water Levels Falling
Due to the draining of Lake Guajataca for dredging and repairs to the damn that was breached during Hurricane María, water levels in the rivers and streams leading into the lake are also dropping.
Detour
Detour leading to Lake Guajataca. The main road around the Lake was one of only three closed roads the Raíces crew came across during the January 2018 Disaster Relief Support Trip.
Low Water Levels at Lake Guajataca
The water levels at Lake Guajataca were visible low in January 2018, as the lake had already been draining for months after the storm caused a breach in the dam.
Draining Lake Guajataca
Generators are running pumps 24 hours per day to continue the draining of Lake Guajataca in order to begin repairs of the dam, which was breached during Hurricane María.
Repairing the Dam at Lake Guajataca
Construction crews working to drain Lake Guajataca and repair the dam, after a breach caused by damage during Hurricane María. One overspilll for the water being drained from the dam is also visible in this photograph.
Construction at Lake Guajataca
Signs of construction and the beginning of repairs to the dam at Lake Guajataca which was breached during Hurricane María, threatening the lives and homes of tens thousands of residents who live downstream. The drinking water supply will be affected…
Lake Guajataca Overspill
Water flowing into one of the overspills from Lake Guajataca as it is being drained.
Exposed Shoreline
The draining of Lake Guajataca exposed parts of the lakebed and altered the visible shoreline.
Water Levels Dropping
Water levels were near an all time low at Lake Guajataca when the Raíces crew drove over the dam in January 2018, due to the draining of Lake Guajataca for repairs to the dam.
Embalse Guajataca
The tower used to show the water levels of Lake Guajataca.
Measuring Water Levels
Water levels at Lake Guajataca were extremely low in January 2018, as seen on the measurement tower along the dam. The lake is being intentionally drained in order to repair the breech to the dam that occurred during Hurricane María.
Breached Dam at Lake Guajataca
Close up of the crumbling overspill that diverted water during the dam breach that
Lake Guajataca
View of Lake Guajataca in January 2018. Water levels are visibly low as the lake is being drained in order to begin repair work on the dam which was breached during Hurricane María in September 2017.