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Exposed Shoreline
The draining of Lake Guajataca exposed parts of the lakebed and altered the visible shoreline.
Lake Guajataca Overspill
Water flowing into one of the overspills from Lake Guajataca as it is being drained.
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…
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.
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.
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.
Guarding the Dam
Puerto Rico National Guard service members on guard at the site of the draining of Lake Guajataca.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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-…
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,…
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…
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…
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.
Butterfly
Butterflies are important pollinators, and Casa Pueblo continued its work of breeding, releasing and protecting butterflies in their mariposario, or butterfly house, immediately after Hurricane María.
Native Monarch
A species of monarch endemic to the island of Puerto Rico. This type of monarch does not migrate off the island. This butterfly was in the mariposa, or butterfly house, at Casa Pueblo in Adjuntas. Breeding and providing habitat for butterflies and…
Damaged Structures - Utuado
Blue tarp roofs dotted the landscape throughout the island, both on the coast and in the mountains. Debris was also seen throughout the mountains, such as the sheet metal seen to the left of the house structure in this photo.
La Coca Falls Post-María
La Coca waterfall in El Yunque National Forest. The effects of Hurricane María could be seen in the sparse foliage of the normally lush rainforest.