Sara Hunter

Savannah River Environmental Sciences

Summary of My Experience

Sara Hunter

Notebook Sample

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Observations
Nature rain to creek “Drought” affecting water levels.
Lots of cicadas, Bison used to be here. Hunted to extinction.
Place near area, lots of rocks. Otters pooping – in specific spots to claim area.

Notes on Water Quality Project
South Carolina Office of resilience DES-Prior Prevention to disaster scenarios Hurricane Hugo In 1989 was a wakeup call to the disasters that can happen in SC. Disaster recovery office started in 2005. Disaster recovery- long term recovery, disaster case management, short term disaster. Mitigation- Buyouts, infrastructure plans & studies, matching Grants.

Resilience: Develop and implementation of plans and strategies. Management of funding for disaster relief and various resilience funds.

Go out and find disaster survivors Help and guide them how to receive help

HUD disaster recovery: In total, $293 millions spent, 3458 homes completed. SC used as a model since 2025 around the world on how to create resilience strategies regarding disaster events.

Watershed: how water can get to larger body of water: sea.King tides have become more frequent in Charleston area due to more extreme high tides.

End Day Notes
Sunny, Breezy, Clouds, 88° @5:38pm

Tour Day Observations

  • Bridge near lodging constructed in 1825, Honeytrees, Patriot trail, trees specifically planted, Creating prairie in a way to help nature, Erodible area not good for farming, Man-made ecosystem, Lot of open natural fields, Cemetery “Burch”  Created in 1818.
  • Randy Boney makes the carvings.
  • Cemetery carving, A little off putting. Very interesting and complex carving.They have a gold star family (event), where families that have lost members can go and celebrate them.
  • “Lesson log” carving Family fire killed mother and son, so for her cut it down. Log created in honor of man’s loss
  • There are horses ahead eating grass. Very peaceful a lot to look at. Arnold and Chase the horses, Chase was taken here from Belgium,
  • Walk-about” Tree, topic critters you see while on their walking trail
  • “Fireworks carving” Beautiful in carving, dogs, sunflowers, hawks, foxes, and more contained in the painting
  • Ephemeral pond, Seasonal, Certain times of the year. “Bat mobile” truck that bats made their home.

Reflection on day
My junior year of high school one of the first college classes I took was art appreciation. The class opened my eyes to both being able to appreciate and successfully interpret art. Also learned that art can be all around you, and even set up by mother nature. I have a deep love for looking at nature, and all of its complexities.

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