Internship #8

Well the project that I am helping out with is a restoration project and we are trying to improve the vernal pools to restore the communities of species that are living in them. I didn't understand all the work that goes into these giant projects to try and preserve the endangered species that are living in these vernal pools. I have always heard about endangered species projects and working on trying to save a certain species.. but I didnt know that a crustacean as small as a fairy shrimp.. which is hardly even visible to the eye.. could be worth such the big effort that we are making to save them. I definitely have more appreciation for the nature of the food chain and something as small as a fairy shrimp could be the part of the food chain that keeps everything in order with all the other animals and species that are from and around the vernal pools.