dedicated her life to protecting people from deadly mudslides one tree at a time. >> in guatemala, it's typical tragically to have hundreds of mudslides. the rains come and downpours. the mountainside will simply give way and collapse. houses are washed away and people have been killed. >> translator: all three die here. they were like my children. the rain came, the mud took them away. >> they just live with it and make the best of it. but i say here's some things you can do. i'm ann motley hallum and helping the people if rural guatemala protect their families and field from the dangers of mudslides. pine trees with tap roots hold a mountain together. but the trees are cut for firewood and to make room for the crops. without realizing it, they have taken away their protection.