they just live with it and make the best of it. but i say here s something 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. we started to teach the villagers how to use the trees. we start with a little seed bed and build that. and then we trance planned the seedlings on to the mountain slopes. we watch the trees grow. that s why we stay for five years. we notice the mudslides are not happening here. we say you got it. you know how to do this now. i can go back to areas that were nothing but mudslides and soil erosion and now i see forests