#79 Re-discovering an old natural pool
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0:00 Recap
0:29 The plan
1:03 Meet Ale
1:39 Seeing the lagoon
2:39 Clearing thorns
4:35 Bulding a bridge
7:24 Bridge is done
8:02 Digging dirt
10:59 Getting wood
12:27 Removing cane
12:53 Building steps
14:48 Building terraces
16:45 End of the day
17:18 Clearing rocks
18:11 Getting grass
18:57 Closing gate
19:47 Neighbour visit
21:25 Animals we found
21:52 Plants we found
22:08 Summary
24:15 Pool party
25:03 See you next video
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Watch our recap video to see the first time we discovered this raw waterfall!
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Whats with the placed stone walls and cement barrier at 10:11? Definitely not natural pool lol...
@@dontwanadisplaynameonutube2951 Natural as in "fed and filled by a stream".
I'm also surprised that it took you 10 minutes before you noticed the concrete, because the huge wall with a bright yellow sluice wasn't obvious enough.
@@brake_4_cake u woke up and chose trying to be a dick today huh, good on you. I know they added a sluice to dam the water - I gave him that. but my definition of an “old natural pool” would not be manmade rock piled, and concrete walls. And I was too busy enjoying the video to scrutinize it before a giant concede slab was in the frame? Yes that’s correct, stop living your live like a jerkoff.
Do you know the history of when it was first made?
That last plant at 22:07 is a Broomrape, a parasitic species. The Salamander was a nice find BTW. And the Demoiselles (damselflies) will like the open water.
REGARDING THE CHESTNUT SPROUTS: That species is the highest value tree in your region. Select one of the root sprouts and remove the others at grade. You don't want a chestnut growing in a cluster. It will be very weak at the junction and likely will split and die prematurely. If you have chestnut on your property, put them on the top of your list to be "released" from surrounding competition. They want full sun. This coming fall, go back to these trees to collect burs and plant the nuts in a tree nursery. If you have surplus nuts, dry them and process them into flour or enjoy them roasted whole or cooked in stew like recipes. Great source of vegetable protein and trace minerals. THe local people likely refer to this tree as sweet chestnut. The botanical name is Castanea sativa.
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You can also pickle chestnuts which are nice for winter salads to add extra protein.
A good choice for outdoors as chestnut is good for 15 years in the ground for posts etc.
I have it on an interior wall and floor and exterior decking. A beautiful timber
I love when people like you write product and intelligent comments. Thank you
@@heraldocosta1469 Why thank you for your kindness. 😊
I'm a firefighter and a Gerontologist, and i also live in Viseu (Castro Daire). I have to say, the work that you guys do with the local elders is outstanding. The sense of comunity that you've created is something that should exist everywere in Portugal, the third most aged contry in Europe...
And for the firefighter prespective, you are doing an amazing work with the Mimosa control, continue with that please!
Amazing work once again, thank you for existing....
I am an old man and I totally agree with your observation about the engagement with local seniors. If you were in my area I would be a volunteer every day, seven days a week in exchange for a communal meal (that I would be happy to pay for) and conversation.
That’s really beautiful to hear, I agree :)
Tolle Arbeit wie immer! Denkt ihr nicht das der Schlamm bester Nährboden für euer Hochbeet ....., etc wäre?
Dutch die Veränderung des Habitat, Umgebung habt ihr womöglich 50 Prozent des Lebensraum der Amphibien zerstört - getötet
I am shocked in a good way to see that your comment has received 551 "thumbs up" at this time. I live in the US where the predominant belief of people in the age group who inhabit Project Kamp is resentment and disdain for all of us in the "Baby Boom" generation. Maybe I'm living in the wrong country😉
@@stevejohnstonbaugh9171 In my country of the UK, we used to have free education, social housing, a good welfare system, and world class free healthcare, but some of the older generation who grew up with these advantages kicked away the ladder for us, so there is a lot of bitterness about that. It’s not fair to project that bitterness onto individuals, but I understand where it comes from I guess :) Everyone of every ages deserves love and respect and happiness!
The plant you identified as "holly" at 22:01 is actually Ruscus aculeatus, commonly known in English as butcher's broom. They don't even belong to the same botanical family. The fruit of the butcher's broom is edible and it can even be used as a coffee substitute when roasted. On the other hand, the fruit of the holly is highly toxic for humans. The next plant you show (at 22:05), the pink one, is Orobanche schultzii, a perennial parasitic plant endemic to Portugal. That one is very rare, please protect it at all costs.
Fantastic. Spanish guy did a great job and his dog Chester is having the best summer of his life.
+1 for Doggo supervising the work!
@StoneNugget2 nahhh 100+
Good doggo
@StoneNugget2 Let's make it +10000. It's a good doggo after all.
+100000 for the doggo
good fella 😊
He was just enjoying being a DOG
he didn’t supervise as per my observation
that soil should be perfect for your garden and fruittrees:) such a nice video again!
How is this 6 days ago it's only been 16 min😂😮
@@sjdcreeper A supporter I guess? it might be that they upload this vid but have limited access to Link-only and to access that link you need to be a supporter
@@covenmorgana1571 they do upload one week in advance for patreons and members.
@@sjdcreeper Exactly
Yes.
It is called terra preta.
Absolutely best kind of soil a plant needs
the safety handle suggestion on the wooden bridge is good. Even if it's okay that there's none but it would be very helpful to someone who needs it. Adding small steps would help too since it looks like it is too high, would help prevent spraining an ankle too when stepping down.
watching kampers working together always brings up the mood, always nice to see teamwork.
Or instead of smaller steps, a proper ramp so they can easily bring the wheelbarrow across in the future.
@@scottstewart3884 And while they are at it, inflate the tyre of that wheelbarrow, will make it much easier and lighter to push.
Those are my thoughts as well. There are a lot of protruding stakes above the retaining walls to injury yourself on as well, which are also not properly anchored, reinforced, or perpendicular to the ground. Many of the steps are far too tall, not just for the bridge without a handrail, and many paths are not properly cleared. In short, there are many safety issues it's easy for the young and able-bodied to overlook. It would be nice, if they're working closely with the elders, to read a few manuals on accessible infrastructure, which will have recommendations for step height, handrail placement, safety fencing, and maximum gradation of slopes. There are also trail construction and maintenance manuals that would help them identify landslide hazards and instruct on proper retaining wall construction. Lovely, uplifting project. A little naively executed, though. But don't get me started on all those bare feet, haha.
Wonderful job! Glad you can enjoy the lagoon more in the coming season and years!
Regarding the rest of the waterflows on the land, I'd humbly recommend to be careful about canopy removal : if you remove too much trees around the watercourses, the water might become too "warm" for some of the local biodiversity to settle comfortably. I remember on top of my head that a "good" ratio is 60% shaded to 40% exposed. Temporary water-holding (i.e. smaller ponds or "porous", beaver-style dams) can also help water sink in the ground, which will benefit to any vegetation nearby. (just a few thoughts as a humble landscape architect from Switzerland)
Also, with all the mimosas going to be cut, I'd highly recommend to test their wood for water-related projects: it appartenly has good durability in prolonged contact to water (to be confirmed for the species in question), which would be a very good fit for any water-related landscape construction.
Keep up the good work and the community spirit, you people are gold
PS i love how Javi is trying to keep everyone happy with the videos by including a lot of the suggestions from the viewers with various music, drone shots, timelapses, etc. Good job!
Thx for the feedback. But the credit for this video is for Gui!
Have you considered making a trailer/cart with bicycle wheels to transport things around the land? For a lot of jobs this would be more useful/easier than the wheelbarrow.
Yeah good idea
agreed. 2 wheels with long handles, very easy to move, and can hold a LOT of weight without being too heavy to lift the handles.
yeh would love to make one. Let us know if you have some good inspiration or examples!
@@ProjectKamp There is a good example of one on the RUclips channel Freedom Cooking, title Homemade Cart - flatbed wagon with removable deck... I think it could be adapted to have handles instead of the tongue for a trailer quite easily.
Research Vermont cart
So awesome, I wish I was 20 years younger and not settled down, I would’ve been your first Canadian! Keep up the good work, the world is a better place with Project Kamp in it!
Very impressive, I do that work with excavators, tractors, and heavy equipment, it's great to see you guys do it by hand and leave everything so natural. Much respect, the pool area is beautiful! You all should be very proud of the work that you did. Great video!
Absolutely true.
An excavator could have removed that dirt in no time, but it would have left permanent damage on the rocks and vegetation.
Collect worms as found in the sediment and take them back to the compound to seed your mimosa chip and compost piles. Worm castings are the best compost nature can produce. If the compost pile composition is favorable, they will happily reproduce and you will have an army of fat worms producing worm castings 24/7/365 to restore your soil.
wrong type of worms, you need the red/black striped 'tiger worms'.
@@Wayoutthere You are a racist, all worms are equal.
@@Wayoutthere If you are buying worms, buy tiger worms; Tiger worms, also known as red wriggler worms, or simply redworms, are a type of composting worm. These worms, typically identified by the scientific name Eisenia fetida, are generally reddish-brown in color and often seem to have stripes, because their bodies are segmented. If you can pick them for free, in abundance, within your local habitat - take advantage of what nature offers up.😊
That is really good soil for your future vegetable garden ❤
This was an excellent posting. Much hard work with everyone involved and trying to make a difference to project kamp. The cleaning of the pond, terraces and unwanted growth has reclaimed the water and the land for the native animals as well as the people. Excellent job! Joe.
Tonecas!!! My favorite neighbor! Any episode with him is immediately my new favorite. "No need to thank, I came willingly." Such a sweetheart!!!
The next time the pool runs dry, celebrate it as a victory and as a huge opportunity! Collect all the locals, organise the possibility to efficiently move large amounts of cement to the location. Or create it at the place. Use this to create a second and maybe even a third basin. In my humble opinion, the most important skill to revitalise for the Portuguese people, is to remaster the art of creating ponds/basins like this, expanding old ones. There is enough water in Portugal to make it one of the richest countries in the EU. The only 'IF' in this equation, is if large amounts of water are stored in the lands in a large national campaign to store the rains when they are there. And break the fire cycle from there. It comes from human hands. Hope this inspires. All the best of luck with your projects!!!
Great job on this video, the pond looks amazing and the water looks so inviting now😊
Oh my goodness. Y'all have worked so hard. The lagoon looks so awesome now. It was also nice to see the owners reaction. Now you all have a nice place to cool off on those hot summer days. Enjoy! 🏖
It might still make sense to create a dirt wall / leaf trap in front of the lagoon. This way the lagoon would not silt up so quickly and you only had to dig up a smaller area every now and then instead of the whole lagoon.
This is done in pretty much all larger reservoirs.
Hay bales staked down work great for this.
The joy these videos give me and no doubt others is just priceless, thank you all for demonstrating how life can be with love and cooperation.
The plant that you identify as an holly its actualy a butcher's-broom (Ruscus aculeatus), in portuguese Gilbardeira. it is a common mistake and the plant, despite being protected by European laws for confusion with holly, is very common and super interesting
from a botanical point of view
Amazing input francisco
You could sneak in some trailing cherry tomatoes and snacking pepper plants up there. Just plant them around in the sunny places and then you guys will have snacks up there. The Nasturtiums will be tasty in salads. There would be enough traffic of people for maintaining them and water to access. 😃 Just a few plants, nothing big.
my fav thing is the neighbors checking in on whats happening, just loving the things yall do and discover.
This is legit my favourite part of the whole project!
I love your harrowing profile pic, from the good old league days
@@chefjimmybob cheers dude, it was the first icon i unlocked back then ^^
Great Job guys!! I'm really starting to see the impact a large group of people can make when they work together with common goals. I hope that this idea spreads far and wide!
I love it when the neighbours come, it's good you include them
Chester is just so cute being around you guys and even helping out sometimes :D
I love this series! It is nice to have a positive thing to look forward to on mondays!
To see a group of hard working people that are living more off grid and sustainable living is a breathe of fresh air. Looking forward to following you along the journey
That's a Gold-striped salamander. It is found in the north-west of Iberia (in Portugal and Spain) it's status is threatened according to the ICUCN Red List due to the loss of its habitat through fire, so it is wonderful to see a community creating a suitable habitat for it a many other critters
How exactly is that a suitable habitat? What was there originally was a suitable habitat, they destroyed it.
WONDERFUL WORK, you all are different kinds of wonderful people, salute.
I actually found out, that it makes me really happy when you do something and it is a success. Love how your neighbours like you, and it also convinces me that you are not only doing it for youtube(I did not think it anyway) but for the land and the people around. Just trying to say: thanks for your work, I do love it!
It will only get cleaner and nicer as time goes on, very nice job on the project. You can produce quite a bit of energy from a small 3" pipe on the back of the dam running a Pelton wheel generator. Make a funnel trough that catches the spillway water and you are golden for producing decent power.
The pond looks a LOT better now. It looks like there's still a good bit of cleanup to do around the tall rock wall in the back, but the front 2/3rds of the pond look good. Draining and filling the pond a couple times will help flush all the mud and debris down the creek and make it easier to clean up... Also, it would be a good idea to rake the gravel while the pond is draining in order to stir up more of the dirt/mud and flush it on out while the pond drains.. I'd also get that last lump of dirt near the water gate dug out.
I came here to say the same thing - after all that incredibly hard work, draining and refilling the pool seems like an easy way to make a huge improvement.
@@mafurock33 I would recommend an extra dam upstream of the pond so the water has enough power to really wash away the sediment.
What a refreshing episode!!! The mix between holding more water, cleaning the lake and the rehab of the surrounding is a great match.
The bridge is a great small project to help older people to get across, and let them enjoy what lets them remember their youth. Love that!!!
Great thing they enjoy your upgrades and are on the same page. Could be different there, you are lucky, as they are to have you there.
It is also amazing to see when energy is directed in one direction, with so much man (and woman) power what great dids you can achieve as a group.
Congratulations. You keep surprinsing us with yet more interesting content, time and time again!!!
Keep it up!! Portugal is a lovely country and young people as you and your wonderful group of people makes me cherish your project.
In the words on the neighbor,
Wow!
Absolutely fine work for cleaning and making the lagoon more useable and Kamper-friendly! Hopes to seeing this place more in the future!
You guys are such a energetic group of young people out there and making a difference to other people's life. Such an amazing job and wishing you guys be healthy always! Thank you!❤
Congratulations another improvement at the Project Kamp👏👌
Team work makes the dream work 👏👏👏
What a relaxing spot, I love it. It could be fun to plant fruit trees in that soil you dug up. The roots could help hold the terrace together, provide some partial shade for sunbathers, and a little snack while in the lagoon!
Very satisfying to watch the project grow and be nearly complete, it will look even better when the grass and flowers grow. Well done.
The soil you took out of the pond will make a good garden soil!
Fantastic Team effort, innovative group with excellent vision 🙏🏻🙋🏻♀️🇦🇺👍🏻👏🏻
Every year you get renewed soil and silt for your fields maintaining that pond. What a massive benefit.
Water is such a precious resource and you have all done a remarkable job with the reservoir clean up. Have you considered building a second reservoir but on your property? The same set up as the neighbours to further safeguard the community water in the dog days of summer?
That bridge was some fantastic work! and the hand milling planks was very impressive to watch! some serious skills!
This is absolutely fantastic work Great conservation and a super relaxing resting area for all to enjoy
Brilliant work guys 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great video! The pink redish plant is Orobanche, its a beautiful parasitic plant. And also its lovely that you show the variety of plants and animals in the area thank you
By far my favourite Channel on RUclips. Just make me happy to watch the videos and see all the harmony in this group/project.
AH-MA-ZING!!!!!
Wow just loving how everyone came together to make this project work. 🎉 not even done with the video yet. Totally wishing I was there. ❤❤❤
Great job guys. Can't wait to see the progress. This is what we need around Europe, sustainable agriculture and development while properly managing and revitalizing the local ecosystems. If governments invested in this we would see much more decentralization and finally have solutions to deserted regions and the housing crises.
Awesome work of love you guys… we need more young people like you all😉
I love that you work with the local community. Help one another. Always great to get along with our neighbours…👍👍👍👍👍😁💗
I just can’t get enough of your videos !!! They always make me happy and give me inspiration , thanks for sharing . Lovely hard work , big hug from Mexico .
all by hand, incredible. What an amazing space to spend time at!
Toads and frogs are an indicator that you have a healthy natural space on your hands!🎉
A huge amount of work. It's wonderful!!! More water for animals and a great place to enjoy nature.
I loved this! I watched this with my daughter (Who is 6) and now she loves anything to do with nature!
Super episode as always! You should put the worms you found in the mud into your compost! They'll transform trash into dirt! Keep this serie alive forever please 😁
Amazing video! After weeks of catching up, I finally have a brand new episode to watch while having dinner. I really enjoyed it. The quality of the latest 20 videos has really been insane. I really appreciate your work
The lagoon and waterfall have been my favorite places on kamp since the beginning. What lovely work you guys put into the makeover! So cozy!
That was awesome! I love to watch it every week with my 5 year old. He loves it! ❤️🌿🕊️
Teamwork makes the dream work👍. Your channel is inspiring, educational and entertaining, an all-at-once-project that hopefully will find many imitators :) The lagoon is an absolute eye-catcher.
Great job! All of that mud and muck from the bottom is super fertile, use it in your garden. By the way, the Broom bushes aren’t native and are highly invasive, get rid of them so they don’t take over your property like the mimosas.
Well, broom is native to western europe. And if this happens to be Cytisus striatus then it's even more native.
The Broom bushes, as you call them, look a lot like Cytisus striatus, also known as Portuguese broom, it is native to the west of the Iberian Peninsula (you know, Portugal and Spain). So, no, they are not an invasive species in this case. It is true, though, that it was introduced to California in the 1960s, but it ended up spreading like wildfire to become a major noxious weed, an invasive species colonizing many habitats there
How wonderful! This is how you work as a community. Caring for the land and each other. You guys are amazing!
Vidoes about the waterfall and the lagoon are my favourite, they're so beautiful.
WoW What a great transformation to the lagoon . .Well done to you all !
when I first started watching the channel, I didn't realize all of these videos came from one channel! I am very intrigued, the channel has also brought me to educate myself more on communes. I am happy to watch this journey, you guys are doing great stuff!
How inspiring seeing energetic young people working hard together to make something so AMAZING 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. I visited Portugal in a pilgrimage to Fatima about 17 years ago ❤❤❤
This was my first Project Kamp video! I think I had searched for "natural pool" or "natural pond" and I've since gone back to the first video to watch all the videos from the beginning. Your projects are inspiring to so many! I have done a few similar projects on my own land in Tennessee, USA. Especially the brush clearing. We have invasive privet and honeysuckle, here. Very deleterious for our native trees.
You do great work! THanks for sharing!
@19:29 I am a bit worries that the water will seep into the exposed soil next to the cement, near the new banked stairs. The seepage has a risk of breaking down the bank and causing the damn to burst around that side. I recommend you sure up the bank behind it and add plant life to that section for the root network.
100% right, good eye
If you look at 3:20 you will see that the dam is connected to the wall lining the side of the little valley. At looks like the people who built the dam used a natural "seat" in the valley side, left in the massive and fixed rocks and used the movable ones to build the walls. The stone cemented wall will join onto a fixed stone at the end, they would not have gone to all that effort and then leave in mud in one corner and then build off that for the dam wall.
They should obviously regularly inspect the dam for any leaks and any other deterioration and open the sluice if concerned. They could even a video of the inspection and they will certainly get some Portuguese Civil Engineers to watch an comment. I can not read the Portuguese small dam regulations but it appears to be too small for the regulations to apply, it depends on how you define the height.
@@johnclements6614 Well I would hope that there is a bedrock to connect to and not just loose rocks in mud. My concern was that if the mud was being removed that there would be a destabilisation in that region. But in principle I agree with your comment and accept that you very likely know more than myself about this matter as I have no formal qualifications or experience in the subject, only a passing interest.
@@gm2407 It is good to question the safety of things. I do not think it is beneficial to not raise concerns.
People also claim knowledge here that they do not have. I am a Civil Engineer but have never designed or constructed a dam.
I have just watched an earlier video no.47. The dam is on the neigbours land, the old stone work is well over a hundred years old and the neigbour carried out major repairs to the dam wall. The water was transferred to the adjacent farms, the translation said by pipe. I would guess (maybe wrongly) that it was a leat, man made contour following stream; much easier to maintain with all the silt and see who is taking the water.
@@johnclements6614 Waterworks based on natural hydrology for clay and such are prone to failure as well, also there are once every decade and once every century events for flooding or rainfall in an area. So happy to point out risk in that way. I remember watching a Geoff Lawton video where one of the damns on Zeytuna farm failed. So even people who use them often and bring in outside help can still have failure risk in construction. Not that Geoff himself is an engineering expert which I am sure he will say he isnt.
I am so impressed with your ingenuity!❤😊
This is absolutely lovely! I am also super happy that you had your neighbor come over and look at the place.
the nature restoration videos are my favourite ones
Great video. Really great what you were able to do with the lagoon and that the land owner is very supportive. Now, we just need more dog close ups!
Nice work, you can make the water more clear with plants. Organic pool are fantastic
Thanks for posting and sharing. Glad for your video quality. Very impressive landscaping efforts.
Doing great you all ❤😊🎉
Usually within an hour of carting buckets of mud someone says "How much does it cost to hire a digger?".
Are you going to haul the digger up that lagoon?
@@Mug-Red Wrong.
You guys certainly made a difference to the lagoon area and think even Chester is more relaxed .
This video is outstanding. Great teamwork and a sense of community. Well, done!
It’s incredible to see what youth and energy can accomplish.
Great job guys and gals.
Totally addicted to your videos. You guys are doing an amazing thing which I hope will grow into something bigger. Great job 👏 👍
Que alegría ver a Ale y Jaime por Project Kamp!!
This is the work I yearn for. Imagine people all over collaborating and working with Nature for the betterment of a community. ⭐️
Love from India
Your voice is more clear & you explain the things more clearly 😊
Hey, one quick note: a sturdy tricycle with a metal basket behind could make it easier to move things around the terrain than with a wheelbarrow. I'm speaking from experience here!
Also, love the job that you're doing. I'd love to work in a project like this!
Just properly inflating the tyre of that wheelbarrow will already make it easier to move around.
Portugal é lindo ❤
What an amazing transformation. Love everything Project Kamp is about. Kudos!
12:53 am. I am so happy for all of you. That is my dream! I am 49 now so I hope I can still one day live simply and humbly and happy in nature. I love that you are building a community. Love watching your videos. Great job everyone!!
Where is this stream (above and below) the dam in relation to your property? You often show the original aerial photograph with a loose circle around your property. Going forward, will you please upgrade to an aerial view with the relevant sites and features identified? For instance, in addition to base kamp, does the water below the dam eventually cross your land? WHere is the office/atelier? Where is the big rock outlook that you have in prior videos identified as the highest point of your land? Where is the prototype tent? THank you for sharing your experiences. I really enjoy the participatory nature of your videos.
Don't wash away the muck from the pond. It will clog the stream. It's also valuable soil for the garden!
that salamander looked so cool!! the more I watch these updates the more intrigued i am of what's to come!
Wow 😮 appreciated 👍. Very satisfying to watch yet i understand its tiresome work. Appreciate all of your hard work.
Question: In S2 episodes with the lagoon you showed there was some piping in that area, i think it was some overflow mechanism or something like that. Did you do anything with it?
The tree you say on the subtitles its a laurel, its actualy a medronheiro (arbutus unedo), if Im not wrong. And the one you call Holly is actualy gilbardeiro (ruscus aculeatus), very similar to Holly due to the red fruits, but not the same plant. I hope it helps! Keep up the good work!
15:40 There is an old japanese style of making housing where when you place stakes in the ground like that, debark whatever part of the spike is going in the ground and char it by burning the ends. This reduces decay of any natural wood in the ground. Meaning those stairs and any other project you build out of wood long term in dirt will last way longer. I have seen a natural hut made out of wood, sticks and moss last over 2 years of harsh weather conditions without any signs of decay thanks to this method.
Man I would love to live in a small community like this and re-discover places and help making the place look beautiful and healthy.
I appreciate the fact that you didn't cut this up into 25 segments like other channels would have done.👍