Rebecca Hersher

So, you know, they're spreading the knowledge about not cutting the trees down.

Rebecca and I got to see this restored and protected mangrove forest in Cambodia near Koh Kresna.

So Mr. Satt was our guide and it was amazing, especially for me.

I've basically been dreaming about seeing these mangroves in real life for so long and it was delightful.

These little birds were, you know, flittering from tree to tree and across the mangrove creeks.

Egrets were

you know, sort of bright and white in the sunlight and prowling for fish below them.

And we could even hear this really loud, strange popping noise, which we were told was actually the sound of a particular snail.

We got to meet fishermen.

Some were standing waist-deep, pulling up nets full of fish.

Others were motoring out to find their catch farther offshore.

The whole place just felt alive.

The council was created by President Trump in the early days of his second term.

The president has repeatedly called for FEMA to be eliminated.

But the council recommends investing in the agency to make it easier for disaster survivors to get help.

That includes housing for people whose homes are destroyed in hurricanes, wildfires, and other events.

The council does not recommend cuts to FEMA's workforce.

In recent weeks, the agency has reversed Trump administration policies that previously cut thousands of jobs at FEMA.

Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.

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