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Maui Volunteers Clear 2,500 Non-Native Pines at Waikamoi
The invasive species, officials say, pose a threat to the preserve’s rare dry mamane sub-alpine shrubland, found only on East Maui and the Big Island.
Kula Forest Reserve hike part of National Trails Day
The state is offering guided tours of the Kula Forest Reserve as part of National Trails Day on Saturday, June 5, 2010. The group will drive up to the Mamane Trail, then hike down to the Upper Waiohuli Trail and out to the edge of the forest. The five mile hike along Maui’s Na Ala […]
FERAL FENCE SUCCESSFULLY SECURES NATIVE PLANTS AT MAUI’S WAIKAMOI PRESERVE
Efforts to protect shrub land and forest at Maui’s Waikamoi Preserve are proving successful. The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii says native species have staged a dramatic recovery, in some cases increasing native plant cover by 300 percent or more after hooved animals were fenced out. The Nature conservancy conducted a survey in 1994 immediately after […]
STATE BLAMED FOR ALLEGEDLY CONTRIBUTING TO ENDANGERED BIRD’S DECLINE
The state is being blamed for allegedly contributing to a population decline of the critically endangered palila bird on the island of Hawaii.The president of the Hawaii Audobon Society says the state is not taking effective action to keep sheep out of the palila’s critical habitat.According to the agency, the sheep, goats and mouflon are […]
