Fleming Arboretum
Receives Boeing Grant
Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum
[FOFA] have received a $10,000 grant from The Boeing Company for educational
programs to improve appreciation of the importance of watershed restoration and
habitat enhancement. Funding will assist expansion in the number and range of
educational programs at the D.T. Fleming Arboretum in Ulupalakua.
Furlough Fridays and overnight
campouts for volunteer youth groups are a new addition to FOFA’s educational
programs, made possible by the Boeing Grant.
“During these difficult times, FOFA has the great opportunity to help schools
and communities…to offer educational programs, healthy activity in nature,
and volunteer opportunities actively participating
in a most important mission for
the health of Hawaii’s cultural and natural resources.”
The D.T. Fleming Arboretum was
planted in 1952 by David Thomas Fleming for the preservation of Maui’s dry land
forest species. It is Hawaii’s oldest and largest native arboretum and Maui’s
largest living collection of native Hawaiian species.
“An Arboretum for Hawaii” was the
vision of D.T. Fleming. Today, the Arboretum is a valuable asset to Hawaii as an
educational and conservation resource, distributing native seed to public and
private native planting projects. FOFA sponsors monthly Arboretum tours,
educational workshops and volunteer workdays, providing a unique and enriching
experience for Hawaii’s community and visitors.
Boeing Company donates $10,000 to Friends of Fleming
Arboretum [FOFA] for environmental education programs in 2010. [Left to right]
Front row: Nancy Ichikawa and Cathy Oleson of Boeing Company, Martha Vockrodt-Moran
and Karen Levy of FOFA. Back row: David Bloyer, Claudia Canon, and Scott Ibara
of Boeing Company.
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