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April 7, 2010
Protecting island roots
7 native
trees in the Fleming Arboretum among newest additions to Maui County’s
‘exceptional trees’
By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer
The Maui News
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here to read Maui News article
March 24, 2010
Atherton Family Foundation
Grant
Fleming Arboretum friends receive $5,000 grant
ULUPALAKUA - The Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum has received a $5,000
grant from Atherton Family Foundation for Campground Development. The
money will define the parking area with a 75 foot Kiawe railing, provide
water storage, and develop camping areas.
Camping for volunteers will inspire greater involvement by community and
youth groups in the Arboretum and its conservation projects. Educational programs to improve appreciation of
the importance of native watershed restoration will be enhanced, making
possible a greater range of activities.
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.
Conservation and educational projects at the Arboretum help preserve and
perpetuate Hawaii’s cultural and natural resources. The non-profit
sponsors free monthly Arboretum tours, educational workshops and
volunteer workdays, providing "a unique and enriching experience for
Hawaii's community and visitors."
To register for a tour or volunteer workday, call 572-1097.
February 19, 2010
February 14, 2010
Thank you letter to Fleming Arboretum from Jewish
Congregation in Maui NewsThe
Jewish Congregation of Maui would like to say a huge mahalo to
the D.T. Fleming Arboretum for its gracious hospitality Jan.
31.We celebrated Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish New Year for the Trees,
with Fern Duvall and Martha Vockrodt-Moran. We were given a
wonderful tour of the arboretum and participated in planting
five new trees and plants. Everyone was overwhelmed by how
beautiful the location and the views were. Thank you very much
for this wonderful experience and for the opportunity to help
more in the future.
B'shalom - In peace,
Jewish Congregation
of Maui
December 23, 2009
Boeing Company donates 10,000 to Fleming
Arboretum for environmental education
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to read news release -from the Maui News
Dcember20.2009
Thankyou
letter to Fleming Arboretum from Waldorff School/Virginia Fish
Maui News Community Page-Thank you Letters 12/20/09
I want to thank Martha Vockrodt and the Friends of the D.T. Fleming Arboretum so
very much for the great day my 5th-graders and I had at the Fleming Arboretum.
Haleakala Waldorf School provides educational experiences through participation,
and you gave that plus a good deal of aloha spirit. I think we were both very
pleased by how well the children remembered the important things you shared.
They shared their excitement with everyone on campus when we returned, and were
able to describe the plants they won from your ingenious quiz time. Most
importantly, you gave them an awareness of the plants of this land and the
balance all life requires. The children are dedicated to the propagation of the
endangered plants you described so well. Your passion and enthusiasm inspired
them.
A teacher only can pray to have a day as productive and beautiful as what you
and the beauty of Pu'u Mahoe provided. The experience is alive and a part of the
children. They already look forward to our next trip, when we can work, clear
and, we hope, share plants propagated from the seeds you gave, of na'u ,'ohe,
naio and pili grass.
We have begun a rich educational exchange between Fleming Arboretum and
Haleakala Waldorf School, and I look forward to continuing it through the years.
Virginia Fish
Fifth-grade teacher
Haleakala Waldorf School
July 29, 2009 -The
Maui News
NEW FACILITY AT FLEMING ARBORETUM
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Construction of a bathroom, locking shed and workshop facility at the
D.T. Fleming Arboretum in Ulupalakua is now completed with County
final inspection approval. This $45,000 project was made possible by
grants from Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation, Atherton Family
Foundation, Cooke Foundation, Bank of Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric
Charitable Foundation, and Alexander & Baldwin Foundation.
Completion of this two year project makes possible expansion of
educational programs at the Fleming Arboretum and will increase
efficiency of Arboretum operations. Martha Vockrodt-Moran, President of
Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum, stated:" Especially exciting is the
potential for overnight camping for youth groups to excite kids to visit
Pu'u Mahoe and participate in our conservation work. Our next step is
to purchase furnishings including a black board, shelving and tables and
develop parking, trails and campground areas."
Friends of D,T, Fleming Arboretum [FOFA] was created in 2002 to help
fund the preservation of the Fleming Arboretum at Pu'u Mahoe cinder cone
in Ulupalakua. Planted by agriculture missionary David Thomas Fleming in
1952, the Arboretum is Hawaii's oldest and largest native arboretum and
Maui's largest living collection of native flora.
FOFA sponsors a volunteer workday the second Saturday of each month and
a free tour the last Saturday of each month.
Click
here for 2009 Completed Grants
August 30, 2009
-The Maui News
Fleming Arboretum Receives Castle Grant
Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum [FOFA]
has received a $5,000 grant from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation for
educational outreach 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.
FOFA’s work parallels Harold Castle’s
goals for enhanced youth education and care of our natural resources for
Hawaii’s future; for watershed restoration and erosion control; for
clean rivers and runoff into out oceans, for the strengthening and pride
of community, actively participating in conservation.
The D.T. Fleming Arboretum was planted in 1952 by David Thomas Fleming
for the preservation of Maui’s dry land species. It is Hawai’i’s oldest
and largest native arboretum and Maui’s largest living collection of
native Hawaiian species.
Click here for 2009 Accepted Grants
October
22, 2009 -The Maui News
Wildlife inspires art at Malama Wao
Akua
Artists used nature as their muse during the
annual Malama Wao Akua juried art exhibition. Organized by the East Maui
Watershed Partnership and Viewpoints Gallery, artists were challenged to
create works with the theme Maui Nui native plants and wildlife.
The exhibition will show Friday to Nov.
10, with a blessing and awards ceremony from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at
Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao.
Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu'u
Mahoe helped inspire the artists through free tours and overnight
camping in preparation for this year's art show. Two weekends in
September were dedicated to artist tours followed by an afternoon of
sketching, painting and photography and an overnight camping trip. Fern
Duvall, DLNR wildlife biologist for Maui Nui, guided artists through the
D.T. Fleming Arboretum - Maui's largest collection of Maui native
species. A total of 45 artists participated in the two weekend event.
The D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu'u Mahoe
is a statewide seed bank and a unique dry-land plant recovery reserve
protecting and perpetuating rare dry-land species for the restoration of
native habitat and dry-land watershed. The artists were introduced to
more than 50 Maui native plant species in flower during the event.
Click here to read more
about the Fleming Arboretum's Special Art Event
August 2008
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The D.T.Fleming Arboretum Receives 2008
Keep It Hawai'i Award
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Fleming Arboretum Received the 2008 Keep It Hawai'i -Lehua Maka Noe Award "for demonstrating a commitment to the growth and development of Hawaiian Culture."
The Pu'u Māhoe Arboretum was established over 55 years ago to impede the unrelenting destruction of native plant species. Today, the arboretum has become a statewide seed bank for rare native species. Through the tireless dedication of Martha Vockrodt-Moran and the Friends of Fleming Arboretum, many Native Hawaiian plant species are not only being preserved but also propagated. Preservation of these Native Hawaiian plants allows visitors and kama'āina of all ages to become educated and see firsthand the commitment and necessity for preserving the native plants of Hawai'i.
Conservation and educational projects at the Fleming Arboretum work to preserve and perpetuate Hawai'i's cultural and natural resources, providing a unique and enriching experience for the Hawaiian community, students and Hawai'i's visitors.
Cousins Jim and Joanie Fleming from Kailua, Oahu attended the ceremony on Oahu to receive the engraved plaque.
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October 2008
ULUPALAKUA - A $5,000 donation from the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation will help the Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Puu Mahoe to complete work on a bathroom, locking shed and workshop facility.
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March 23, 2008
To THE MAUI NEWS
"Community Supports the Fleming Arboretum"
Submitted by Martha Vockrodt-Moran
President /Friends of the D.T. Fleming Arboretum
#2625A Olinda Rd., Makawao, Maui, HI 96768
COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THE FLEMING ARBORETUM
Installation of two important projects at the D.T.Fleming Arboretum have been completed: a Kiawe railing and a Kiawe entrance archway. The 90 foot railing helps hikers maintain footing on a steep cinder area within the Arboretum. The 9 foot Kiawe archway is at the entrance into the Arboretum and will hang the Arboretum entrance sign.
A Maui Rotary grant for $1025 paid for the Kiawe and delivery for both projects. A donation of $868 from the Kaunoa Class of '57- 50 Year Reunion helped pay for installation of the Kiawe railing, noted by an engraved brass plaque on the railing. The balance of the installation costs were paid by individual donations to Friends of the D.T.Fleming Arboretum. An engraved plaque on the entrance archway acknowledges The Maui Rotary.
Installation was done by Terry Quisenberry and Henrik Lyons with assistance from David Moran of Pacific Equipment LLC who volunteered his excavator." Kiawe, a long lasting hard wood, commonly used for fence posts in Hawai'i, was chosen for durability and asthetics. These proud projects will be still standing strong in 50 years."
The D.T.Fleming Arboretum was planted in 1952 by David Thomas Fleming for the preservation of Maui's dryland species. It is Hawai'i's oldest and largest native arboretum.
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March 3, 2008
Friends of Fleming Arboretum was honored to be recipient
of Kamehameha School Hoi'ke Nui Senior Project by Alea Keomaka on the
importance of Native Hawaiian plants. The presentation occurred at the Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center, Makawao Maui, on
March 3rd. Her contributions were 4 framed photographs of native Hawaiian
plants complete with identification plaques that will be hung in
the Fleming cabin.
Click Here
view Alea's images in the 2008 Photo Gallery.
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The Maui Invasive Species 2007 Award goes to … Friends of the D.T. Fleming Arboretum with acknowledgment to David and Martha Moran. The Hawaiian Islands are under siege by an infestation of invasive species that continue to find their way to our shores. Our efforts are ongoing. (L-R) Susie Mastroianni, Teya Penniman, Martha & David Moran, and Kuhea Paracuelles. Read Maui News Article " Invasive Species Fighting Honored.”
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November 9, 2007
First Replanting of the Kula Forest Reserve by Seabury Hall High School Students Volunteers included Ohe seedlings from the D.T. Fleming Arboretum.
Read The Maui News article, “Adding a Touch of Green to Black.”
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August 2007
HAWAIIAN TREE OUT-PLANTING & IDENTIFICATION
In 2007, the D.T. Fleming Arboretum grew even larger with the addition of 250 seedlings of 51 species, 12 being new species to the arboretum! The $17,500.00 project was funded by a grant from Kaulunani, an urban forestry program of the State Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service with matching funds from the Maui Gardening Club and FOFA. Maui’s Native Hawaiian Plant Society, the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals
and FOFA provided the volunteer labor which helped make the project a success!
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May 28, 2007
FLEMING ARBORETUM TO EXPAND EFFORTS WITH GRANT - From the Maui News
ULUPALAKUA – With the assistance of a state-federal forestry grant, the Friends of D.T. Fleming Arboretum will expand its efforts to restore native Hawaiian plants and will offer a series of workshops on planting native species.
The friends received a $7,877 grant from Kaulunani, an urban forestry program of the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service.
The grant will support two arboretum programs:
” Acquiring and planting more native tree species in the arboretum on the southern slope of Puu Mahoe cinder cone on Haleakala.
” Upgrading irrigation and labeling the Hawaiian plants.
The arboretum also will offer free instruction on how to plant and care for native Hawaiian plants. Arborist Tai Kanoa Domen will teach every Tuesday in June and July from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A certified arborist and owner of Alihilani Arborcare LLC, Kanoa Domen follows standards of the International Society of Arboriculture and the American National Standards Institute, according to the friends announcement.
To sign up for the classes and to arrange entry to the arboretum, call 572-1097.
The arboretum was founded in the 1950s by Maui agricultural and horticultural pioneer D.T. Fleming to help save Maui’s endemic trees. Seeing the loss of native dryland forests from cattle and drought, Fleming set up the arboretum on a site at the edge of Auwahi forest at 2,600 feet.
The arboretum provides protection to about 245 trees and 92 native species, of which 19 are listed as endangered Hawaiian tree species. It includes the last seed-producing alani, Melicope knudsenii, which is being restored to the Auwahi area.
FOFA was formed in 2002 to support the arboretum’s work, preserve native plants, educate the public about the role of native plants in Hawaii’s environment and offer classes, workshops and tours.
Click here for news release
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May 23, 2007
RARE TREE TO BE PLANTED IN AUWAHI - From the Maui News
Four seedlings of the rare Alani tree will be planted by the Maui Restoration Group during an excursion to Auwahi on Saturday. The group, which is rebuilding a native ecosystem on the southern slope of Haleakala, will be adding a tree so rare, only one is currently growing in the wild. The Alani, or Melicope knudsenii, seedlings were grown by Orchids of Olinda Hoolawa Farms, from seed grown at the D.T.Fleming Arboretum from theonly seed producing Alani in existence. Volunteers are invited to join the excursion. To RSVP call #572-4471 or email ULUPALAKUA – auwahi@yahoo.com
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November 3, 2006
Ernest Rezents Nominated Honorary Chair for Arbor Week Maui 2006.
Ernest has made countless contributions to the good of Maui County. As a professor at Maui Community College, he taught many students to love the green environment. He is responsible for training the certified arborist on island. He served as chairman for the Arborist Committee in the past and now serves on the Subdivision Standards Committee. He is currently updating the Maui County Planting Plan. He led the effort to plant Hana Highway from Dairy Road to Haleakala Highway. For these reasons he is honored and chosen chair by the Maui County Arbporist Committee.
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October 12, 2006
Kamehameha School Art Students Receive Awards. Click here
Thank you very much, first of all, for providing these art students for the opportunity to learn from the Fleming Arboretum. Ms. Moran was a gracious host and the kids really got attached to her quickly. Mr. Kushner's great talents and the Hui No Eau's efforts has benefited these individuals in such a positive way. We are even more greatful for the surprise for these gifts to recognize our students' artworks. Many thank you's to the donors and their families. Last but not least, thank you to the D.T. Fleming Arboretum staff for such a wonderful experience. I will spread the word around of it's great educational opportunities for our young Hawaiians.
Mahalo nui loa,
Levi Mason
HS Art Teacher and HS Cheer Coach
Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus
270 'A'apueo Pkwy
Pukalani, HI 96768
Office and Voicemail 808-573-7018
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August 2006
Elliot Cost's Award-winning Film of the D.T. Fleming Arboretum to Be Shown Nationally
In May Elliot won the Maui County short film/documentary award for his video about the D.T. Fleming Arboretum. His winning entry represented Maui at the Sister Cities International Competition in Washington, D.C. His video was selected as one of the 14 entries to be shown nationally.
• Click here to watch film.
• Click here to read news release.
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May 2006
FOFA Board Member Receives Outdoor Circle Award (See Nomination
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Elliot Cost Receives a Gold Award for his "D.T. Fleming Arboretum" Video.
Elliot Cost received a Gold Award for his video "D.T.Fleming Arboretum" in the Hawaii Student Film Festival on Oahu. The filming was done New Years day on a tour of the Fleming Arboretum with his family.Elliot attends Seabury Hall on Maui and is son of well-known artist Curtist Cost.
Fleming Arboretum Participates in Maui County Summer Fun Program (See Events)
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April 2006
Elliot Wilson Cost of Seabury was winner in the Maui County Young Artist Competition with the Theme "What Does Global Citizenship Look Like?". Elliot won in the short film/documentary category for his film about the D.T. Fleming Arboretum
. His winning entry will represent Maui at the Sister Cities International Competition in Washington, D.C.
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August 20, 2005
D.T. Fleming is awarded "Citizen of the Century" for the County of Maui Centenial Celebration.
Click here for the nomination of David Thomas Fleming
May 28, 2005
Eight Alani seedlings have been planted back into the Auwahi Forest, their home of origin, alongside the only Alani living in the wild. Seedlings were made possible by the only other surviving Alani living at the Fleming Arboretum. Cross-pollination of these two trees are the Alani's hope for survival. Click for articles appearing in the The Maui News or Honolulu Star-Bulletin announcing this historical event.
October 2004
Arboretum Now Harbors a Total of 5 Alani Seedlings
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| Three Alani (Melicope knudsenii) seedlings volunteered under the mother tree for the first time ever (May '04), most likely due to the unusually wet year. |
Arlene Taus (July. '04) plants three Alani seedlings to area near mother tree - one of the volunteers plus two from Dan Judson's Aug. '03 propagation sucess. Together with the two outplantings in March, the Arboretum now harbors 5 outplanted Alani. |
March 2004
A Monumental Accomplishment for Hawaii!
July 2004
25 Ala'a seedlings were donated to the DLNR for the Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
To be held November 6, 2004 at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Kahului.
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| 'ALA'A Pouteria sandwicensis - Auwahi (mother tree) |
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Cooke Foundation has given $3500 for irrigation to "Project Plant"
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Hawaii Community Foundation provided travel funds for Conservation Conference 2004
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Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation funded a $2000 grant for Project Plant Phase I.
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A&B Foundation has given the Arboretum $1000 to help pay for maintenance for Phase I of Project Plant.
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Atherton Family Foundation donated $5000 for maintnenance upgrade and habitat expansion, which includes Phase II of Project Plant.
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The USDA has approved a $22,000 grant to re-fence the 7-acre Arboretum with hog wire, replacing the 50-year-old rotten fence. Tree clearing for the project began in March 2004. When the job is complete, the Arboretum will have new pig fencing, 3 new gates and over an acre of additional area cleared for out-planting.
February 17, 2004
Hawaii Rare Plant Recovery Group (HRPRG)
Lisa Schattenbrug-Raymond, representing the Maui Chapter of HRPRG, presented the Fleming Arboretum's Propagation Research Reports of the Alani (Melicope knudsenii) at the Lyon Arboretum on Oahu. Our research reports are avaliable on this website. Click here to see them.
Winter 2004
M.V-M. photo
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| It's been a wet winter. Although drip irrigation is installed on all Arboretum trees, the timers have been turned off since October '03. The Arboretum's dryland species only need irrigation during drought. |
Holei (Ochrosia haleakalae), a fragrant,, miniature plumeria - seed from an old tree in Auwahi. It is a favorite to use as a complimentary gift from the Arboretum for special events. (November 25, 2003) |
November 25, 2003
FOFA was invited to make a lecture presentation for the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals. The subject was to share the Fleming Arboretum accomplishments for 2003 and plans for 2004. Strong in its mission of preservation through protection, propagation and distribution, Holei plants (above right), the native miniature plumeria, were given as Arboretum gifts to the public. The Holei were seed from the Auwahi Forest, propagated by Hoolawa Farms. `Ahinaahina (Artemesia mauiensis var. diffusa), a silver bush native to the southern slopes of Maui, was the grand prize in a ticket drawing. It will be planted at the Maui Tropical Plantation.
Support Flourishes for D.T. Fleming Arboretumm - 2003
The newly formed non-profit, Friends of the D.T. Fleming Arboretum, has received generous support from foundations, volunteers and individual donors to help care for the Fleming Arboretum in Ulupalakua.
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Linda Turnbull photo
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The Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation has granted $3,500 to pay a certified arborist to prune trees. Soil aeration and irrigation is also being addressed under this grant. This work will greatly enhance health and viability of the trees for their preservation.
Kaulunani, an urban forestry program of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the USDA Forest Service, is funding plant identification. Bob Hobdy and Dr. Fern Duvall made the first big step by completing plant identification. The seven-acre Arboretum will be labeled uniformly with engraved plaques on galvanized steel stakes.
The A & B Foundation has provided funding for administrative costs in 2003. This funding will help with plant identification and create an updated species inventory and Arboretum map.
In August 2003, 16 prominent nurseries, botanists and research laboratories in Hawaii received seeds from the Fleming Arboretum. They have enthusiastically volunteered their time and nursery space for propagation. Propagation research will be collaborated on the Alani Melicope knudsenii, the only viable tree in existence found in the Fleming Arboretum.
With support from individual donors, Friends of Fleming Arboretum has been able to provide additional funding for educational workshops, some basic maintenance, as well as progressive projects. The Maui Sierra Club, the Maui Garden Club and the Kihei-Wailea Citizen Beach Patrol have provided regular volunteer workdays to carry out these projects.
Donations from nurseries and botanists have supplied rare and valuable seedlings to help the Arboretum toward its goal of having a complete collection of the Auwahi Forest species.
It's been a progressive year thanks to all our supporters. With such strong inertia forward and continued support, this next year will flaunt even more successes.
Thank You,
Martha Vockrodt-Moran, President
Wish List 2004
EXISTING ARBORETUM UPGRADE
• A toolshed and lua (bathroom with flush toilet) at the Arboretum.
• Plant inventory and Arboretum map.
• Trail reinforcement supplies.
• New roof on water tank.
• Solar panel & new solar timers to replace battery timers.
• A chipper to make mulch from Pu'u Mahoe prunings and tree clearing.
• Continuing fenceline clearing for firebreak & protection from falling trees.
• Arborist work to prune the large Arboretum trees, as well as the large Eucalyptus threatening the Arboretum.
FUTURE ARBORETUM EXPANSION
• Water tank and irrigation supplies for newly cleared & fenced one acre above existing Arboretum.
• Clear additional 8 acres of wattle for future outplanting.
• Upgrade campground with flush toilet and outside shower for volunteers & youth groups.
Vision for the Future
To restore
Pu'u Mahoe cinder cone to the original rolling hills, free of wattle,
allowing more land for reforestation with native plants endemic to
the area.
To create a simulation of the Auwahi Forest with natives competing with each other, rather
than with invasive, alien species...with upper- middle- and lower-story
dryland species amongst a carpet of native grasses and ground covers...a
habitat for native birds and insects..."a vignette" of primitve
Hawaii.
Bob Bangerter photo
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| At this time only 7 of the 16.2 acres are planted
with native species. Approximately 8 acres are covered in wattle,
wasting valuable area for conservation, as well as a fire hazard
to the existing Arboretum. |
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