Kaha Garden Demonstration Project - Sign up by 11/5
| Date: | Saturday November 7, 2009 |
| Time: | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm |
| Type: | Other (Public) |
| Location: | Kaha Garden, Kailua, 750 Kaha St. |
| Please contact Amanda Jütte (jutte@hawaii.edu) or wliu1@hawaii.edu by Thursday, November 5th, if you are interested in participating. Directions: Kawainui Neighborhood Park (C&C) is located at 750 Kaha St. (the intersection of Kaha and Kihapai Street, off of Oneawa Street in Kailua) "Meet at the gardens at 8:15a.m. Please try not to be late as the work day will begin promptly at 8:30 with a short introduction to the garden and the native plants and then we will break up into smaller groups and begin working. We will wrap up around 11:30 and take a short walk out to Kawainui Marsh to look for native wildlife and discuss the ahupua’a history. Recommended: 1. Covered shoes and long pants. 2. Sunscreen or a hat 3. Water bottle and a snack. (If anyone is really hard core they can bring rubber boots and get in the ]nearby stream to pull mangrove keiki!) If you have any further inquiries or get lost feel free to contact the Community Coordinator: Kristen Mailheau at (808) 381-7202. Come help maintained the garden. The garden project was developed to demonstrate how native and indigenous plants can be used for water quality improvements. The project replaced grass and invasive species along the stream bank with native vegetation to help demonstrate the benefits of native plants, and the importance of proper stream side vegetation. http://huihawaii.org/projects.html |
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