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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, December 26, 2005

For the environment

Advertiser Staff

EVENTS

KA IWI COAST CLEANUP — Join the Sierra Club 8:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday for a cleanup of the Ka Iwi coastline. Bring water, hat and sunscreen; bags, gloves will be provided. Meet at the east restroom at Sandy Beach Park. Call Lisa Keala Carter at 722-8727 or Randy Ching at 942-0145.

PRESERVE KA'ENA POINT — Join Sierra Club from Jan. 7 in a service project to protect coastal ecosystem at Ka'ena Point Natural Area Reserve by removing invasive plants. Call 538-6616 or see www.hi.sierraclub.org.

MICONIA SURVEY — The O'ahu Invasive Species Committee needs help 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Jan. 14 to conduct a survey of the invasive plant Miconia calvescens. Bring pants, long-sleeve shirt, water, lunch, rain gear; footwear provided. Meet at Church of the Crossroads. Reservations required; e-mail joshuafi@hawaii.edu or call 292-6769.

ADOPT-A-BEACH CLEANUP — Volunteers are needed Jan. 14 for a beach cleanup at Chun's Reef, sponsored by Save The Sea Turtles International, Adopt-A-Beach Hawai'i, the National Recycling Coalition, Hale'iwa Joe's, Surf & Sea, Breaker's Hale'iwa and Turtle Bay Resorts. Meet at noon at 61-529 Kamehameha Highway; trash bags, gloves, water provided; bring hat, sunscreen, beach shoes. Call 637-2211, or see www.seaturtles international.com or www.adopta beachhawaii.com.

CRATER OVERNIGHTER — Volunteers are needed Jan. 14-16 for a Friends of Haleakala National Park service trip to remove non-native plants at Kapalaoa Cabin. Call (808) 876-1673.

HUMPBACK WHALE COUNT — The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary will hold its annual whale count Jan. 28, Feb. 25 and March 25 at 65 sites on O'ahu, Kaua'i and the Big Island. To register, call (888) 559-4253, ext. 253, on the Big Island; (808) 246-2860 on Kaua'i; 397-2654, ext. 253, on O'ahu. For more information, see Web site http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov

WEED & POT CLUB — Maui Nui Botanical Garden's Weed & Pot Club meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 150 Kanaloa Ave. in Kahului to weed, rake, trim or transplant nursery plants and perform other work. Tools, gloves and drinking water provided; bring sunscreen, wear shoes.

KANAHA WILDLIFE REFUGE — Weekly volunteer workdays at Maui's Kanaha Pond Wildlife Refuge, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays. Call (808) 572-6338.

MORNING TRAIL SWEEPERS — Lyon Arboretum in Manoa seeks early morning walkers to hike the arboretum trails, clearing fallen palm fronds and other debris from paths. Call volunteer coordinator Jill Laughlin at 988-0461. The arboretum also holds volunteer workdays on the first Saturday of the month.

WILIWILI SEED PROJECT — Lyon Arboretum needs volunteers to prepare seeds for storage, as part of its Wiliwili Seed Conservation Project in response to the spread of gall wasps. Training will be provided. Contact Jill Laughlin at 988-0461.

Send listings to: For the Environment, P.O. Box 156, Wailuku, HI 96793; cwilson@honoluluadver tiser.com; or fax (808) 242-1520.