Posted on: Monday, January 3, 2005

For the Environment

Advertiser Staff

WHALE COUNT 2005 Volunteer site leaders are needed on O'ahu and the Big Island for the humpback whale marine sanctuary's statewide ocean count Jan. 29, Feb. 26 and March 26. Leaders must be available for training from 2 to 4:30 p.m. or 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15. For information, contact Carey Morishige at 397-2651, Ext. 253; toll free at (888) 55-WHALE, Ext. 253; or oceancount@noaa.gov; or see www.hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/volunteer_program/ocean_count.html.

MARSH RESTORATION The Hawai'i Nature Center is cleaning and restoring the Pouhala Marsh wetland habitat in Pearl Harbor. Volunteers are needed to pull pickleweed from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 15. Bring work gloves, water, hat, sunscreen, towel and change of clothes; covered footwear and long pants required. To sign up, contact Pauline Kawamata at 955-0100, Ext. 18.

FISHPOND STEWARDSHIP The Windward Ahupua'a Alliance's next Waikalua Loko Fishpond Community Stewardship Day will be Jan. 29, with registration and continental breakfast at 7:45 a.m. and pau hana lunch at noon. The group is in particular need of adults used to working with gas-powered tools or who have trucks capable of hauling green waste. Check www.waa-hawaii.org or e-mail info@waa-hawaii.org.

PROTECT NATIVE PLANTS Learn about rare native plants by volunteering to build trails, control invasive plants and plant native plants at the Pahole Natural Area Reserve. Reservations are required for the Feb. 5 Sierra Club service trip; call Reece Olayvar at 456-3049.

KANE'OHE WETLAND PROJECT Volunteers are needed Feb. 12 to help the Sierra Club clear mangrove from a wetland to create habitat for endangered water birds at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe Bay. Because the base is a secured military facility, volunteers must provide Social Security number in advance and bring a signed waiver. Contact Annette Kaohelauli'i at 235-5431 or annettesadventures@juno.com.

GREEN NOTES

O'AHU TREECYCLING Place trees at the curb for pickup on your regular twice-monthly yard-waste collection day, or take trees to city Refuse and Recycling Convenience Centers at Geiger Road in 'Ewa, Kamehameha Highway in La'ie, Wilikina Drive in Wahiawa, Plantation Road in Wai'anae, Hihimanu Street in Waimanalo, Waipahu Depot Road in Waipahu and Kawailoa Road in Hale'iwa, or Hawaiian Earth Products composting facilities at Campbell Industrial Park and on Kapa'a Quarry Road in Kailua. Condos and commercial buildings should call the city's Recycling Office at 692-5410 to arrange to haul trees directly to the composting facilities for free processing. For more information, call the Recycling Office or visit www.opala.org.

MAUI TREECYCLING Treecycling Day set for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kalama Park, Kihei; Papa Avenue soccer field, Kahului; Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center, Pukalani; Ha'iku Community Center, Ha'iku; or take trees to Maui EKO Composting at the Central Maui Landfill on Pulehu Road, Olowalu Recycling Center, Hana Landfill, or Moloka'i Na'iwa Landfill. For more information, call the Recycling Section at (808) 270-7874.

BIG ISLE TREECYLING Trees can be dropped off through Sunday at the Hilo, Honoka'a, Ka'auhuhu, Kea'au, Kealakehe, Keauhou, Pahoa, Puako, Waimea and Wai'ohinu transfer stations. Free wood chips may be available from Jan. 10 to 16, depending on availability of chipper. On Saturday, the 'Akaka Falls Lions Club will accept trees at the Honomu and Laupahoehoe transfer stations from 8 to 11 a.m. For more information, call the county recycling coordinator at (808) 961-8942.

KAUA'I TREECYCLING Take trees to Hanalei, Kapa'a, Lihu'e and Hana-pepe transfer stations, the Kekaha Landfill or Kaua'i Nursery & Landscape in Puhi. For more information, call the Recycling Office at (808) 241-6891.

For a free listing of your environmental event, send details to For the Environment, P.O. Box 156, Wailuku, HI 96793; fax (808) 242-1520; or cwilson@honoluluadvertiser.com.