For the environment
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POUHALA MARSH RESTORATION — The Hawai'i Nature Center is restoring Pouhala Marsh, largest remaining wetland in Pearl Harbor. Volunteers are needed to pull pickleweed and mangrove 8:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday. Bring work gloves, water, hat, sunscreen, towel and change of clothes; covered footwear and long pants required. Contact Pauline Kawamata at 955-0100, ext. 18.
KANE'OHE WETLAND PROJECT — Volunteers are needed Feb. 9 to help the Sierra Club remove mangrove and other invasive species from wetlands on Marine Corps Base Hawai'i to create habitat for endangered waterbirds. Submit name and contact information by Feb. 7 to Annette Kaohelaulii at 235-5431.
NU'UANU WEEDING — Clear Medinilla magnifica, a relative of miconia, from Nu'uanu with O'ahu Invasive Species Committee and Sierra Club from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 9. Service trip involves 45-minute hike and off-trail weeding in steep terrain. Meet at Church of the Crossroads parking lot. Bring water, snacks, lunch, raingear, sunscreen, bug repellent and sturdy walking shoes. Call 286-4616 or oisc@hawaii.edu.
KAWAI NUI QUICKIE — Windward Ahupua'a Alliance will hold a Quick-n-Dirty Cleanup of Kawai Nui waterway and Hamakua Marsh 12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 17, with a pau hana party to follow. Pre-registration not required. Call Jim or Shannon Wood at 223-4481 or 247-6366, ext. 1.
MAKIKI WAI HELPERS — The O'ahu Na Ala Hele Trails and Access program and the Hawai'i Nature Center need volunteers from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 23 to weed, pick up branches, plant, water and fertilize native plants as part of the Makiki WAI (Watershed Awareness Initiative) forest restoration project. Bring long pants, long-sleeved shirt, shoes or boots, gloves, insect repellent, water and lunch. Meet at the Makiki Forestry Baseyard. Call Aaron Lowe at 973-9782.