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Entries by Monika
How You Can Help Kauaʻi’s Forest Birds by Shopping on Black Friday / Cyber Monday
/in Blog/by MonikaDo you plan on ordering anything from Amazon this Holiday Season? If you answered yes to this question, and I am pretty sure you did, then you can help Kauaiʻs Forest Birds by just changing one little habit before you place your order. Just remember to use this link to go to Amazon Smile, a […]
124 A24s – Weapons to Fight Rats
/in Blog/by MonikaEarly October, everyone’s favorite time when the leaves start to change and all of our food and drinks contain pumpkin spice. Here on Kaua’i, we were pulling out our down jackets not to go pumpkin picking, but to venture out to our high elevation field camp on the Alaka’i Plateau. After the success we’ve had […]
Hurricane Hell
/in Blog/by MonikaFrom the diary of Justin Hite, KFBRP Field Supervisor I hope it is not too insensitive to ponder Hurricane Season in Hawai’i while the effects of Hurricane Florence are still unfolding in North Carolina. But from the perspective of a honeycreeper-lover like myself, this has been a stressful chaotic season. Hector thundered monstrously by to […]
Saving ‘Ohi’a, Hawaii’s Sacred Tree now Showing
/in Events/by MonikaHILO – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the release of “Saving ʻŌhiʻa, Hawaii’s Sacred Tree,” a new half-hour documentary on Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, the disease that is killing ʻōhiʻa lehua, Hawaii’s most widespread and important native tree. Funded through a grant from the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council, this […]
A Thank You Letter from a Helicopter Pilot
/in Blog/by MonikaDid you know that much of the conservation work that takes place on Kauai would be impossible without helicopters? The remote rugged terrain restricts the amount of gear than can be packed in. Conservationists like those that work for the Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project need gear, food, and supplies to complete their work. They […]