For the environment
Advertiser Staff
COMING UP
GREEN DRINKS, hosted by Hawaiian Association of Watershed Partnerships to learn about Hawai'i's Watershed's; 5:30-7:30 p.m. tomorrow; Brasserie Du Vin at 1115 Bethel St.; free; 388-9699; or coordinator@hawp.org.
SANDY BEACH PARK CLEAN UP, presented by Primo Beer, to support World Oceans Day; 8 a.m., check in 7:30-7:45 a.m. today; Sandy Beach Park, from the undeveloped ocean side to Davis beach; free; erinb@primobrewing.com.
WORLD OCEAN DAY, presented by Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai'i, with guest speaker Dr. Anthony Andrady discussing "The Impact of Plastics on the Health of our Ocean;" 6:30-9:30 p.m. today; Hawai'i State Capitol auditorium; free; 393-2168, www.b-e-a-c-h.org.
ALOHA AINA EARTH DAY #57, recycling community clean-up and fundraiser for Friends of the Makiki Community Learning Centerl, accepting scrap metal, bicycles, plastic bags, plastic hangers, and more, call for complete listing; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 13; Stevenson Middle School; free; 586-9425, www.hawaiimetal.com.
O'AHU INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITEE SERVICE TRIP, removing invasive blackberry from Mau'umae Ridge in Kaimuki, bring water, sunscreen, and walking shoes; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. June 13; meet at Church of the Crossroads parking lot; free; 286-4616, oisc@hawaii.edu.
LOCAL VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT, national rainfall observation/recording project in collaboration with National Weather Service, and state climatologist Pao-Shin Chu; registration: www.cocorah.org.
NATIVE FLORA/FAUNA ARTWORKS SOUGHT, for June 13-Aug. 2 "Hawai'i Nei 2009," art show of native plants, animals and landscapes, sponsored by state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Volcano Art Center Gallery and Three Mountain Alliance; at Volcano Art Center, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-333-7741, or www.volcanoartcenter.org.
BE A GREENIE
FREE GARDEN MULCH:
WAIMEA VALLEY GREETER, volunteers needed one day a week for 2 1/2 hours; 638-7733.
WEED AND POT CLUB, Maui Nui Botanical Garden Weed & Pot Club meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului, to do beautification and maintenance work; tools, gloves, drinking water provided; wear shoes; 249-2798.
NATIONAL GARDEN HELP, volunteers needed to protect rare plants and ecosystems at National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua'i; help needed in administration, conservation, education, development, etc.; 808-332-7324, ext. 228, or volunteer@ntbg.org.
Niaulani nature walk, guided tour through an old-growth forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; from Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.
Niaulani Forest WorkDay, volunteers needed to preserve the rain forest; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. third Sunday of each month; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222.
TUESDAYS AT KANAHA, weekly beach cleanup and plant maintenance, coordinated by Community Pride at Kanaha Beach Park, Maui, 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays at the park; Valerie Vines Magee, 808-264-1454.
CHUN'S REEF BEACH/COAST CLEANUP by Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii and Save The Sea Turtles International; noon last Saturday monthly, from 61-529 Kamehameha Highway, Hale'iwa; trash bag, gloves and purified water provided; bring hat, sunscreen and beach shoes; 637-2211.
MAKIKI FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT, volunteers needed to weed, pick up branches and plant, water and fertilize native plants as part of Makiki Watershed Awareness Initiative forest restoration project; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. fourth Saturday of each month; 973-9782.
Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: For the Environment, Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "For the Environment" in the subject line. Deadline is 10 days before the event.
