CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT — Join Hawai'i Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count; $5 donation requested, children free. Participants will receive copy of 2006 American Birds Christmas Bird Count issue. Events scheduled for O'ahu: today in Honolulu (contact Arlene Buchholz, 988-9806, snovakz@juno.com) and Dec. 30 in Waipi'o (Dave Bremer, 623-7613, merd001@hawaii.rr.com); Maui: next Sunday in Pu'u O Kaka'e and Dec. 31 in 'Iao Valley (Jennifer Crummer, 280-3449); Moloka'i: tomorrow in Kalaupapa and Kualapu'u (Arleone Dibben-Young, 553-5992, nene@aloha.net); Kaua'i: Saturday in Waimea (Michele Ho'okano/ Koke'e Museum, 335-9975, kokee@aloha.net), with training on Wednesday.

WORM COMPOSTING — Learn the basics of vermicomposting at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 30 at Christ Church Uniting, 1300 Kailua Road; $30 fees includes minibin, starter colony and manual. 382-0432 or waikikiworm@hawaii .rr.com.

MARINE DEBRIS — Learn to help reduce marine debris and protect the ocean, 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 5 at Mokupapapa Discovery Center, Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort; sponsored by NOAA Marine Debris Program; call 397-2651, ext. 256.

ALA WAI CLEANUP — Join Sierra Club for cleanup of Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor on Jan. 6. Meet at 8 a.m. at the harbor master's office. Bring sturdy shoes, hat, thick rubber gloves, sunscreen, water; participants under age 18 must have waiver. Call Deborah Blair at 955-4168.

MANOA GUIDES NEEDED — Volunteer guides needed for garden and heiau tours at Manoa Heritage Center. Mandatory training sessions start Jan. 20; contact Susan Lessa at 988-1287.

RESTORE WILD PLACES — Ka'ala Farm Inc. is seeking groups to assist in floral restoration of five west O'ahu sites — in Kalaeloa, Nanakuli, Wai'anae, Makaha and Makua. Groups should be willing to commit to two to 12 volunteer days a year. Contact Bruce Koebele at 696-4954 or holopono@pixi.com.

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 work on nursery plants and perform other tasks. Tools, gloves and drinking water provided; bring sunscreen, wear shoes.

KANAHA POND — Join Native Hawaiian Plant Society volunteers at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary 7:30-11 a.m. Thursdays for weeding and brush cutting; work also done at Maui Ocean Land Trust wetlands. (808) 572-6338.

LIMAHULI GARDEN HELPERS — Limahuli Garden & Preserve of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Ha'ena, Kaua'i, seeks volunteers 8-11 a.m. Thursdays to help restore native Hawaiian forest. Orientation 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday at garden headquarters. Contact Lea Taddonio at (808) 332-7324, ext. 228, or volunteer@ntbg.org.

MAUI TRAIL CREWS — Na Ala Hele volunteers meet Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays to build and clean Maui trails. Leave from Kahului baseyard at 7:30 a.m.; bring lunch, water and sturdy shoes; tools and transportation provided. (808) 873-3509 or mark.a.peyton@hawaii.gov.

SHOW TURTLES ALOHA — Monitor and protect green sea turtles on O'ahu's North Shore as a volunteer with the Show Turtles Aloha program. Spend a few hours a week educating beachgoers and caring for honu; on-site training provided. www.turtles.org /laniakea.

WAIMEA VALLEY DOCENTS — The Waimea Valley Audubon Center is training volunteers to work as teaching docents alongside field educators in school programs. Must commit from 8:30 a.m. to noon one day a week, through December. 638-9199, ext. 210.

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