KAWAI NUI CLEANUP — The Windward Ahupua'a Alliance will hold a Quick-n-Dirty Cleanup of Kawai Nui waterway and Hamakua Marsh, 12:30-2 p.m. today, with a pau hana party to follow. Pre-registration not required. Call Jim or Shannon Wood at 223-4481 or 247-6366, ext. 1.

GREAT WHALE COUNT — Residents and visitors are welcome to participate in the Pacific Whale Foundation's Great Whale Count on Saturday on Maui. Training at each site will begin at 8 a.m., with official counting from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Volunteers also needed to assist with Whale Day on Feb. 16. Call Kelly Vough at 800-WHALE-1-1 or 244-8394.

POUHALA MARSH RESTORATION — The Hawai'i Nature Center is restoring Pouhala Marsh, the largest remaining wetland in Pearl Harbor. Volunteers needed to pull pickleweed and mangrove 8:30-11:30 a.m. March 8. 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.

WAIPAHU EARTH DAY — The 37th Aloha 'Aina Recycling Community Cleanup Project will accept bulky items and recyclables 8 a.m.-2 p.m. March 1 at Waipahu Intermediate. Accepting HI-5¢ containers, printer cartridges, usable lumber, clothing, scrap metal, auto parts, cooking oil, lawn mowers, newspapers, cardboard, fishing nets and more. Proceeds will benefit Waipahu Complex schools. Volunteers, vans and pickup trucks needed. For curbside pickup, call Clarence Nishihara at 728-1008 or Rene Mansho at 306-1876.

OPERATION POLIHALE — The Division of State Parks and Leadership Kaua'i welcome volunteers to work with Pi'ina Hoku youth program in Operation Polihale, 8 a.m.-noon March 8 and April 12. Work includes cleanup, plant trimming, fixture repairs, painting, and replacement of vehicle barriers at Polihale State Park. Contact Leadership Kaua'i at 808-246-8727.

MAKIKI WAI HELPERS — The O'ahu Na Ala Hele Trails and Access program and the Hawai'i Nature Center need volunteers 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday 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 base yard; families welcome. Call Aaron Lowe at 973-9782.

THURSDAY WORKDAYS — Join the Nature Conservancy 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays at the Honouliuli Preserve in Kunia for volunteer work requiring hiking and moderately strenuous activity removing invasive species, clearing trails, monitoring and repairing fences. Meet at Kunia base yard. Contact Lynette Williams at lynette_williams@tnc.org or call 621-2008.

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 weed, rake, trim or transplant nursery plants, and perform other beautification and maintenance work. Tools, gloves and drinking water provided; bring sunscreen, wear shoes.