For the environment
Advertiser Staff
COMING UP
MALAMA MAUNALUA, a community-based organization aimed at preserving/restoring the health of Maunalua Bay, needs volunteers to test water quality and monitor marine resources. Training sessions, 5:30-8 p.m. July 22 and 23, Hawai'i Kai Public Library meeting room (field training, 2-5 p.m. July 25); registration, Jolie Wanger, 744-0052.
OCEAN CRISIS FILM, "A Sea Change: Imagine the World Without Fish," free screening and question-and-answer session on how ocean acidification affects Hawai'i's reefs and fisheries; 6-8 p.m. July 23, Bishop Museum, Atherton Halau; free; information, 848-4124.
"PLANT DOCTOR," bring in a sample, description, or picture of your ill plant or tree for a diagnosis, 9-10 a.m. July 24, Wahiawa Botanical Garden; free, reservations required; 621-5463.
CHILDREN'S 'SLEEP WITH THE SHARKS,' overnight sleepover, with chance to explore marine exhibits after dark, touch live sea creatures, and feed turtles and sharks; for children, third-eighth grades; 5:30 p.m. July 24 to 8 a.m. July 25; Maui Ocean Center, Wailuku, Maui; $60/member and group discounts available; pizza dinner, breakfast, snacks provided; required reservations, 808-270-7075.
"S...EX AND THE SEA," coral displays and ocean naturalist presentations about the coral spawning phenomenon, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. through July 31, Maui Ocean Center, Wailuku, Maui; center admission prices apply; 808-270-7000. (See related item below.)
ACTUAL CORAL SPAWNING SPECTACLE, under the light of a full moon; with special lighting, guest speakers, and the center's naturalist, volunteer and curatorial staff; 7:30-9:30 p.m. July 24, Maui Ocean Center, Wailuku, Maui; $27/adults; children/kama'aina discounts available; required reservations, 808-270-7088.
VOLCANO AREA PERMACULTURE WORKSHOP, "Introduction to Permaculture," on using resources with minimal impact on natural cycles to create successful "living (garden) systems," especially focused on Kaloko, Waimea, Kalopa and other Volcano, Big Island, areas (including tour of a sample residential garden); 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 25; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; $60; 808-967-8222.
MANOA WORM WORKSHOP on vermicomposting (recycling with earthworms); 1 p.m. July 26; Manoa Gardens Elderly Housing Community Center, 2790 Kahaloa Drive; $30; to register: 382-0432.
"GIANT INSECT SAFARI," Pearlridge Center's 12th annual free summer educational presentation, displaying giant robotic insects (including beetles, a caterpillar, locust, praying mantis, stick insect, interactive honeybee, dragonfly and mosquito heads), up to 600 times life-size, plus activities and Pearlridge Safari Train (fee); Uptown and Downtown Center Courts; mall hours, through Aug. 2; information, 488-0981.
NATIVE FLORA/FAUNA ARTWORKS SOUGHT, through Aug. 2, for "Hawai'i Nei 2009" art show of native plants, animals and landscapes, at Volcano Art Center at Volcano Village, Big Island, sponsored by state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Volcano Art Center Gallery and Three Mountain Alliance; 808-333-7741, or www.volcanoartcenter.org.
SIERRA CLUB is looking for new hikes/outings leaders (information, Stan Oka, 429-9814, or Deborah Blair, 955-4168), and for people willing to sign up as new Facebook friends; information, 538-6616.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP MAINTAIN NU'UANU STREAM inside Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden; information, 621-5463.
BE A GREENIE
FREE GARDEN MULCH:
WAIMEA VALLEY GREETER, volunteers needed one day a week for 2 1/2 hours; 638-7766.
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; 808-249-2798.
NATIONAL GARDEN HELP, volunteers needed to protect rare plants and ecosystems at National Tropical Botanical Garden on 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 rainforest; 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, the O'ahu Na Ala Hele Trails and Access program and Hawai'i Nature Center need volunteers 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; families welcome; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. fourth Saturday, monthly; meet at Makiki forestry base yard above new Hawai'i Nature Center (from Makiki Street, take a left onto Makiki Heights Drive; the area entrance is before first hairpin turn); 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.
