For the environment
Advertiser Staff
COMING UP
THE FIRST 'ONE NIGHT STAND ORGANIC MARKET,' with locally grown organic fruits, vegetables (including mangos, papayas, sprouts, salads, pineapples and mushrooms); advice on home gardening; vegetable starter plants; and food (including smoothies, pasteles, gandule rice, baked goods, strawberry jam, green papaya salad, noni juice, teas and fresh kawa); 5-7:30 p.m., July 30, Na Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse; free admission; information, 259-5635.
GEMS OF HAWAIIAN EVOLUTION, two-day Big Island seminar with hikes, focused on Hawai'i's evolutionary process and ongoing work to protect our natural history; includes outings to Kipuka Pua'ulu, a silversword enclosure, Volcano Rare Plant Facility and the 'Ola'a Forest Reserve; and presentations by a biologist, botanist and horticulturist; 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Aug. 1 and 2; Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visitor center; $55 (discounts available), includes food and transportation; limited seminar size, registration, 808-985-7373; information, www.fhvnp.org.
21st ANNUAL HALAWA XERISCAPE GARDEN/UNTHIRSTY PLANT SALE, hosted by the Board of Water Supply, with workshops, classes, keiki and planting activities, guided tours, free mulch (bring your own container) and $20,000 Extreme Xeriscape Garden Makeover giveaway; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 1, Halawa Xeriscape Garden; free; roadside parking, with shuttle provided; 748-5041, www.boardofwatersupply.com.
HAWAI'I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE, a multi-venued gathering (Fort Street Mall, convention center and University of Hawai'i-Manoa) with presentations on Obama administration climatic change stance, and on Hawaiian cultural vs. scientific integration, a presentation by a vegetarian environmentalist race car driver, a sustainability market tour, and discussion of climatic change in Hawai'i; through Aug. 1, various venues; some fees; some registrations required, available online (www.hawaiiconservation.org), and some on-site; information, 587-0061
Also (part of the above): HAWAI'I CONSERVATION FAIR, with speakers, activities, exhibits by local conservation organizations and sustainable businesses, and conservation-related videos; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 1; ING Direct Cafe, Waikiki; free.
"S...EX AND THE SEA," coral displays and ocean naturalist presentations about coral spawning, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. through July 31, Maui Ocean Center, Wailuku, Maui; center admission prices apply; 808-270-7000.
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 on the 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.
