"FOR x CHANGE " West Makaleha w/ The Oahu Army Natural Resource Program (ANPRO)
Sat, Aug 05
|Wahiawa
OANRP oOANRP oversees compliance with the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), and the Sikes Act. The goal of the program is to effectively balance the requirements of the Army's training mission with its natural resource.
Time & Location
Aug 05, 2023, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Wahiawa, 1480 Higgins Rd, Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA
Guests
About the event
Meeting location: The Army Natural Resources Program Baseyard, located at 1480 Higgins Road, Wahiawa (directions attached) . Parking is available at the baseyard in marked stalls and on the grass fronting the building.
Meeting time: 8:00 a.m.
Return time (to our baseyard): 4:30 p.m.
Restrooms are available at the baseyard and there will be a composting toilet available at the trailhead. Once the hike begins, there will be no restroom facilities and volunteers should be prepared to "go" in the forest.
What to expect:
In the forest, we will use small hand tools (hand saws and pruners) to cut down invasive strawberry guava (Psidium cattleianum), Koster’s curse (Clidemia hirta) and other weeds and will apply a caution-labeled herbicide (Garlon4) to the cut stems of weeds with drip applicator bottles. We will also take time to hike to a lookout over Makua Valley and learn about the large variety of native…
