As we move from summer to fall, change is in the air and we are happy to share some positive changes with our team, with the Kaua‘i forests we manage, and with technology innovation. We welcome back Sheila Berry as our Program Coordinator, we are seeing improvements in the condition of the native ... Read More about KWA Coordinator – TNC Kaua‘i Forest Program, September 2019 Newsletter

When I first joined the Kauaʻi Forest team in 2008, we had just finished the building of our first fence in Kanaele.  Fencing out destructive non-native animals from priority native forest areas is the best way to keep the forests healthy and capturing fresh water for the island. We now have 13 ... Read More about KWA Coordinator – TNC Kaua‘i Forest Program, April 2019 Newsletter

Where does the time go?  We have crossed into 2019 in a blink of an eye it seems, but our work and our hope of protecting Kauaʻi's native forest continues to be strong and successful.  Keeping an eye on the latest research and technology helps us to advance our projects and use our greatest ... Read More about KWA Coordinator – TNC Kaua‘i Forest Program, January 2019 Newsletter

Guest blog for 'Don't Move Firewood' website by Melissa Fisher, Director of Kauai Forest Program, The Hawai’i Chapter of The Nature Conservancy One evening early in May 2018 I received a call from the Kauaʻi Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) branch manager that started with, “Are you ... Read More about Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death Pathogen Found in Kaua‘i Forest

Since our last update, we have been challenged to stepaway from our planned projects and incorporate the unexpected into our work. Kauaʻi experienced catastrophic rain in April, quickly followed by the discovery here of the disease currently devasting the native ʻōhiʻa trees on Hawaiʻi Island. As a ... Read More about KWA Coordinator – TNC Kauaʻi Forest Program, October 2018 newsletter