HONOLULU -- This weekend, as part of “Earth Month in the Ala Wai - 2007,” the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is partnering with county and federal agencies on weekend activities ranging from stream. and park cleanups to fish stocking and trail repairs.
“This is a good opportunity for people to learn about, and participate in activities that help the environment,” said Peter Young, DLNR chairperson. “From helping to care for a forest trail, to cleaning streams and roadsides, to helping stock fish, each one of us can help Hawaii be a cleaner, healthier place to live.”
DLNR is sponsoring two participatory activities:
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Makiki WAI Trail Improvement, Makiki forest reserve.
Volunteers who enjoy outdoors hands-on work can help to maintain a restored segment of the Makiki forest that was cleared and replanted with native Hawaiian plants and enhanced with interactive watershed educational displays and signs. Volunteers can help work on the soon-to-open new Makiki valley trail; help with fencing work, and weeding around native plants. Bathrooms and drinking water are near by. Families are welcome but young children must be well supervised. Bring long-sleeved shirt and pants, insect repellent, water, lunch or a snack, gloves and good shoes. Meet at the DLNR Makiki Forestry baseyard just above the new Hawaii Nature Center building. For information call 973-9782.
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Watershed and reef displays; Moi fish stocking, behind Waikiki Aquarium.
The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources Anuenue Fishery Research Center has arranged to let youth groups assist in the release of hatchery raised juvenile moi into the Waikiki marine life conservation district. Meet along the sea wall behind Waikiki Aquarium. Moi release will begin at 11 a.m. and go until all fish are released.
The following organizations will provide education and information about marine resources, and preventing water pollution in the ocean:
DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources: Moi Stock Enhancement Project, Ulua-Papio Tagging Project, Hawaii Marine Reef ‘Got Fish!’ Project, Aquatic Invasive Species Project “Habitattitude”
University of Hawaii at Manoa-Marine Option Program.
City and County of Honolulu Environmental Services Department
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris & Humpback Whale Sanctuary
Following is the full schedule of Earth Day events for April 21:
EARTH MONTH IN THE ALA WAI WATERSHED – EVENTS SCHEDULE
Various work projects are scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, 21 April 2007. Volunteers may still sign up to participate in this weekend’s events. For information contact Iwalani Sato, 780-8872.
** More volunteers are needed for:
**Adopt-A-Stream. / Malama O Manoa
Sponsor: City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
9 – 10:30 a.m. (East Manoa Road bridge by 10:30 a.m.)
Meet at Woodlawn Bridge, across the Manoa Marketplace
**Adopt-A-Stream. / Manoa-Palolo Drainage Channel / UH Environmental Law Society
Sponsor: City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
9 – 11 a.m. (Koali Road by 11 a.m.)
Meet at Koali Road near Old Waialae Road
**Adopt-A-Stream. / Palolo-Chaminade
Sponsor: City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
9 – 11 a.m. (Schnitzer Steel Hawaii Corporation will drop off metal bin)
Meet in front of Gerber Fieldhouse on the St. Louis School Campus
**Manoa Streambank Improvements/Ala Wai Watershed Association
Sponsor: City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
8:30 am – noon
Meet at the Manoa District Park amphitheater near the Kahaloa bridge
Ala Moana Park Cleanup/Farrington High School
Sponsor: City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation
Meet at the Ala Moana Park Diamond Head Concession
8:30 – 10:30 am
Makiki Wai Trail Improvement
Sponsor: State Department of Land and Natural Resources
9 am – 2 pm
Meet at Makiki State Park
Watershed and Reef Displays and Fish Stocking / adjacent to Waikiki Aquarium
Sponsor: State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Waikiki Aquarium
10am – 1 pm Watershed and conservation displays
11 – 1130 am Fish Stocking behind the Waikiki Aquarium
Adopt-A-Highway / Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
Sponsor: State Department of Transportation, Highways
Ala Moana Boulevard Cleanup
8 –10 am
Go to www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com for more information. ** More volunteers needed.
2007 Navy Earth Day
Saturday, April 21
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Earth Day Tour
Sponsor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Regional Visitor Center
(between the Hale Koa Hotel and the Army Museum on Kalia Road)
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
OTHER WATERSHEDS
Saturday, April 21
2007 Navy Earth Day
Sponsor: Navy Region Hawaii
2 – 5 pm
Ward Field on Naval Station Pearl Harbor
** Sunday, April 22
Sandy Beach Cleanup & Litter Prevention
Sponsor: Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign (B.E.A.C.H.)
8:30 am – 12:30pm - Sandy Beach
Volunteers who wish to participate need to register ahead of the clean-up by phone: 393 2168.
More information: www.b-e-a-c-h.org
Discharging pollutants to the storm drain system is against the law. Residents will be asked to call the City’s Environmental Concern Line at 692-5656 to report illegal discharge into the storm drain system.
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For more information, media may contact:
Iwalani Sato, Earth Day in the Ala Wai coordinator
City and County of Honolulu
Dept. of Environmental Services
Phone: (808) 780-8872
Deborah Ward (for DLNR activities)
DLNR Public Information Specialist
Phone: (808) 587-0320; cell 222-4841
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