Restoration Volunteer

Help Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project restore a native forest!
MFBRP and volunteers have planted over 15,000 native seedlings in the Nakula Natural Area Reserve on southeast Maui. We are in need of a few volunteer planters for an upcoming planting trip. We hope you can come!

The trip will be from March 12th-17th. The area that we work in requires a helicopter ride in and out of the reserve. Our site is remote, so we will be camping during this time. MFBRP provides basic equipment like tents, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpack, rain gear, and safety equipment. You will need warm clothes and good hiking boots. Upon acceptance into our volunteer program, you will get a more detailed list of items to bring.

Please think about your schedule and your physical limitations before signing up for a trip. We work long days (~10 hours), get up early, and have to walk on steep uneven ground. It can be wet, muddy, and cold or hot, dry, and intense sun at our site. Our site is also high in elevation (~5,000 ft).

But this is a rewarding experience! We are planting these native seedlings in order to restore a forest that has been degraded by non-native plants and ungulates like pigs. We will eventually re-introduce native forest birds like the Kiwikiu to this area. Your hard work will bring back the forest and the birds!

Please email Laura Berthold at laura@mauiforestbirds.org to get more information or to sign up. Thanks for your time!