He’eia Estuary Restoration

Description of Outreach Opportunity

This project will take place at the mouth of He'eia Stream in an approximately four acre area dominated by non-native species including mangrove and hau bush where both species have encroached on the stream corridor and made it nearly impassable.

Volunteers will be involved in clearing invasive plant species from the stream and shoreline area using handsaws, loppers and hand pulling small weeds as we work to open and create areas to eventually outplant native species.

He’eia Estuary workdays for 2016 will be held on the 2nd Saturday of the following months:

• Saturday January 9, 9am-12pm
• Saturday February 13, 830am-12pm (workday in conjunction with Paepae o He'eia)
• Saturday March 12, 9am-12pm

Third Saturday:

April

No May Workday

June

July 

August

 

The following link is a Google map of the meeting location for the workday.  He'eia State Park 46-465 Kamehameha Hwy. Kaneohe. Please park in the parking lot and follow signs to the coastline along the southern portion of the park.

• Closed-toe shoes are required
• Please wear clothes and shoes you don't mind getting VERY wet & muddy
• Lunch will be served to participants after the workday, so please stay to eat.
• Bring a water bottle and sun/rain protection, change of clothes
• Restroom facilities are located at the main/upper park building.
• Participants under age 16 must have adult supervision.

• Participants under the age of 18, attending without their parent or legal guardian must bring the signed waiver, all others will sign the waiver upon arrival.

 

Our community workdays and volunteer events happen rain or shine!  In the rare event that we would need to cancel a workday due to unsafe weather conditions, we will update our Facebook Page with the event status no later than one hour prior the  scheduled start time and make every effort to contact registered participants via e-mail.

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