UH experts help to save rare endangered plant from brink of extinction
Ka palupalu o Kanaloa is historically found to grow on the rocky cliffs of Kahoʻolawe.
Alaska to Hawaiʻi: learning about canoe culture at Lyon Arboretum
Arboretum staff hosted a group of high school students from Angoon, Alaska, providing education and research on koa trees.
Biodiversity of islands in peril, scientists warn
Participation from the public can help protect the world’s threatened species from becoming extinct.
UH Mānoa, the ultimate outdoor botany classroom during a summer of COVID
Students were equipped to recognize on sight, and identify by common and botanical names approximately 100 plants on the UH Mānoa campus.
Anonymous $200K PPE donation goes far across UH campuses
Aspiring paramedics at Kapiʻolani Community College are very thankful.
Caffeinated forests? Coffee pulp restores tropical forests in Costa Rica
Coffee pulp eliminated the non-native grasses allowing the native forest to thrive.
Lyon Arboretum hosts modified kids camp
Participants experienced outdoor explorations, science investigations and behind-the-scenes tours.
$247K awarded to fund UH Mānoa forest recovery study
The funding will support further research into tropical forest recovery in Costa Rica.
Visit, discover Lyon Arboretum virtually
The arboretum is offering an online tour of its ethnobotanical garden and Facebook Q&A sessions with its experts.
Saving native plants during COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program’s plant conservation efforts have significantly slowed down, as plant and seed collection submissions have been greatly reduced.
