Restoration

Today I volunteered with the Leeward Haleakala Watershed Partnership. We planted Nioa trees. They are native to Hawaii. We went to the side of the Volcano Haleaka, that faces the southern part of Maui. There is a water shortage on this part of the island. The watershed partnership hopes to reintroduce native trees like Koa wood to what once was forest. But because of the introduction of goats and sheep, as well as harvesting of precious woods and the introduction of invasive plants, is now pastureland. In doing this they hope to create a watershed. The trees, especially the Koa, are good for catching the clouds as they drift across they mountain range. This in turn will make a wetter environment.