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March 2015
Designing and Developing a School Garden Program
March 28, 2015—Facilitated by Debbie Follett. Open to all K-12 teachers. Learn how to design and develop a school garden to not only grow healthy veggies, but also engage students with math, language arts, science, nutrition, and general learner outcomes. By showing children how to grow their own vegetables they will develop an awareness and appreciation of place—a place where they can create, nurture and expand. The workshop will include a tour of the Hilo Union Elementary School garden, a hydroponics demonstration and a discussion that will focus on sourcing funds and sponsors for your school garden program. Each participant will receive a free hydroponic kit.
Find out more »The Secret Life of Soil
March 28, 2015—Facilitated by Krista Donaldson & Megan Dehning Learned. Open to all K-12 teachers. This workshop will provide teachers with three simple, hands-on, soil studies that can be replicated in their classrooms. We will learn to model successful science and garden teacher collaboration, demonstrate scientific investigations in the garden, and engage and interest teachers in composting and soil science.
View or download the Teachers Teaching Teachers Workshops poster (PDF).
For more information and to register, contact Donna Mitts at dmitts@kohalacenter.org or 808-936-2117.
Find out more »April 2015
Volunteer training: West Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Response Network
April 9, 2015—The West Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Response Network (WHMMRN) is encouraging community members to sign up to become volunteers. A free training session for new volunteers, will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Kailua-Kona.
Find out more »KWP Volunteer Day: Conservation and Art
April 11, 2015—Our work for this day will be varied. In the morning, we will be installing the new steps along the entrance to the Sanctuary, removing invasive fountain grass, and collecting native seeds. After lunch, we will enjoy the abundant native flowers that are in bloom, and enjoy a talk story and sketching time with our resident volunteer artist, Susan Mitnik. She suggests you bring along a sketch book, pens, pencils and watercolor pencils. If you aren’t the artistic type, no problem! We will have enough work to keep us busy all day.
Find out more »Turtle Talk
April 14, 2015—Join us at the Kahalu‘u Beach Park Pavilion for an informational talk story about honu (turtles)! Learn all about:
- What types of turtles are in Hawai‘i
- Why they are important to our ecosystem
- What threats they face
- How you can help
A $10 donation is requested. You’ll receive a FREE turtle card!
Call 808-887-6411 or email kahaluubay@kohalacenter.org for more information.
Find out more »Circle of Friends Nature Walk: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
April 25, 2015—NOTE: This event is open to members of The Kohala Center’s Circle of Friends only. To become a member or to renew your membership, click here or contact Cortney Okumura at The Kohala Center at cokumura@kohalacenter.org or 808-887-6411.
Find out more »KWP Volunteer Day: Earth Day 2015
April 25, 2015—Join us as we continue a six-year tradition of planting native trees in honor of Earth Day. This year, we will be planting the foundational tree of the wet forest of Kohala: ʻōhiʻa lehua. These trees were grown from seed collected right in our own backyard by KWP partners, staff, and volunteers, and now is our opportunity to return them “back home” to reforest the leeward slopes of Kohala Mountain.
Find out more »Native Plants and Place-Based Education
April 25, 2015—Facilitated by Kamuela Naihe. Open to all K-12 teachers. Discover how we can deepen our relationships to place, using the ahupua‘a of Kealakekua and the gardens as the foundation. We will expand our understanding and appreciation of native plants through mo‘olelo, variety names, characteristics and uses. Kamuela will lead us on a walking tour of the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden through different growing zones and share how to incorporate native plants into school gardens. We will harvest from the garden and prepare a lunch together.
View or download the Teachers Teaching Teachers Workshops poster (PDF).
For more information and to register, contact Donna Mitts at dmitts@kohalacenter.org or 808-936-2117.
Find out more »May 2015
Farm Record-keeping Workshop
May 12, 2015—Farmers frequently need records to obtain loans, file taxes, acquire organic certification, or track yields and profitability. Accurate records are a prerequisite for crop insurance and disaster assistance, can also aid farmers in making better decisions about which crops to grow, and help them operate their farms as businesses.
Find out more »Turtle Talk
May 14, 2015—Join us at the Kahalu‘u Beach Park Pavilion for an informational talk story about honu (turtles)! Learn all about:
- What types of turtles are in Hawai‘i
- Why they are important to our ecosystem
- What threats they face
- How you can help
A $10 donation is requested. You’ll receive a FREE turtle card!
Call 808-887-6411 or email kahaluubay@kohalacenter.org for more information.
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