Windward Kohala native forest fenced and protected

November 2021—Nearly 600 acres of native cloud forest on the upper slopes of windward Kohala Mountain are now completely fenced, protecting this high-yield watershed from one of its greatest threats: feral pigs. Over the past several years, in collaboration with Kohala Watershed Partnership partner and private landowner Laupāhoehoe Nui LLC, we built a perimeter fence to protect this vital and vulnerable ecosystem. Over the next year, we will focus on removing pigs and Himalayan ginger, another invasive species to further enable this forest to regenerate and its waters to recharge. Contact Mahina Patterson, ʻāina-based education specialist and ʻEke project manager, for more information.