FOSTER, HO`OMALUHIA, AND WAHIAWA BOTANICAL GARDENS - OCTOBER 2024

A big Mahalo goes to the Atherton Family Foundation for the grant to survey for pest species on O`ahu.

Mahalo also goes to Joshlyn D. Sand, the Director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, who approved a permit for our Dana Anne Yee Foundation to survey for pest species in 3 of our Honolulu Botanical Gardens. In October, we met with Anna Mentac, Foster Botanical Garden Supervisor to review and start trapping sites for pests at Foster Botanical Garden. Later in the week, we met with Brian Groelsma, Ho`omaluhia Botanical Garden Supervisor, and Christopher Buehler, Wahiawa Botanical Garden Supervisor and Pam to start trapping sites to survey for pests at the Ho`omaluhia and Wahiawa Botanical Gardens.

It was pleasure meeting Anna, Brian, Christopher and Pam at the City and County of Honolulu's beautiful, well maintained, and cared for Botanical Gardens.

Ho`omaluhia Botanical Garden, trap.

Ho`omaluhia Botanical Garden, trap.

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, Christopher Buehler, Supervisor.

Wahiawa Botanical Garden, Pam and Christopher.