Forestry & Wildlife

12/17/13 – High-Tech Study Shows Hawaiian Petrel Parents Make Epic Journeys To Feed Their Chicks

Posted on Dec 17, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

‘LIHU'E -- A new study by the Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project (KESRP) and US Geological Survey (USGS), has recently discovered that Hawaiian Petrels nesting on Kaua‘i travel thousands of kilometers to feed their chicks. Researchers found that breeding petrels on Kaua‘i undertake epic, multi-week journeys from their tropical montane nesting sites to a large area of ocean south of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands.

12/13/13 – DLNR Issues Plea To Dog Owners As Returning Albatross Are Slaughtered

Posted on Dec 13, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

LIHU‘E – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is issuing a reminder to pet owners to keep all dogs on leash, after three Laysan Albatross (or Moli) were killed on the North shore of Kaua‘i this weekend in the latest incident where albatross have been slaughtered by loose dogs. The dead albatross, which have only just started returning to Kaua‘i after many months out at sea, were found by tourists walking near Moloa‘a Bay.

12/10/13 – Jason Scott Lee Featured in Effort to Save the Palila, a Highly Endangered Hawaiian Bird

Posted on Dec 10, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. AILA JR, CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release December 10, 2013 Jason Scott Lee Featured in Effort to ...
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12/06/13 – Applications Sought For Members Of State Forest Stewardship Committee

Posted on Dec 6, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

Please visit https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/forestry/lap/fsp/ to download the application and learn more about the Forest Stewardship and Forest Legacy Programs in Hawai‘i. For more information please contact Irene Sprecher at DLNR-Division of Forestry and Wildlife, (808) 587-4167, or email [email protected]. Applications are due by December 31, 2013.

12/05/13 – DLNR Celebrates A New Christmas Tradition To Protect Hawai‘i’s Rarest Birds

Posted on Dec 5, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, Natural Area Reserves, News Releases

KULANI, HAWAI‘I – A new Christmas tradition is taking place in remote forests above Hilo. Early in the morning, volunteers scan the trees, looking for jewels far more beautiful than any Christmas ornament. These volunteers are on a quest to find Hawai‘i’s rarest native birds. The forests of Kulani are part of the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve (NAR) managed by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, the DLNR Natural Area Reserves System (NARS), the Three Mountain Alliance (TMA), and the Hawai‘i Audubon Society and community volunteers will search through the forest and count native birds in an annual survey of the forest.

12/04/13 – DLNR ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS BY DECEMBER 31 FOR AMERICAN FORESTS’ NATIONAL REGISTER OF BIG TREES Fall 2013 Register Includes 10 Champions Crowned in Hawaii

Posted on Dec 4, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is accepting nominations by December 31, 2013 for the 2014 National Register of Big Trees. Across the United States, the largest trees of their species joined the ranks of the more than 780 national champion trees listed in American Forests’ National Register of Big Trees. More than 40 new champions were crowned across 50 states and the District of Columbia, including 6 new champions in Hawaii.

11/27/13 – Black-Footed Albatross At Kure Atoll State Wildlife Refuge Named In Honor Of Japanese Student Who Sent A Message In A Bottle 7 Years Ago

Posted on Nov 27, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. AILA JR, CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release November 27, 2013 BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS AT KURE ATOLL STATE WILDLIFE ...
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11/27/13 – State Critical Of TV Program Misrepresenting Hunting In Hawaii – Investigation launched into possible law violations while filming

Posted on Nov 27, 2013 in DOCARE, Forestry & Wildlife, Hunter Ed, News Releases

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release NEIL ABERCROMBIE GOVERNOR WILLIAM J. AILA JR, CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release November 27, 2013 STATE CRITICAL OF TV PROGRAM MISREPRESENTING HUNTING ...
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11/12/13 – DLNR – Waimanu trail closed, camping permits canceled due to Big Island flash flood watch tonight through Thursday

Posted on Nov 12, 2013 in Alert, Closure: Campling, Closure: Trail, Forestry & Wildlife

Waimanu trail closed, camping permits canceled due to Big Island flash flood watch tonight through Thursday HILO — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), in cooperation with Hawaii ...
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11/08/13 – Kaulunani, Hawaii’s Urban And Community Forestry Program Receives Sustainability Award For Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment

Posted on Nov 8, 2013 in Forestry & Wildlife, News Releases

HONOLULU — The Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program was recently awarded the PlantPono/Invasive Plants Advocacy Award from the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii for having the vision to support the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment, which has transitioned from being a UH research project to one of the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Council's key prevention projects.