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Volunteers Plant Native Species To Beautify Kalaeokauna‘oa
Volunteers helped beau- tify the community by planting native species at Kalaeokauna‘oa, or Ka- huku Point, recently. It was all part of an effort by the North Shore Community Land Trust to restore and protect about 39 acres of coastal dune ecosystem.
The volunteer effort was supported by a $5,000 AARP Livable Communi- ties Community Challenge Grant.
Thanks to a $5,000 AARP Livable Communities Community Challenge Grant, North Shore Land Trust volunteers were able to beautify and fortify coastal habitat at Kalaeokauna‘oa, also known as Kahuku Point. PHOTOS COURTESY AARP HAWAI‘I
site at northshoreland.org.” “We wholeheartedly sup- port groups like the North Shore Community Land Trust, which bring people together to make their com- munities better places to live for everyone from keiki to kūpuna,” states Keali‘i Lo- pez, AARP Hawai‘i state
director.
About two dozen vol- unteers spent the morning planting native species to support albatross nesting in the area. Kalaeokauna‘oa is one of the few remaining places on O‘ahu with intact coastal strand habitat that in- cludes monk seals, Layssan albatross, nesting sea turtles, ‘ohai and yellow-faced bees.
protecting Kalaeokauna‘oa by providing symbolic fenc- ing along trails to encourage users to stay on paths and out-planting native species to provide safe habitat for monk seals, turtles and sea- birds at a higher elevation, which is less likely to be im- pacted by sea-level rise.
space where North Shore residents of all ages can safely enjoy and appreciate nature,” states Tim Tybusze- wski, director of conserva- tion at North Shore Commu- nity Land Trust.
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