Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) OISC logo OISC service trip:
08 March 2008

Volunteer for OISC and join the fun! Here are some pictures highlighting the fun volunteers have had while helping the Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) get rid of invasive plants on Oahu. For further information, contact the OISC coordinator via e-mail (oisc@hawaii.edu), phone (808-286-4616), or fax (808-973-9781).
OISC service trip 08 March 2008 Larry Abbot of Army Environmental talking to Boy Scout Troop 181 about the endangered fern.
OISC service trip 08 March 2008
The hike to the work site
OISC service trip 08 March 2008 Ihi'ihilauakea fern

OISC service trip 08 March 2008
Keoki from OISC weeding around a large patch of ihi'ihilauakea
OISC service trip 08 March 2008
Marian Chau, a UH Manoa Botany grad student, is conducting research on the ihi'ihi.

08 March 2008 OISC service trip.

We worked in 'Ihihilauakea Crater to control weeds and help maintain a fire break around a highly endangered endemic fern, Marsilea villosa. This fern, also known as 'ihi ihi or 'ihi la'au, resembles a four-leaf clover and was federally listed as endangered on June 22, 1992.

As always, thank you to all of the volunteers who are helping to protect our native species!

The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR) project is currently funded by the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) through PIERC (USGS) with support from HCSU (UH-Hilo). More details are available online. Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
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