HFIA Seeking Volunteers for Tree Planting

Photo courtesy of HFIA.

The Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association (HFIA) is seeking interested volunteers to help plant Douglas fir trees during its third annual ‘Āina Mauna Christmas Tree Planting on Friday, March 3, from 8 a.m. to noon on the slopes of Maunakea.

Volunteers will be planting Christmas fir trees on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in the Humu‘ula/Pi‘ihonua area of Hawai‘i Island.

The planting site is over 6,000 feet in elevation and may be chilly or rainy. Volunteers are advised to bring a jacket or raincoat, wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and sunscreen, and expect muddy conditions.

Bento lunches and drinks will be provided.

Interested volunteers may sign up by emailing hifa@hawaiiforest.org or by calling (808) 933-9411 before Feb. 27, 2017. Space is limited.

There will be a carpool meeting on March 3 at 7:15 a.m. at the US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station Parking lot at 60 Nowelo St. in Hilo, and at 8 a.m. the DDHL Humu‘ula Sheep Station, which is located one-quarter mile mauka on the Maunakea Access Road.