05/01/2008
Spotted an unfamiliar plant in your backyard and wondered “what’s growing on?” You can Ask A Botanist.
Simply contact Ask A Botanist or call 332-7324 ext. 228 to make arrangements to bring in a sample plant specimen to have identified.
The specimen should fit in a folded sheet of newspaper and ideally have either flowers or fruit. Notes on where the plant is located are highly desirable.
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Ongoing by Appointment - Ask A Botanist
Phylogeography of Hawaiian Schiedea - by Molly Nepokroeff
05/07/2008
NTBG’s Brown Bag Lecture Series
presents
Phylogeography of Hawaiian Schiedea: Detours on the Family Tree
Wednesday, May 7, Noon-1 p.m.
A presentation by Molly Nepokroeff, Associate Professor in the Biology Department at the University of South Dakota
Phylogeography as a recent discipline in biology examines the flow of genes within populations in both space and time. Phylogeography draws on both population genetics and phylogenetic approaches to describe the genetic structure of lineages below the species level, and has applications in taxonomy, ecology, conservation, and epidemiology. In plants, many processes can confound the understanding of both species boundaries and historical structure of populations.
In this talk, Dr. Nepokroeff will illustrate these ideas with examples from the endemic Hawaiian plant genus Schiedea (Caryophylllaceae, carnation family). Schiedea is a lineage of 34 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, of which 15 taxa are listed as endangered or threatened, the largest proportion of endangered taxa for any species-rich lineage in the Hawaiian Islands.
Harrison Chandler Education Center
NTBG Headquarters
3530 Papalina Road, Kalāheo
Public Outreach Office: Email Outreach or call 332-7234, ext.228
NTBG’s Brown Bag Lecture Series
presents
Phylogeography of Hawaiian Schiedea: Detours on the Family Tree
Wednesday, May 7, Noon-1 p.m.
A presentation by Molly Nepokroeff, Associate Professor in the Biology Department at the University of South Dakota
Phylogeography as a recent discipline in biology examines the flow of genes within populations in both space and time. Phylogeography draws on both population genetics and phylogenetic approaches to describe the genetic structure of lineages below the species level, and has applications in taxonomy, ecology, conservation, and epidemiology. In plants, many processes can confound the understanding of both species boundaries and historical structure of populations.
In this talk, Dr. Nepokroeff will illustrate these ideas with examples from the endemic Hawaiian plant genus Schiedea (Caryophylllaceae, carnation family). Schiedea is a lineage of 34 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, of which 15 taxa are listed as endangered or threatened, the largest proportion of endangered taxa for any species-rich lineage in the Hawaiian Islands.
Harrison Chandler Education Center
NTBG Headquarters
3530 Papalina Road, Kalāheo
Public Outreach Office: Email Outreach or call 332-7234, ext.228
Monthly Meeting - Na Lima Kokua
05/08/2008
NTBG's Volunteers on Kaua`i
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Harrison Chandler Education Center, NTBG Headquarters
Na Lima Kokua invites those interested in volunteering to join in and learn about our helping hands. This meeting begins with a potluck dinner; all attendees are asked to bring a dish.
NTBG's Volunteers on Kaua`i
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Harrison Chandler Education Center, NTBG Headquarters
Na Lima Kokua invites those interested in volunteering to join in and learn about our helping hands. This meeting begins with a potluck dinner; all attendees are asked to bring a dish.
Keiki o ka `Āina - Applications Available
05/09/2008
NTBG will once again hold its children's day camp for Kaua`i schoolchildren.
Keiki o ka `Āina - Nature Adventures in the Garden - For ages 6-9
Exploring plants, nature, and Hawaiian culture in NTBG's Southshore Gardens
First-time campers may enroll in the June 9-14 session.
Returning campers may enroll in the July 21-26 session.
Applications for the summer sessions will be available beginning May 9, 2008
Contact Children's Education at (808) 332-7324, ext. 215.
NTBG will once again hold its children's day camp for Kaua`i schoolchildren.
Keiki o ka `Āina - Nature Adventures in the Garden - For ages 6-9
Exploring plants, nature, and Hawaiian culture in NTBG's Southshore Gardens
First-time campers may enroll in the June 9-14 session.
Returning campers may enroll in the July 21-26 session.
Applications for the summer sessions will be available beginning May 9, 2008
Contact Children's Education at (808) 332-7324, ext. 215.
Mother's Day Open House - Southshore Kaua`i
05/11/2008
Give a gift of the Garden this Mother's Day
Featuring the breathtakingly beautiful
Allerton Garden
Sunday, May 11
Trams will run into the Lāwa`i Valley from the Southshore Visitors Center Garden at 4425 Lāwa`i Road, Po`ipū starting at 9:30 a.m. Last Person in line by 1 p.m. for Last Tram
Return timing will vary based on attendance.
First come, first served.
And at the Visitors Center
Entertainment * Keiki Corner * Crafts * Food * And Much More!
Bring Makuahine and Tutu to the Garden on their special day.
Questions in advance? Call our Community Outreach office at (808) 332-7324, ext. 228.
Questions on day of event? Call Gift Shop at (808) 742-2433.
Give a gift of the Garden this Mother's Day
Featuring the breathtakingly beautiful
Allerton Garden
Sunday, May 11
Trams will run into the Lāwa`i Valley from the Southshore Visitors Center Garden at 4425 Lāwa`i Road, Po`ipū starting at 9:30 a.m. Last Person in line by 1 p.m. for Last Tram
Return timing will vary based on attendance.
First come, first served.
And at the Visitors Center
Entertainment * Keiki Corner * Crafts * Food * And Much More!
Bring Makuahine and Tutu to the Garden on their special day.
Questions in advance? Call our Community Outreach office at (808) 332-7324, ext. 228.
Questions on day of event? Call Gift Shop at (808) 742-2433.
Lehua: a priority islet for conservation - by Mike DeMotta
05/21/2008
NTBG's lecture series
Hawaiian Native Plants: Past, Present, and Future
presents
"Lehua: a priority islet for conservation"
by Mike DeMotta, NTBG Assistant Director of Living Collections and Horticulture
Why would a horticulturalist be involved in restoration? Join NTBG Mike De Motta for an in-depth look at the native plant restoration work being done on Lehua.
(Lehua is a small off-shore islet, a tuff crater, located north of Ni`ihau, approximately 31 kilometers west of Kaua`i, recognized for its beauty and biological diversity.)
Wednesday, May 21 - 6 p.m.
Harrison Chandler Education Center
NTBG Headquarters, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalāheo
NTBG's lecture series
Hawaiian Native Plants: Past, Present, and Future
presents
"Lehua: a priority islet for conservation"
by Mike DeMotta, NTBG Assistant Director of Living Collections and Horticulture
Why would a horticulturalist be involved in restoration? Join NTBG Mike De Motta for an in-depth look at the native plant restoration work being done on Lehua.
(Lehua is a small off-shore islet, a tuff crater, located north of Ni`ihau, approximately 31 kilometers west of Kaua`i, recognized for its beauty and biological diversity.)
Wednesday, May 21 - 6 p.m.
Harrison Chandler Education Center
NTBG Headquarters, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalāheo
