NTBG's Limahuli Garden & Preserve suffered significant damage during the historic April flooding on Kauai. In our moment of need, NTBG supporters have moved mountains and funds raised have been instrumental in serving humanitarian needs and relief efforts in the Garden and north shore communities.
Limahuli Garden has reopened following more than a year of flood recovery efforts and is accepting reservations for self-guided and guided tours. The garden closed in April 2018 after historic flooding closed access to the garden and damaged infrastructure, trails, and plant collections. The garden's hours of operation remain Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 to 4:00.
An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa (UHM) and the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) demonstrated how collaboratively-developed forest restoration in Limahuli Garden & Preserve (Limahuli) can increase community benefits and improve resilience at lower cost than standard forest restoration programs.
The NTBG has issued a Request For Proposal for debris removal at the Lower Limahuli Preserve.
In response to inquiries about Limahuli Garden’s condition following the extremely heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding that has severely impacted a number of Kaua‘i communities, we’d like to share the following:
Limahuli Garden was recently featured on CNN's Great Big Story documentary series. Read the full article here:
•https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/hawaii-limahuli-valley-meets-poison-garden
On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 Ryan Ozawa and Burt Lum of Hawaii Public Radio's Bytemarks Café interviewed Kawika Winter, Ph.D NTBG Director of the Limahuli Garden & Preserve about the use of drone technology in rare plant conservation efforts in the Limahuli Preserve.
Click here to listen to the program online. NTBG interview starts at 9:55 minutes.
Want to spruce up your own garden and go native? NTBG living collections manager, Mike DeMotta, will be offering a propagation workshop at Limahuli Garden & Preserve in June.
Saturday, June 17, 2017
9 a.m. to noon
Limahuli Garden
Limahuli Hale
58301 Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei
Space is limited, reservations are required. Please contact Membership Manager, Tanya Ramseth at 808-332-7324 X 241 or email tramseth@ntbg.org to reserve your spot.
Conservationists at National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) have discovered new populations of a number of species listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List including Laukahi (Plantago princeps var. anomola).
Limahuli Garden has reopened! Please read this important information about tour reservations and the North Shore Shuttle before booking.
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