Hawai‘i 4-H is highlighted in the National Institute for Food and Agriculture’s Annual Report. The section on youth development notes the STEM-enrichment activities, such as rocketry, that 4-H brings to youth in the Islands. 

Koa is a key species in native forest recovery, but other trees are needed for long-term reforestation after a fire, Clay Trauernicht concludes in a Forest Ecology and Management article about his 14-year study in the Wai‘anae mountains.

Kirsten Oleson (NREM) and two members of her lab, Joey Lecky and Kim Falinski, are co-authors of a paper documenting the impacts of human activities and natural events on reef recovery after extreme coral bleaching caused by rising water temperatures in Hawai‘i. 

The Growing Our Urban Forest Conference, presented by Trees for Honolulu’s Future, will be held on March 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Ala Wai Golf Course clubhouse.

Town hall-type meetings are underway on the UHM campus to gather input for a campus strategic plan. The next two meetings are Thursday, March 1, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, March 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the UH Manoa iLab.