UH Mānoa, the ultimate outdoor botany classroom during a summer of COVID
Students were equipped to recognize on sight, and identify by common and botanical names approximately 100 plants on the UH Mānoa campus.
Anonymous $200K PPE donation goes far across UH campuses
Aspiring paramedics at Kapiʻolani Community College are very thankful.
Caffeinated forests? Coffee pulp restores tropical forests in Costa Rica
Coffee pulp eliminated the non-native grasses allowing the native forest to thrive.
Lyon Arboretum hosts modified kids camp
Participants experienced outdoor explorations, science investigations and behind-the-scenes tours.
$247K awarded to fund UH Mānoa forest recovery study
The funding will support further research into tropical forest recovery in Costa Rica.
Visit, discover Lyon Arboretum virtually
The arboretum is offering an online tour of its ethnobotanical garden and Facebook Q&A sessions with its experts.
Saving native plants during COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program’s plant conservation efforts have significantly slowed down, as plant and seed collection submissions have been greatly reduced.
Lyon Arboretum temporarily closing
Community classes and guided tours have been canceled, and school field trips are on hold.
Lyon Arboretum Hawaiian plant conservation efforts highlighted
The Hawaiian Rare Plant Program’s efforts serve as a model for other groups trying to save threatened plant species.
Innovative programs win $750K in provost’s competition
The competition is designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration in strategic areas that have a strong possibility for success in building on UH Mānoa’s strengths while addressing challenges.
