At 13,803 feet above sea level, Mauna Kea is Hawaii’s highest volcano, and home to some of its rarest plants and songbirds, along with many ancient trees. This sacred site catches hundreds of millions of gallons of water daily that are essential for the people, plants and animals living below its snowy summit.
Those species are suffering due to the introduction of non-native species, habitat loss, and climate change. For the endangered songbirds, the most significant threat is from avian malaria carried by mosquitoes that are moving higher up the mountain as temperatures warm.
To help the birds escape the mosquitoes, American Forests and Salesforce are helping the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and local community groups plant the Kanakaleonui Bird Corridor. The work connects Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge with the high-elevation forests of Mauna Kea State Forest Reserve. Central to this work is the American Forests and Salesforce-supported work at the Hakalau Greenhouse, where native plants are grown for replanting.
American Forests first began working in Hawaii in the mid-90s, supporting the planting of over 150,000 native koa trees. Find out more at: www.americanforests.org/proje...
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