By Riley Jose, Nanakuli Program
Our field trip to Zablands is today and we worked very hard. There were 4 different stations we got to visit. The first station Nanakuli visited was the Native Plant Planting, there we were able to learn how to plant young native plants and help the environment while doing so. The second station was Pickleweed Clean up, where we cut down and dig out pickleweed patches near the pond, called Honiniwai. This station was run by Dr. Bruce. The third and fourth stations were hosted by guest speakers. First was Anuscka from Kahi Kai and the second was Jason Mellenger from DLNR Aquatics Division. Anuscka taught us about the different types of plankton, along with a comparison of the pond water of Honiniwai to the ocean water at Zablans. Our last station was Jason Mellenger from DLNR Aquatics Division, he took us to the pond to catch whatever we could to see how much biodiversity there is in the pond.
Our field trip to Zablands is today and we worked very hard. There were 4 different stations we got to visit. The first station Nanakuli visited was the Native Plant Planting, there we were able to learn how to plant young native plants and help the environment while doing so. The second station was Pickleweed Clean up, where we cut down and dig out pickleweed patches near the pond, called Honiniwai. This station was run by Dr. Bruce. The third and fourth stations were hosted by guest speakers. First was Anuscka from Kahi Kai and the second was Jason Mellenger from DLNR Aquatics Division. Anuscka taught us about the different types of plankton, along with a comparison of the pond water of Honiniwai to the ocean water at Zablans. Our last station was Jason Mellenger from DLNR Aquatics Division, he took us to the pond to catch whatever we could to see how much biodiversity there is in the pond.