Saving Rare Plants at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
At the Lyman Museum, HVNP botanist discusses and illustrates these crucial efforts and ongoing restoration activities on two occasions—Monday afternoon, November 27, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and again in the evening, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Some of the world’s rarest plants are found in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, a place where more than 100 years of preservation and protection efforts have created an optimal environment in which they can survive and thrive.Sierra McDanie
The native silversword and lobelia lineages of Hawai‘i are spectacular examples of adaptive radiation, in which single colonizing ancestors have given rise to a stunning diversity of descendant species … yet they now include some of the world’s most critically imperiled plants.
Over the past two decades, park managers have partnered with public and private organizations to pull these species back from the brink of extinction through large-scale plant reintroduction efforts.
The nationally accredited and Smithsonian-affiliated Lyman Museum showcases the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i.
Located in historic downtown Hilo at 276 Haili Street, the Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
For more information, call (808) 935-5021 or visit www.lymanmuseum.org.
