HaleakalÄ Crater Service Trip, 3-nights, Paliku May 27-30/23
The Friends of HaleakalÄ National Park seeks National Park Service volunteers who are enthusiastic and fit for a strenuous three-night backpacking service trip into the park's Wilderness Areas on Saturday, May 27 to Tuesday, May 30. Volunteers will hike into the Crater and spend three nights in the PalikÅ« Wilderness Ranger Cabin while removing invasive plant species to protect native plants and nÄ“nÄ“ habitat.
Participants must be physically capable of being in the outdoors (sun/ heat/ cold), and at higher elevations, walking on uneven terrain up to 5 miles each shift, and carrying a backpack with a sleeping bag, a share of the food, and other personal items. Safety equipment and tools will be provided by HaleakalÄ National Park.
To join this trip, first visit and register your readiness at the website www.fhnp.org where more information can be found about the Friends' mission and volunteer work to preserve and protect HaleakalÄ National Park. For more information or a reservation for this trip, or a future trip scheduled on the website, send email to beth@fhnp.org.
Date: Saturday, May 27th, 2023 to Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: Free except for sharing costs of evening meals
Categories: Environmental Event, FREE, Non-Profit Community Event, Outdoor or Beach Event, Volunteer Opportunity
Haleakala National Park located at PO Box 369, Makawao, HI 96768 in Upcountry
Phone: 808-572-4400 Website: https://www.nps.gov/hale/
Office hours: 8am-4pm HST
Stretching across east Maui, Haleakala National Park is home to Haleakala Crater, an active, but not currently erupting volcano, and Maui's highest peak. Rising over 10,000 feet above sea level, Haleakala's graceful slopes can be seen from just about any point on the island. Haleakala means "House of the Sun" in Hawaiian, and legend has it that the demigod Maui lassoed the sun itself from its summit to slow the sun's journey across the skies.
Contact: The Friends of HaleakalÄ National Park
Email: Website: https://www.fhnp.org
