Are you an experienced hiker and backpacker with a desire to help preserve native Hawaiian ecosystems? The Friends of Haleakala National Park seeks National Park Service volunteers for a strenuous 2-night service trip in Haleakala Crater, Saturday through Monday February 17 to 19. Participants will tent-camp in the Holua Wilderness Area and remove invasive species to protect nene habitat. For details and how to sign up, visit www.fhnp.org. Then email the leader, andy@fhnp.org.
Date: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 to Monday, February 19th, 2024
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost: Free, cost of 2 evening meals to be shared
Categories: Volunteer Opportunity, FREE, Environmental Event
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.
Location Specifics: Backcounty, Crater wilderness
Contact: The Friends of Haleakala National Park
Email: Website: https://www.fhnp.org