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Posts:
- Jake Kane Receives the 2024 Mālama i ka ‘Āina Award
- Coqui Update: December 2024
- Coqui Staffing Update: October 2024
- MISC Coqui Catching and Spraying Tips
- Trace-forward reveals little fire ants in Kīpahulu. Public encouraged to report stinging ants
- The plant with a spiky ball with orange flowers? That’s lion’s ear. What it is and how you can control it.
- From the ancient Kumulipo to a 1930s British ecologist to today, all agree that relationships in nature matter. What’s our role?
- For healthy reefs and productive watersheds, resource managers are turning to AI
- Kōkua for Coconuts: Community Workshop for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Detection
- When does a species become invasive? A 1920’s scientist showed us, partly by accident
- What’s keeping invasive species out of Hawaiʻi? Inspections, programs and plans and finally, you
- Fencing for frogs; the effort to build a barrier to slow down coqui in Ha‘ikū is underway
- Coconut palms are woven into the culture of the islands; a beetle threatens that connection
- MISC is Hiring Field Crew
- Detection of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle on Maui Highlights Importance of Community Involvement in Pest Prevention
- Nominations for 20th Annual Mālama i ka ‘Āina Award due 9/15/2023
- Protecting ‘Ōhi‘a: Fencing for the Trees
- MISC is Hiring!
- Is ant-watching really a thing?
- Kevin Gavagan Receives 2022 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
- Duane Sparkman Receives 2021 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
- The race to protect Hawaii’s native forest birds from extinction
- Prevention Is Key For Maui To Stay Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Free
- Invasive species can cause native ecosystems to go up in smoke
- The Sweet History of ʻUala: A Staple Food to Give Thanks For
- Citizen Science Can Help Stop the Ant
- New training helps nurseries be on the lookout for invasive species
- The Hawaiian Crow May Soon Soar on Maui
- New rabbit disease discovered on Maui
- Recruiting for MISC Manager
- New invasive little fire ant population discovered in Haʻikū
- Maui Invasive Species Committee Hosts Teacher Development Workshop Over Fall Break
- Click Here To Register For the PBS Virtual Screening And Panel!
- Dracula ants re-emerge on Maui
- Habits Are Key To Preventing the Spread of Rat Lungworm
- Plant Native, Cultivate A Connection
- Gardening This Spring? Plant Pono
- Avocado Pest Now Widespread on Maui- But There is Hope
- MISC Hosts Hōʻike o Haleakalā Curriculum Teacher Workshop Over Spring Break
- Need a New Year’s resolution?Here’s twelve ways to protect Maui from invasive species all year long
- A Hawaiʻi Christmas Story
- Press Release- New Pest Alert: Highly invasive red-vented bulbul spotted on Maui
- Gobble Gobble! Maui’s Wild Turkeys
- Duane Sparkman Receives 2021 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
- Not All Fire Ants Are The Same
- Press Release: Nominations Now Accepted to Honor Invasive Species Prevention Efforts Within Maui County
- Be like Bob: The Importance of Reporting Something Out of Place
- Keep an eye out for invasive parakeet
- Press Release: New Invasive Species Alert: Rose-ringed Parakeets Found on Maui
- Coffee Leaf Rust Never Sleeps
- The Case of the Stinging Hitchhiker
- Press Release: New invasive little fire ant population discovered in Huelo
- Protecting Māmaki From Invasive Species
- Celebrating Native Hawaiian Plant Month
- 643PEST simplifies reporting invasive species throughout Hawai’i
- Evolutionary oddities: giant flightless ducks roamed Maui, grazing like buffalo and spreading seeds
- Earthworms: an invasive species underfoot in Hawai’i
- Two-lined spittlebug: A threat to Hawaiʻi’s ranches, watersheds
- Don’t Let Hawaii Get Skunked: Preventing A Smelly Invader
- Protect Hawai’i’s reefs by keeping boats clean
- Backyard efforts help protect Hawai’i
- Safe biological controls rely on specialized species
- Stopping both global pandemics and biological invasions requires flattening curves.
- Native plant firebreaks may be a tool to control wildfires
- Rats triggered changes in the environment of Hawai’i prior to humans settlement
- Quantifying miconia’s impacts; big leaves mean big water drops and high levels of erosion
- Citizen scientists and concerned community find ants new to Hawaiʻi
- Research informs the efforts to stop Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD)
- Outreach and Education Update: October – December 2020
- Early Detection Crew Update: October – December 2020
- Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee Update: October – December 2020
- Hāna Plant Crew Update: October – December 2020
- Pāʻia Plant Crew Update: October – December 2020
- Little Fire Ant Crew Update: October – December 2020
- Community Coqui Control Program Update: October – December 2020
- Coqui Crew Update: October – December 2020
- Turn Off Lights at Night to Help Protect Seabirds From Invasive Predators
- Haʻikū Residents bring back quiet nights through MISC Community Coqui Control Program
- Mark Blietz Receives 2020 Mālama i ka ʻĀina Award
- Community urged to help protect yellow-faced bees
- Invasive jellyfish removed from Kaunakakai harbor
- ʻŌhiʻa’s genetic diversity may contribute to disease resistance
- Press Release: Haʻikū residents report stinging ants, uncovering a small population of invasive little fire ants
- Plant Crew – September 2020
- Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee -September 2020
- Coqui Crew – September 2020
- Community Coqui Control Progam – September 2020
- Early Detection, Outreach, and Education – September 2020
- Little Fire Ant Crew – September 2020
- Māmalu Poepoe Project traps and monitors invasive pests
- Yellow-faced bees defenseless and vulnerable to predatory ants
- Hiring for Public Relations Specialist — Apply by 8/12
- Removing invaders can help decrease damage from hurricanes
- Coqui frogs negatively affect the environment in more ways than one
- Hiring full-time field crew positions protecting Maui’s quiet nights and the environment from invasive coqui frogs
- Measuring the impacts of invasive plants in Hawai’i’s watersheds
- Plant Crew – April/May 2020
- MoMISC – April/May 2020
- Little Fire Ants – April/May 2020
- Coqui – April/May 2020
