Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project
| Organization: | Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project (MKFRP) |
| Island: | Big Island |
| Volunteer Locations: | Pu‘u Mali Restoration Area (N. Slope Mauna Kea, off Mana Road) and Ka‘ohe Restoration Area (W. Slope Mauna Kea off Saddle Road) |
| Manager: | Robert Stephens |
| Volunteer Coordinator: | Jackson Bauer |
| Phone: | 808-974-4228 |
| Email: | puumali.kaohe@gmail.com |
| Web: | www.facebook.com/MKFRP |
| Mail: | 19 E. Kawili, Hilo, HI 96720 |
| Project Summary: | MKFRP is actively restoring the high-elevation mamane-naio dry forest of Mauna Kea, expanding bird habitat for the critically endangered Palila. Volunteers are vital to to the effort through seed collection, propagation, out planting, and seedling maintenance. MKFRP offers various volunteer opportunities from day trips, to weekend or even week-long camping trips. |
