Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species
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Watch the recording above.
Speaker: Lou Putzel
The Garden’s Lou Putzel steps in this month for a speaker who had to cancel. He will tell the story of shihuahuaco (Dipteryx spp.), an ecologically important timber tree species in Peruvian Amazonia overexploited for the international market. What hope is there for tree species that are too valuable and attract the attention of global buyers? Even in conservation areas, such species are subject to poaching, and people will go a long way through dense forest to get them. But also, local people go to great lengths to collect seed and seedlings from the natural forest and move them to a safe place on their farms. This story may resonate here in Hawaii, for example with the story of ‘iliahi (Santalum spp.), exploited long ago to satisfy demand for its oil and still vulnerable to various types of extraction including conversion logging. Here too, local residents are busy putting back the trees.
Logistics:
- When: Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 5:30 pm (Talk starts at 6:00 pm)
- Where: Hale Pulelehua, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, 82-6160 Mamalahoa Hwy (please park at the Garden Visitor Center and walk in)
Followed By: Ethnobotanical Pupu Potluck
Note: Please bring an ethnobotanically-relevant pupu and be prepared to explain the origin and significance of the plant(s) to be devoured. May contain meat: a card will be provided to list main ingredients.
Funding for this project provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program. USDA and Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden are equal opportunity providers and employers.