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MEDIA RELEASE Six Hawaii trees received national titles in this year’s American Forests’ newly released National Register of Big Trees, which recognizes the biggest tree of hundreds of species, gave six Hawaii trees national titles. Three of the trees are on the Big Island. The Department of Land and Natural Resources submitted nominations for the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources continues to partner with local land trusts and private landowners to successfully sustain forests through acquisition of conservation easement, which reduce conversion of forest land to other uses. The Hawaii Forest Legacy Program, administered through DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, is now seeking new applications […]

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MEDIA RELEASE With notebooks and binoculars in hand dozens of wildlife biologists will take to Hawaii’s wetlands Wednesday, Aug. 19 for the statewide bi-annual waterbird surveys.    Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife staff and volunteers will set out as early as 6 a.m. to survey more than 250 wetland […]

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