Forestry Workshops
Upcoming Events
International Sandalwood Symposium 2012
East-West Center, University of Hawaii
Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
21-24 October 2012
The International Sandalwood Symposium 2012 is a four-day meeting to be held at the East-West Center’s Conference Center located at the University of Hawaii Manoa Campus in Honolulu, Hawaii from 21-24 October 2012. It is designed to bring together a diverse international group of participants interested in the scientific research, conservation, ethnobotany, commercialization, and other aspects of sandalwoods - from the world’s leading experts to students, landowners, land managers, business people, and the general public. There will be a variety of ways to participate in the meeting, including field trips, public lectures and workshops, presentations, poster and discussion sessions.
For more information, download the brochure and visit sandalwoodfoundation.org. The Symposium is sponsored in part by International Sandalwood Foundation, Foundation of the Islands of Harmony, United Plant Savers, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, CSIRO, and Wescorp.
Past Workshops
Puna ‘Ulu Festival 2012 - Celebrating Breadfruit!
March 3, 2012, Puna, Hawaii
The Puna Ulu Festival will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 9 am – 3 pm at Hooulu Lahui, the site of Kua O Ka La Public Charter School, adjacent to the Ahalanui County Park warm pond in Puna, Hawaii Island. The event is free and open to the public. The Puna Ulu Festival will feature a cooking contest, breadfruit trees for sale, presentations on the cultivation and care of ulu trees, poi pounding, tapa making, activities for the keiki, music all day and local food featuring breadfruit. For more information, see breadfruit.info. The Puna Ulu Festival is sponsored by Hooulu Lahui, Kua O Ka La Public Charter School, Hawaii Homegrown Food Network, the Breadfruit Institute of the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Kamehameha Schools
Breadfruit Festival—Ho‘oulu ka ‘Ulu
September 24, 2011 South Kona HI
The Breadfruit Festival—Ho‘oulu ka ‘Ulu is taking place at the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in South Kona on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The Breadfruit Festival celebrates the rich culture of breadfruit (‘ulu) in Hawai‘i and the Pacific, raises awareness about the importance of breadfruit for food security and gives people an opportunity to taste the many delicious ways that breadfruit can be prepared. The Festival is free and open to the public. The day features Breadfruit Cooking Demonstrations, Presentations, Cultural Activities, a Breadfruit Cooking Contest, Tree Sales, Art Show, Keiki Craft Tent and local breadfruit inspired food. Tree Pre-Sales, Cooking Contest Entry Forms and More Info at www.breadfruit.info.
Society of American Foresters National Convention
November 2-6, 2011 Honolulu HI
This year's convention will feature technical sessions on forest ecology, forest policy, recreation and ecotourism, biosecurity (including invasive species), and Pacific forestry, among others. The national office is encouraging local participation in this year's convention, especially presentations on forest conservation and management in Hawaii and the Pacific. Please visit the convention website.
Hawai’i Emerging silvicultural technologies for Acacia koa restoration
On March 3-4, 2010, Hilo, Hawai'i, the USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry Workshop held a workshop "Hawai’i Emerging silvicultural technologies for Acacia koa restoration."
Koa pasture scarification, silvopasture, and plantation
On 17 August 2009, UH-CTAHR, and USFS Institute of Pacific Island Forestry, and USDA NRCS hosted a workshop on koa regeneration methods for rangelands. Handouts, slide shows, virtual field day videos, and references from the program are available.
Koa Field Day Koa Field Day at TNC-Hawaii's Kona Hema Preserve
On 5 February 2009, The Nature Conservancy, UH-CTAHR, and USFS Institute of Pacific Island Forestry hosted a workshop on koa. Handouts and references from the program are available.
Pests & diseases of native Hawaiian plants
As part of the 2009 Dryland Forest Symposium (http://www.kohalacenter.org/nahele09.html),
Dr. Scot Nelson and Dr. J.B. Friday presented a workshop on pests and diseases of native Hawaiian plants at the UH CTAHR Cooperative Extension office in Kainaliu, Kona. For more information about the workshop, view Dr. Nelson's website at http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nelsons/DryForestPestWorkshop.htm.
Trees for improving sustainability, resource conservation, and profitability on farms and ranches
Agroforestry workshops were held in Hawaii and in Guam and Palau in 2006 for agriculture and natural resource professionals and farmers and ranchers to learn more about using agroforestry in the Pacific Islands. Slideshows from the workshops now available at agroforestry.net.
Vegetative Propagation of Agroforestry Trees
A workshop on vegetative propagation of trees by Dr. Roger Leakey offered by Permanent Agriculture Resources.
Field Demonstration of Simultaneous Establishment of a Pili Grass Ground Cover and Native Hawaiian and High-Value Hardwoods
January 2005 field day at the UH CTAHR Poamoho Research Station, Waialua, Oahu.
Forestry Short Course for Hawaii and the Pacific Islands
June 2003. Information from the following modules is available on-line.
- Tree Nursery Management
- Planning and Plantation Establishment, including Weed Control and Herbicides
- Invasive Plant Species Control, including Herbicide Use
Training Workshop on the Production and Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculum
Course manual available for sale from CTAHR: Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Producing and applying arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculum.
Jumping the Fenceline: Escaped Agricultural Plants in Hawaii
Native Plants in Public Places: Hawaii's Unique Biological Heritage