March 15 , 2006
MEDIA CONTACT: Caroline Witherspoon
or Jocelyn Collado
Becker Communications
(808) 533-4165
BISHOP MUSEUM’S AMY GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN TO HOST ‘CLEAN UP DAY’ ON MARCH 25
CAPTAIN COOK, HAWAI‘I – Calling all green thumbs! The Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden plans to spruce up its the 12-acre garden in Captain Cook and needs help from the community. Volunteers are invited to lend a hand with clean-up activities from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2006.
The collective effort will include some touch up of the lowland forest areas and hand weeding, raking, and general clean up under the koa and ‘ōhi‘a trees in the upland forest section. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, hat, sunscreen, mosquito repellant, and their favorite hand tools. Snacks and drinks will be provided; however, volunteers are encouraged to bring lunch. For more information, please call (808) 323-3318.
The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a Bishop Museum facility located in South Kona on the Mamalahoa Highway. During the year, more than 9,000 visitors experience the Garden and explore the plants of traditional Kona. The Garden is a regular stop for school tours, and people of all ages enjoy workshops on traditional Hawaiian arts.