Akikiki, Akeke’e, Puaiohi. Saving Hawai’I’s native forest birds.

Speaker: Mark LaBarr

Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Location: Richmond Free Library, Bridge St., Richmond, VT

Join Mark LaBarr, Audubon Vermont’s Conservation Program Manager as he recounts his travels to Hawai’i volunteering for the Kaua’i Forest Bird Recovery Project. Hear how some of the last endemic birds are struggling to survive in the high elevations of Kaua’i’s Alakai Swamp. Mark will talk about the projects efforts to protect and preserve the birds and their habitat as well as provide some stories of a Vermonter in Hawai’i.

This program is free and open to the public, although donations are always appreciated. Free parking is available on site.