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Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Coordinates: 22°13′13″N 159°34′33″W. Limahuli Garden and Preserve. Makana Mountain ridge, as seen from the garden. Alula (Brighamia insignis) plant at Limahuli Garden. The Limahuli Garden and Preserve is a 17-acre botanical garden (6.9 ha) and 985-acre nature preserve (399 ha) on the north shore of ...
Haʻena State Park. Hāʻena State Park is a state park on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. It is often called the "end of the road" and marks the endpoint of the Kuhio Highway. [2] The park provides access to beaches, trails, and several ancient Hawaiian sites, including sea caves estimated to be more than 4,000 years old.
Coordinates: 21°54′24″N 159°30′40″W. Allerton Garden on Kauaʻi island. The National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) is a Hawaii-based not-for-profit institution dedicated to tropical plant research, conservation, and education. It operates a network of botanical gardens and preserves in Hawaii and Florida.
Died. November 5, 1987 (aged 86) Alma mater. Vassar College. Juliet Rice Wichman (October 23, 1901 – November 5, 1987) was a Hawaiian conservationist, botanist, and author. Wichman worked to preserve Hawaiian culture, flora, and fauna through the creation of the Limahuli Garden and Preserve and through writings about ancient Hawaiian agriculture.
St John. Pritchardia limahuliensis, the Limahuli Valley pritchardia, [2] is a palm native to Hawaii. It is a rare species, only discovered in 1977 by staff of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in the Limahuli Garden and Preserve, Kauai, Hawaii, where it is now being conserved. It is threatened by introduced rats, which eat the seeds.
McBryde Garden (approx. 200 acres (81 ha)) is a botanical garden located on the south shore of Kauai, Hawaii. It is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG). The garden is situated above Lāwaʻi Bay, in a valley transected by the Lāwaʻi Stream. Queen Emma of Hawaii resided above this valley for a short ...
Kahanu Garden and Preserve is a botanical garden located on the Hana Highway (close to the 31-mile or 50-kilometre marker) near Hana, Maui, Hawaii. It is one of five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden , the others being McBryde , Allerton , and Limahuli Garden and Preserve on Kauaʻi , and The Kampong in Florida.
Makana. Coordinates: 22°13′5″N 159°34′47″W. Makana Mountain ridge from Limahuli Garden and Preserve, Kauai, Hawaii. Makana is a mountain located on northern shore of the island of Kauaʻi, where it rises 1,115 feet (340 m) above Limahuli Valley. [1] Makana is a Hawaiian language term meaning gift or reward. [2]