MEDIA RELEASE
 
Volunteers are needed for Volcano Art Center’s forest work day 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Niaulani campus. The event is an opportunity for families, organizations, groups and individuals to connect with nature and each other while helping to restore a native rain forest.

Work day efforts will focus on the removal kahili ginger, a non-native plant species that threatens to encroach on the 7.4-acre Niaulani site.

Forest work days are scheduled the third Sunday of every month. No experience or tools are required. Light snacks and refreshments are provided, and volunteers should bring rain gear in case of wet weather.

For further information, contact Volcano Art Center at 967-8222 or programs@volcanoartcenter.org.