Summary
Join us for Forest Talk, a virtual gathering where we talk story about the plants and animals and connections we have to our native ʻōhiʻa forests.
Join us: Thursday, June 26, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. HST
Hawaiʻi has a single group of native bees belonging to the genus Hylaeus and known collectively as Hawaiian yellow-faced bees. The majority of the 63 endemic species have experienced significant declines in range and population and many have not been seen in decades. In 2016, seven species received federal protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Join us to learn about Hawaii’s yellow-faced bees, including one endangered coastal species, H. anthracinus, that is especially vulnerable, and hear what’s being doing to save them.,
Our guest speaker is Dr. Sheldon Plentovich who is a restoration ecologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Sheldonʻs academic journey got started at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, then moved to Auburn University for a master in wildlife science, and, eventually, she wound up with a PhD from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Sheldonʻs lived in the Hawaiian Islands for the past 25 years after working on endangered forest birds in the Mariana Islands. At the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Sheldon holds a very cool position as Pacific Island Coastal Program Coordinator where she works with partners to do voluntary collaborative ecosystem restoration.
Registration required.
This event will be held via Zoom. Registration is required. Register here: https://hawaii.zoom.us/meeting/register/Pkh08JObQqaOpZRbo4FjIQ
Have you missed any Forest Talk episodes?
To view our previous Forest Talk stories, visit the KISC YouTube page here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjKdfZn_qKYZ26jOrO0QAor8ONAEC0__f&si=jv1LD1JvquFWRw8h
