Future Forests has been our key advisor, mentor and nursery during restoration of a 7.5 acre Hawaiian dry forest in South Kona. Shortly after purchasing our land, Future Forests inventoried our forest, labeled the Hawaiian trees, and recommended future management practices. We subsequently learned about Hawaiian trees in an ethnobotany course taught by Jill Wagner. The course taught us to identify endemic trees, taught us which trees were sacred and/or important in Hawaiian culture, and enabled us to network with many people interested in Hawaiian dry forests. Now that we are implementing our restoration plan, Future Forests is growing the seedlings that are being replanted where invasive trees are being removed. We are very pleased with the results of our association with Future Forests and we plan to use them as our key technical advisor and nursery in the future. Thank you Future Forests for your assistance in the restoration of our beautiful Hawaiian dry forest.
- Victoria and John Helgeson, South Kona